#N canvas 0 0 448 462 10; #X obj 1 1 cnv 15 445 20 empty \$0-pddp.cnv.header dollarsign_zero 20 10 1 18 -261106 -33289 0; #X obj 407 2 pddp/pddplink http://puredata.info/dev/pddp -text pddp ; #X text 20 36 \$0 is a special variable that is guaranteed to be unique to each abstraction.; #X obj 43 89 float \$0; #X obj 43 69 bng 15 250 50 0 empty empty empty 17 7 0 10 -262144 -1 -1; #X floatatom 43 111 5 0 0 0 - - -; #X obj 43 343 s \$0-local-variable-ex; #X obj 196 321 r \$0-local-variable-ex; #X floatatom 43 321 5 0 0 0 - - -; #X floatatom 196 343 5 0 0 0 - - -; #X text 20 136 It can be used to make local variables in Pd. To test it:; #X obj 38 182 pddp/pddplink all_about_dollarsign_zero.pd; #X text 20 156 1) Open another instance of this help patch and move it next to this one so both are visible.; #X text 20 206 2) Compare the two send/receive pairs below:; #X text 39 227 -- Normal (global) send/receive pair --; #X text 39 301 -- Local send/receive pair --; #X floatatom 43 249 5 0 0 0 - - -; #X floatatom 196 271 5 0 0 0 - - -; #X obj 43 271 s normal-variable-ex; #X obj 196 249 r normal-variable-ex; #X text 35 377 see also: Manual 2.6.5; #X obj 1 440 cnv 15 445 20 empty \$0-pddp.cnv.footer empty 20 12 0 14 -233017 -33289 0; #N canvas 44 246 494 344 META 0; #X text 12 85 HELP_PATCH_AUTHORS Dave Sabine \, May 5 \, 2003 . Jonathan Wilkes revised the patch to conform to the PDDP template for Pd version 0.42.; #X text 12 65 LIBRARY PDDP; #X text 12 25 KEYWORDS; #X text 12 5 GENRE all_about_pd; #X text 12 45 DESCRIPTION how to use \$0 to simulate locality in Pd ; #X restore 392 442 pd META; #N canvas 11 306 428 145 Related_objects 0; #X obj 1 1 cnv 15 425 20 empty \$0-pddp.cnv.subheading empty 3 12 0 14 -261106 -33289 0; #X text 7 2 \$0- Related Objects; #X obj 20 38 pddp/helplink ggee/sendlocal; #X obj 20 58 pddp/helplink ggee/receivelocal; #X restore 103 442 pd Related_objects; #X obj 6 442 pddp/pddplink all_about.pd -text All About Pd; #X obj 35 392 pddp/pddplink ../2.control.examples/13.locality.pd -text doc/2.control.examples/13.locality.pd; #X obj 35 407 pddp/pddplink all_about_scope_and_locality.pd; #X connect 3 0 5 0; #X connect 4 0 3 0; #X connect 7 0 9 0; #X connect 8 0 6 0; #X connect 16 0 18 0; #X connect 19 0 17 0;