As a mac user, I don't recommend to use Pd extended. It's buggy as hell...
I'm on OS X 10.9.5 and Pd 0.46-4 is working well. Try the two versions 32 and 64 bit from here : http://msp.ucsd.edu/software.html

Hope this helps.

@petervh said:
"I get around it with MIDI cables, and a USB power adapter, but its kind of a hassle."

I gave up Pd. I went back to Max...

Nobody knows when Pd-extended will come. If it only comes...

And Pd vanilla is too often limited...

...and I don't have to take my sunglasses to work with Max

Yes, [text] in Pd 0.46 vanilla

In pd vanilla, you can use [text]

Indeed, any information would be welcome.

@What said:

I read an interview saying he uses Max/MSP live a lot, but sometimes it's easier to just write dedicated software.

Any link for this interview ?

Direct interviews from him are rather difficult to find.

Thanks in advance

I have the same problem.

So far,I had successfully done the "set canvas_fill grey" trick with Pd extended 0.43 but I can't do the same with Pd vanilla 0.45.

Pd-extended, for whatever reason, is not really usable and crashes every time I connect an MPD32. That's why I need Pd vanilla.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance