@banihaykal [entry] is also in flatgui, that you can find via Find Externals...

I don't know why, but i built this chat console some time ago. It is a little bit rudimentry, but it works a little bit. It is all vanilla: chat.pd

@stra6 The reason is that the table expects a list, not a symbol. You can send the generated list directly to the table. I got some weired results using send, so i used [array set] instead: toggle_to_table.pd.

I also included two methods where you can write directly into the table. I changed the size and range of the table, so the effects are more visible. Also changed the name of the table to $0-table, so it will always be unique.

I made an abstraction out of this: dyndelwrite~.zip.

Here you can see how to deal with some difficulties of dynamic patching. As connentions to inlets might get lost otherwise, everything is created within a subpatch together with a receive. The inlet with the send stay outside of the subpatch. This also allows to send [clear( to the subpatch in the beginning to keep everything clean. In the end, a [dirty 0( message is send to make the patch appear as if it where saved, to avoid warnings when closing the patch.

There is a warning in place here: When you work with [dirty 0(, you have to make sure to save your patch before closing, as there will be no warning.

Here is a collection of dynamic patching commands: https://forum.pdpatchrepo.info/topic/10813/collection-of-pd-internal-messages-dynamic-patching

@AlanMJackson Yes, this is the only way. Looking at the patch in a text editor may help.

@jancsika Done: https://sourceforge.net/p/pure-data/bugs/1316/

One additional note: Sending a pointer to [route symbol] and the left outlet to [print] crashes Pd:
Without the [print] the bang bangs, but with the [print], Pd crashes

@jancsika, @myQwil Ok, i found a way to detect a pointer. A pointer is treated by [route] like a symbol, curiously. But it still is not a symbol after the [route], apparently. [makefilename %s] then gives the symbol (null), which can be selected against.

I also incorporated the detection of the type by sending an example to the right inlet. Only the use of the message [type $1( to the left inlet gave me some headaches. Using [route type] on [type list( returns an empty list for example. So i gave up on this. The other stuff should work: is.zip. The help file is also updated an should be correct now.

@jancsika Right, i was suspecting this, but didn't test it. It is an unfinished patch, i just wanted to put it out there, because i currently don't have the time to polish it

@myQwil Here is a vanilla version of this: is.zip. The conversion of an example and the usage of [type $1( are not yet implemented, so the text in the help file that i copied from your post is not actually correct. Anyhow, it could be done, i just don't have the time right now. Just wanted to share this. If also the creation argument would be converted if it is an example, it could be renamed to "type" maybe

@matthewscharles But [float] does this already, doesn't it?