this stuff is now included in Pd-extended! Check the Help Browser, under manuals -> pd-msg.

Some documentation about internal Pd messages.

• This has been edited - please update tar file.

http://dh7.free.fr/pd-msg/pd-msg_05.tar.gz

This Document's favorite place is /doc/7.Stuff/pdmsg/0.intro.txt .

It should work on all platforms supported by Pd.

A brief resume :

1) Internal Pd messages are sent directly to pd (pd selector) or to a loaded patch (pd-patch.pd selector). All msgs must be terminated by ";" Test msgs with: TkPd? File menu : message pdsend executable tclsend2pd in /pdmsg/4.msg_from_tcl/ .

These msgs allows you (for example): To control pd without the gui : Take advantage of the no-gui option open a patch via socket... (tcl, python, sh, c++,...) modify or create new patch Create patch that will create another Deals with massive polyphonie (100 osc~ or more...) load patches from another construct generative patch Create new gui etc...

2) List of msgs (* are documented below):

Messages to pd:

init gimme

filename symbol symbol

• open symbol symbol
• quit

  foo gimme

  • dsp gimme

    meters float

    key gimme

    • audiostatus

      finderror

      ping

      messages to canvas:

      • obj gimme
      • msg gimme
      • floatatom gimme
      • symbolatom gimme
      • text gimme
      • graph gimme
      • array
      • scalar gimme

        bng gimme

        toggle gimme

        vslider gimme

        hslider gimme

        radio gimme

        vumeter gimme

        mycnv gimme

      • connect float float float float
      • restore gimme

        write symbol defsymbol

        read symbol defsymbol

        mergefile symbol defsymbol

        sort

      • click float float float float
      • mouseup float float float
      • key gimme
      • motion float float float
      • print symbol
      • menusave
      • menusaveas
      • menuclose deffloat
      • saveto symbol symbol
      • cut
      • copy
      • paste
      • duplicate
      • selectall
      • tidy
      • texteditor
      • editmode deffloat

        protectmode deffloat

      • print symbol
      • pop deffloat
      • loadbang
      • relocate symbol symbol
      • menufont
      • font float float float
      • find gimme
      • findagain
      • findparent
      • vis float

        properties float float

        help float float

        arraydialog symbol float float float

        map float

        clear

        intatom gimme

        atom gimme

3) Map of documentation :

1. msg_and_patch

   Describes msgs that can be sent to patch.

   Contains Pd files

2. msg_and_pd

   Describes msgs that can be sent to pd.

   Contains Pd files

3. pdscript

   A sh scrip using pdsend to create patch into pd.

   pdscript written by Guenter Geiger.

   Contains readme + files.

4. msg_from_tcl/tk

   Describes usage of tcl/tk to create, open patch, etc...

5. Examples

   Contains example of how a "obj x y myOsc~" message can be used to deal with massive polyphonie

4) Releases :

release 0.5 : pd-msg_05.tar.gz

add some more msg.

Thanks to Krzysztof Czaja

all msg are listed for pd0.34

release 0.4 : pd-msg_04.tar.gz

add many message :

the events messages

the menu messages

the cut msg, etc...

complete the polyphonie example

release 0.3 : pd-msg

Rearrange patch & examples in different directory.

add polyphonie examples

add tcl scripts...

release 0.2 : self-generation

add messages to open and close patch.

release 0.1 : self-construction

first release

5) To do list :

Some msg are not well explained or not explained at all.

6) Reference :

Look @ the end of code of g_canvas.c in the source directory.

Damien HENRY