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diff --git a/doc/pddp/text-help.pd b/doc/pddp/text-help.pd index de88fa2f..97dcf677 100644 --- a/doc/pddp/text-help.pd +++ b/doc/pddp/text-help.pd @@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ -1 0; #X obj 0 458 cnv 3 550 3 empty \$0-pddp.cnv.inlets inlets 8 12 0 13 -228856 -1 0; -#N canvas 50 246 494 344 META 0; +#N canvas 42 282 494 344 META 0; #X text 12 65 LIBRARY internal; #X text 12 105 WEBSITE http://crca.ucsd.edu/~msp/; #X text 12 25 LICENSE SIBSD; @@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ Wilkes revised the patch to conform to the PDDP template for Pd version 0.42.; #X text 12 5 KEYWORDS control; -#X text 12 45 DESCRIPTION text; #X text 12 125 RELEASE_DATE 1997; +#X text 12 45 DESCRIPTION box with text for an object or comment; #X restore 500 597 pd META; #X obj 0 486 cnv 3 550 3 empty \$0-pddp.cnv.outlets outlets 8 12 0 13 -228856 -1 0; @@ -36,13 +36,10 @@ Wilkes revised the patch to conform to the PDDP template for Pd version #X restore 102 597 pd Related_objects; #X obj 445 20 pddp/pddplink http://wiki.puredata.info/en/comment -text pdpedia: comment; -#X text 104 287 Phone number with hyphens: 555-555-5555; -#X text 104 307 Same phone number without hyphens: 5.55556e+09; +#X text 104 387 Phone number with hyphens: 555-555-5555; +#X text 104 407 Same phone number without hyphens: 5.55556e+09; #X text 98 462 (none); #X text 98 491 (none); -#X text 85 164 This is Pd's help window for comments \, which don't -do anything. To create a comment \, use the "Put" menu or click <ctrl-5>. -; #N canvas 100 383 428 181 Some_Comments_On_Comments 0; #X obj 1 1 cnv 15 425 20 empty \$0-pddp.cnv.subheading empty 3 12 0 14 -204280 -1 0; @@ -55,10 +52,24 @@ the period you added will be gone.; #X text 8 2 comment Commentary: Additional Comments About Comments ; #X restore 102 551 pd Some_Comments_On_Comments; -#X obj 4 597 pddp/pddplink all_about_help_patches.pd -text Usage Guide; -#X text 85 217 If you want to jot down a large value like a phone number -in pd \, use hyphens or dots so that pd will interpret it as a symbol -atom-- otherwise Pd will change it to scientific notation!; +#X obj 4 597 pddp/pddplink all_about_help_patches.pd -text Usage Guide +; #X obj 99 571 pddp/pddplink all_about_ascii_art.pd; -#X text 11 23 text for making comments; #X text 377 2 To create \, click <Control-5>; +#X text 11 23 box with text for an object or comment; +#X text 85 144 Comments don't actually "do" anything \, but you can +use them to annotate your patch \, explain how something works \, add +a copyright notice \, or anything else.; +#X text 85 74 All text in Pure Data is just a series of symbol and/or +float atoms. You create Pd objects by typing text into an object box +\, but you can also write text as a comment for your patch (like this +one).; +#X text 85 224 To create a comment \, use the "Put" menu or click <Control-5>. +; +#X text 55 267 ***; +#X text 85 347 Otherwise your phone number will interpreted as a float +atom and you will lose some rather important precision!; +#X text 85 267 Remember: text inside a comment is just a series of +atoms \, and will be formatted accordingly. For example: if you want +to jot down a large value like a phone number in pd \, use hyphens +or multiple dots so that pd will interpret it as a symbol atom.; |