I did not even think of sending information to canvases this other way. Either way works. Right? Well those two variables are different sends, but if one uses the same variable is there a preferred way to do this? Trying to think of which way is better.

Ah, so: this does not work, I think:

|; $0-x label blah(

But you can still do it that way. Will try it. Thank you.

This doers not seem to work and recognize the variable.

@whale-av
I am getting decent at using canvases. I think I am asking a different type of question.

For instance,

I can do

|5 (
|
|s $0-x|

Which will deliver 5 to just this version of the patch if I do this:
|r $0-x|
|
would receive the 5.

So, with canvas, you can set a receive variable, but I want to use $0-x if possible.

Does that make more sense?

Hey,
I can use variables in pd. Got it working using the send object. But when I put in a canvas the variable object it does not seem to recognize it.

Any ideas? Is the canvas already a variable?

Hmmm. .I like it. I am guessing I should not go back to old programs to do this, but I could start doing this now.

Externals added to the path good structures.

Hey all,
My library is getting unwieldy and I am wondering what others do. So, I have been learning PD for over six years now on my own with never really taking a programming class. I have learned much of it all on my own. I am not a programmer.

I am on a mac.

I have .pd files in a few places and it is getting to be an absolute mess. I have files in Document/Pd/externals, in a file in my Desktop, and other places in compositions I am working on. Though, also what I find annoying is that when I add a new path with a new Folder if that Folder has Folders in it, I have to also make those Folders paths as well.

Are there suggestions on how to organize my files better? I would love to be able to organize my pd patches in separate folders, but is that not what others do?

OK, some absolute success. Thank you @whale-av! Now to figure out how to implement this easily.

I do not and now will look into that. Thank you.

Cool!!! Thank you. I was thinking that might be the case. I really appreciate your answering my questions and helping me through this.

But TouchOSC might work huh? OK, on to trying that.