Re: [Newbies] problem with numbers

2009-07-14 Thread johnps11
Try searching on "subtractive cancellation" on google for information on strategies to avoid this kind of thing. One is to treat (a-b) as (a^2 - b^2)/(a+b), which can reduce the relative error in some cases. Unfortunately the exact strategy often depends on the numbers used and the hardware it run

Re: [Newbies] Can't find: A-C . BlobMorph

2009-07-14 Thread vmars
Ok, that works. Please, how can I delete them? Robert Lamb-2 wrote: > > > > Open the Objects flap at the top of the screen and drag any one of the > Morphs > down onto the desktop, and you can play with it. > > ___ > Beginners mailing list > Begin

[Newbies] Squeak onLine Forum ?

2009-07-14 Thread vmars
Please, besides the //lists.squeak Is there also an active Squeak OnLine Forum ...Vern ___ Beginners mailing list Beginners@lists.squeakfoundation.org http://lists.squeakfoundation.org/mailman/listinfo/beginners

Re[2]: [Newbies] Can't find: A-C . BlobMorph

2009-07-14 Thread Herbert König
Hi Vern, v> Please, how can I delete them? Open the halo (alt left click or middle or right click depending on OS) the top left one says "remove from screen". If you have a hold on it (Workspace variable, inspector) just send it #delete. Aussume in a workspace a variable blob1 points to the blob

Re: [Newbies] Squeak onLine Forum ?

2009-07-14 Thread Herbert König
Hi Vern, v> Please, besides the //lists.squeak v> Is there also an active Squeak OnLine Forum no but an IRC channel #squeak at freenode. Details at http://squeak.org/Community/ -- Cheers, Herbert ___ Beginners mailing list Beginners@lists.sque

[Newbies] Squeak onLine Forum ?

2009-07-14 Thread Ken G. Brown
At 5:00 AM -0700 7/14/09, beginners-requ...@lists.squeakfoundation.org apparently wrote: >Date: Mon, 13 Jul 2009 22:25:32 -0500 >From: "vmars" >Subject: [Newbies] Squeak onLine Forum ? >To: >Message-ID: <000501ca0432$bf1a53d0$30ddc...@vm2> >Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8