Hi Hilaire, Sorry for the delayed response. Please see my reply below.
> On May 5, 2016, at 9:32 AM, Hilaire <[email protected]> wrote: > > AMHO, there are some needed feedbacks on some tools. There are the most > visible I can see, where newbies will be contemplating without > understanding. > > I try to propose a tip, please *correct* it when wrong or incomplete. > > NAUTILUS > - 'Scoped'-> not sure what is the extent of the Scoped, but a proposed > tip: 'Browse in the context of the selected package/class: all nautilus > tools -- including refactoring -- will proceed only within the selected > package/class.' > - 'Format as you read' -> based on Peter suggestion: 'Autoformat code > without editing. Useful when reading some old/unformatted code.' > - 'NW/W' -> I don't know > - '+L' -> 'Toggle line number for code" > > SETTINGS BROWSERS > - There are about 100 Spotter entries without unhelpful descriptions as: > 'Trait>>#spotterReferenceFor: > spotterReferenceFor: aStep > <spotterOrder: 30> > aStep listProcessor > title: 'References'; > allCandidates: [ (SystemNavigation default > allReferencesTo: self > binding) collect: #compiledMethod ]; > itemName: [ :method | method gtDisplayString ]; > filter: GTFilterSubstring' > > is it a bug or on purpose? However definitely not newbie friendly. Thanks for the input. These settings are indeed on purpose. Would you mind exchanging some more messages about this with me a bit to see what information would make it easier for a newcomer to comprehend? To get the conversation started, I put together a description of what they mean here: http://www.humane-assessment.com/blog/discovering-and-managing-spotter-extensions/ What do you think? Does this clarify the problem for you? If yes, what information would be useful to have in the image to better communicate the intent? Cheers, Doru > If these settings are not relevant, may be hiding it. > > - GRAPHIC THEME > It lacks contrast, (and no there is objective measure, otherwise what is > design for) but I guess nothing much can be done. > Tooltips lost again the blue contrasting background for a grey > unconstrasting one. In the past I already fixed the Water theme from > random refactoring, it is sad to see few care on the UI: this is the > first thing newbies will notice even before reaching the deep beauty of > Pharo, they will be gone because the first impression went wrong. > > > Hilaire > > PS: > Please, don't assume because I post this review I take responsibility on > fixing it, I may or not. I really get this irritating feedback from my > feedbacks, and I don't think pressure is helpful. We are doing our best > according to our personnel life constraints. If not ok, I will shut up > for ever. > > > -- > Dr. Geo > http://drgeo.eu > > -- www.tudorgirba.com www.feenk.com "Some battles are better lost than fought."
