4 Sep
2008
4 Sep
'08
6:45 a.m.
On Thu, Sep 04, 2008 at 10:06:10AM +0200, _ langagemachine wrote:
Just a hint at how this is done in an other patching
environment
(Plogue Bidule):
Patchage looks a bit like PB actually...
holding down 'Ctrl' key while connecting two
ports will also connect
as many adjacent ports as possible.
'As many adjacent ports as possible' would be *completely*
counterproductive here and even dangerous. I would definitely
*not* use any app that can do this unless it can be permanently
disabled.
Such behaviour could be useful if it is limited to iteration
over the last component of a structured port name.
I will start using structured port names in all new releases
and new software, using two styles, e.g.
aaa/bbb/c_1
aaa/bbb/c_2
aaa/bbb/c_3
aaa/bbb/c_4
if you would expect each port to be usable separately, or
aaa/bbb.W
aaa/bbb.X
aaa/bbb.Y
aaa/bbb.Z
otherwise, for example for an Ambisonic set. In the latter
case I'd expect the connection manager app to present these
four ports as one, and only allow connection to a similar set.
It should still be possible to expand such a 'structured port'
into its components, but only if requested manually.
Ciao,
--
FA
Laboratorio di Acustica ed Elettroacustica
Parma, Italia
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