Hi, > On 11 Jun 2015, at 08:55, Torsten Bergmann <asta...@gmx.de> wrote: > > Hi, > > maybe you already noticed. The latest update for Pharo 5 which is 50103 (see > [1]). > includes a new tool called "Catalog Browser". > > Where to go > =========== > > You will find it under "Tools" -> "Catalog Browser" and it will display the > configs together with the catalog metadata like project description.
this is the most important, so people can actually know what a project is about :) but of course, that depends on you providing information in catalog methods! > > The code is managed with a configuration similar to what we have for > a few other packages/projects. The tool was written by Esteban Lorenzano with > small > improvements like spotter integration from my side. Feel free to contribute > more features. > > The repository can be found on SmalltalkHub [2]. > > This new tool basically gives you access to all available configurations > aggregated at [3]. You can use a small UI to search and load the configs > (see world menu -> "Tools" -> "Catalog Browser". > > But you can also use Spotter to load a config. > > Example on how to load ScriptManager config: > ============================================ > - open Spotter (SHIFT + ENTER on Windows, ...) > - type in "Script" and you will find a spotter category "Catalog Projects" > with "ScriptManager" in it > - just hit enter and the config is loaded > > Same for all others, so try with "Seaside", "MongoTalk", ... > > In the short/mid-term this new tool should replace the existing config > browser as it > gives more informations about the projects. > > What to do next: > ================ > - give feedback > - we should update all our configs with catalog descriptions please, this is vital to have a good entry point to your projects. > - it would be nice if the spotter integration would include also a preview of > the project > description +1 > - ... > > If you want to contribute just tell Esteban so he can add you to the project. well no… I just made it public access, so anyone can commit changes there… :) (And I will move it to PharoExtras team soon, that’s the correct place once integrated in image… but well… time is tyrant :P) Esteban ps: Thanks Torsten to look at it! > > Thanks > Esteban & Torsten > > [1] > http://lists.pharo.org/pipermail/pharo-dev_lists.pharo.org/2015-June/110964.html > [2] http://www.smalltalkhub.com/#!/~estebanlm/CatalogBrowser > [3] http://catalog.pharo.org/catalog/json<catalogBrowser.png>
