[Linux] Re: [Sc-devel] freq vs kfreq docmentation -> 3.1

[Fredrik Olofsson]

hi scott,
as you're free to plug audiorate things into kargs, couldn't the  
'note' you added be a little bit more elaborate?  something like...
freq - Frequency in Hertz (note: only updated at control rate).

btw, there are kargs also in Formant help.
_f

Am 20.10.2007 um 17:08 schrieb Scott Wilson:

>
> On 20 Oct 2007, at 15:46, Nick Collins wrote:
>
>> Hi Tom,
>>
>> Checking the UGen source, I believe the issue is that you can only  
>> plug in k rate UGens to control frequency. I agree that it's  
>> confusing for students though and shows inconsistent argument  
>> naming! There are many other UGens where the allowed rate of an  
>> input is just mentioned under the description of each argument. So  
>> the kfreqs can be removed, and a note added to the help file under  
>> the freq argument to that effect.
>
> Hey Nick,
>
> I've committed these, and added the notes. I think kargs and iargs  
> should be renamed as this has been applied inconsistently, and IAC  
> reminds one unpleasantly of CSound. (ouch! :-p)
>
>>
>> I'm happy to help with help file updating next Weds/Thurs once  
>> free of immediate deadlines. I've added the kfreq thing to my  
>> growing list. Scott, also happy to help with other files like Object;
>
> This would be very cool.
>
>> I'd like to rationalise the main help as well, perhaps adding a  
>> quick start up guide + platform specific READMEs as the most  
>> obvious link to direct anyone new to the program to the essential  
>> info for their platform.
>
> Yes, I think it should be drastically simplified, and mostly just  
> point to Dan's new help browser, and some basic documentation and  
> tutorials. At issue is if Marije has done anything with the  
> categories yet. I think for the moment it could just point to  
> Help.all or Help.dumpTree for linux non-GUI users.
>
> IAC if you'd like to collaborate on that it would be great to have  
> it for 3.1!
>
> I have one other doc issue, but I'll raise it in another thread.
>
> S.


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