pd-extended 0.43
Linux, Ubuntu 11.04 Natty
To reproduce:
Add a gatom -> open properties and name send $0-this -> close properties and open again -> send now displays as #0-this
While $0-this appears as #0-this in the symbol atom box (gatom), it does not affect send and receive functionality.
Anonymous
Funny, it seems that this is harmless, but I could be wrong. What you are seeing is how Pd escapes $ in that dialog panel. It converts them to # signs. Really, this should be fixed on a lower level, having complete and proper escaping on all messages between pd and pd-gui.
this is not pd-extended specific (it also happens with pd-vanilla), so i change the category to "puredata".
i also change the assignee to none, because of this (if hans feels responsible for this issue, please assign it)