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PURE DATA

PureData: MiscObjects

Name	Library/Path	Function
Misc
Vanilla Objects
loadbang		send „bang“ automatically when patch loads
serial		serial device control for NT only
netsend		send Pd messages over a network
netreceive		listen for incoming messages from network
qlist		text-based sequencer
textfile		read and write textfiles
openpanel		„open“ dialog
savepanel		„save as“ dialog
bag		collection of numbers
poly		MIDI-style polyphonic voice allocator
key keyup		numeric key values from keyboard
keyname		symbolic key name
declare		set search path and/or load libraries
Extended Objects
hid	hcs	HID protocoll reader
classpath	hcs	returns each path in the global classpath
import	hcs	loads libraries from the path to local namespace
parazit	gnd	a patch for disrupting other patches using internal messages
netclient	flatspace maxlib	simple client that connects to netserver or to pd's native netreceive object
netdist	flatspace maxlib	distribute data to several netreceive
netrec	flatspace maxlib	?report of netsend connections?
netserver	flatspace maxlib	netclient
getenv	flatspace motex	sends value of an environment variable argument on bang
init ii	flatspace iemlib	initialize anything by loadbang
grid
iem_pbank_csv	flatspace iemlib	parameter-bank with csv-syntax
mapper
msgfile	flatspace zexy	read and write messages into text files
operating_system	flatspace zexy	get the current OS
pool		a hierarchical storage
stripdir	flatspace ggee	strips all leading directories from a path
system	flatspace motex	send a system message to the console
vbap	ggee	vector based amplitude panning external
wintablet		external for using Wacom tablets on Windows
ENV	cxc flatspace	get and set environment variables
proc	cxc flatspace	interface to the linux proc filesystem
comment	cyclone	text comment with some formatting options, meant to be Max/MSP compatible
mousefilter	cyclone	passes numbers only when mousebutton is up
MouseState	cyclone	report mouse x/y/deltax/y and buttonpress
linuxevent	deprecated flatspace	outputs raw events from the linux event system
linuxmouse	deprecated flatspace	takes events directly from a linux event device
filesize fsize	ext13 flatspace	gives size of a file
wavinfo	ext13 flatspace	get samples, channels, bitspersample, amplerate of a file
beatpipe	flatspace	event scheduler / quantizer
comport	flatspace	serial port interface
folder_list	flatspace hcs	listing of files based on a wildcard pattern
getdir	flatspace ggee	get the directory this patch is operating in
ifeel	flatspace hcs	control the pulse of an iFeel mouse
image	flatspace ggee	incorporate images
openpatch opa	flatspace	open a patch file
popen	flatspace	shell commands
popup	flatspace iemlib	popup menu
shell	flatspace ggee	run commands in a UNIX shell
failsafe	hcs	turns off dsp and / or quits pd
file_type	hcs	find the file type of a file
gid->group_name group_name->gid	hcs	convert group name <-> GID
group	hcs	fetch password data based on a UID or group name
passwd	hcs	fetch password data based on a UID or username
stat	hcs	gets information about files
uid->username username->uid	hcs	convert group name <-> GID
version	hcs	version of the currently running Pd
joystick	hid	use a joystick device with Pd
keyboard	hid	use a keyboard device with Pd
keygate	hid mapping	simple keyboard-controlled gate
mouse	hid	use a mouse device with Pd
datei-l datei-o	jmmmp	send the message „open ...“
datei-r	jmmmp	send the message „read ...“
datei-w	jmmmp	send the message „write ...“
pd-colors	jmmmp	Tcl/Tk and data structure's color palettes
gui-edit	jmmmp	GUI-editor abstraction
oscD	jmmmp	counts received OSC messages
oscS	jmmmp	interface for [sendOSC]
tastin	jmmmp	gate for keyboard input
keybang	keyboardkeys	key bang GUI
keytoggle	keyboardkeys	key toggle GUI
keyupdown	keyboardkeys	increase/decrease of any value GUI

PURE DATA

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Library/Path

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Misc