On 27 Jan 2014, at 17:12, Damien Cassou <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Fri, Dec 20, 2013 at 1:34 PM, Mark Bestley <[email protected]> wrote: >> 1) Setting of the default directories - these should be more Apple standard >> i.e. images not in preferences and even better in a Sandbox so eventually >> could be available via App Store which would increase the number of people >> who would see it. (I have use the settings to change the directory for me.) > > > I changed the default directories on all systems: > > - mac: ~/Library/Application Support/Pharo/images > - win: %APPDATA%\Pharo\images > - unix: ~/.local/share/Pharo/images I already told you: I think this is conceptually wrong. Images has to go (by default) into "~/Documents/Pharo Images". (Same as VMWare virtual machines go into "~/Documents/Virtual Machines" and parallels into “~/Documents/Parallels" al the rest: +1 :) Esteban > > And everyone can change these values to what they want like a dropbox > folder (just go to the launcher settings, change the path, and save). > > >> 2) Dealing with saved images. If you do a save as.. the this new image does >> not show in the launcher. >> I think there are two ways of fixing this >> i) don't put images and source in sub directories >> ii) Make the save as in Pharo create a sub directory > > > agree. I think I will try another solution > > iii) when launching an image, if multiple ones are present, let the > user select with a drop-down. These ways, the concept of a "launcher's > image" can still be seen as a project whereas the .image files can be > seen as versions of this project. > > >> Point ii) leads onto making the save of an image save to an OSX bundle (i.e. >> a directory containing several files that OSX can see as one unit) > > > I don't understand that > > >> 3) The icons need to have more responsive pop-overs to explain what they >> do.(I almost wrote any pop-over but after a minute I can get them 30% of the >> time) > > > I don't understand that as well > > >> 4) For first time users I think the right pane needs a look at - users will >> not know which is the correct template to use. I would suggest making the >> Pharo latest stable a top level entry and highlighting that. > > > agree, I will fix that > > -- > Damien Cassou > http://damiencassou.seasidehosting.st > > "Success is the ability to go from one failure to another without > losing enthusiasm." > Winston Churchill >
