[Newbies] Transcript usage

How do I programatically: - Find an existing Transcript window, or create a new one - View it (if it was previously docked or minimized) Thanks ___ Beginners mailing list Beginners@lists.squeakfoundation.org

[Newbies] Re: Best way to view many classes

Chris Kassopulo [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Try Omnibrowser. It can have multiple code panes. Here's a blog that talks about it in an entry called Better Code Browsing in Squeak. http://tinyurl.com/555de6 Wow. Grouping, multi-code panes, and back button. Thank

[Newbies] Re: Object -- some string ObjectIdentity

Ramon Leon [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote I need to get some unique identity string for my objects, and subsequently to find that object from that string. How can I do this? Thanks - Sophie UUID new asString36 In a Seaside app when do you find it useful to generate these for some of your domain

[Newbies] sending #respondsTo:

Is it considered bad practice to use #respondsTo:? If so, why? Lint flags it as a questionable message. Thanks - Sophie ___ Beginners mailing list Beginners@lists.squeakfoundation.org http://lists.squeakfoundation.org/mailman/listinfo/beginners

[Newbies] Design best practice : put state-independent methods on class side?

I have some methods that currently refer to iVars, called from other methods of the same class. I need similar functionality in other classes, not related by inheritance, and want to keep it DRY. If I move the iVar references into explicit method args they can be easily re-located and shared.

[Newbies] Re: Design best practice : put state-independent methods onclass side?

Marcin Tustin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote in message What's wrong with keeping them instance-side? I need similar functionality in other classes, not related by inheritance (unless I push things really high where they do not below). MI or traits might be options. Sophie

[Newbies] Re: Design best practice : put state-independent methodsonclass side?

Ramon Leon [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote Like a class? Classes are singletons, what do you have against using them as such? That's my feeling too, in general. Is my specific usage style OK -- many instance methods from many classes calling shared state-less methods from a common class? Or does it

[Newbies] Re: Squeak in commercial projects

Diogenes Moreira [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote in message You can package your images like Lukas Reggie do in Seaside One lick. Can this be made to run headless? Presumably I have to compile from some source ... where might I find more info? Thanks - Sophie

[Newbies] 1-way #become: ?

#become: apparently (effectively) swaps object ids. Is there anything like x oneWayBecome: y that would pass this test: testOneWayBecome: x to: y | a b | a := x. b := y. x oneWayBecome: y. self assert: [x == y]. self assert: [a == y]. self assert: [b == y]. (Not

[Newbies] Re: Re: Programatically keep image up to date

Herbert König [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote in message Here's what to do:... Thank you, Herbert. What I really hate to loose are the gazillion of workspaces or Morphs where I illustrate my ideas How do you illustrate your ideas in workspaces and Morphs? Code snippets? Drawing? Browsers on

[Newbies] Programatically keep image up to date

What is/are the recommended way/s to retaining my image customizations (mostly MC packages loaded, but ideally other environment customizations like preferences, keyboard shortcuts, preferred browsers, etc.) when I replace my image? I am currently thinking of having a MC package with

[Newbies] Omnibrowser - columns resize?

I can't seem to resize Omnibrowser columns, is it something subtle? - Sophie ___ Beginners mailing list Beginners@lists.squeakfoundation.org http://lists.squeakfoundation.org/mailman/listinfo/beginners

[Newbies] Re: Re: how to search for text?

Ah, thanks. Yes, I do have UIEnhancements. Matthew Fulmer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Mon, Dec 03, 2007 at 09:08:36PM -0600, itsme213 wrote: The shift-click does not seem to do anything on 3.9 on XP (for me, anyway). Could it be some other magic keys on XP

[Newbies] traits button in system browser

What does it do? When does it appear? Thanks - Sophie ___ Beginners mailing list Beginners@lists.squeakfoundation.org http://lists.squeakfoundation.org/mailman/listinfo/beginners

[Newbies] how to search for text?

How do I search all method bodies for a text string? Thanks! ___ Beginners mailing list Beginners@lists.squeakfoundation.org http://lists.squeakfoundation.org/mailman/listinfo/beginners

[Newbies] Re: Re: monticello package - adding instance variablestoexisting classes

Matthew Fulmer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote in message What are you trying to do, exactly? Currently just experimenting to decide some architectural choices, one of which would define some of my classes in an aspect-oriented style: different aspects of overlapping classes -- including i-vars --

[Newbies] monticello package - adding instance variables to existing classes

I understand how Monticello deals with me adding (in my package) some methods to an existing class like Object (from other package). How does it deal with me adding an instance variable? Thanks! ___ Beginners mailing list

[Newbies] traits question

Can method names be re-mapped when I apply a trait? How? Also, if yes, can the same trait be used multiple times to the came class (with different mappings)? Thanks - Sophie ___ Beginners mailing list Beginners@lists.squeakfoundation.org

[Newbies] Re: Ordered Set?

Ron Teitelbaum [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote I see that you have been asked already but, could you please give us a name we can use besides itsme213? But of course ... I had not realized my signature was broken. Thanks ... Sophie. ___ Beginners

[Newbies] Help with simple customization of Inspector window

I want the title of my Inspector window to use #printOn: on the target object (like the Explorer window does), rather than just show the name of the class. I've poked around and cannot figure out what I should change. Any clues / hints appreciated :-) Also, is printOn: the right one to

[Newbies] Re: Question / Thought about absence of any standard onlinehelp

That sounded a lot like a complaint ... it was not meant to be one! Is there someplace (current or in the works) for standard rudimentary online help? itsme213 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Is there some reason why the myriad tools in Squeak don't have even

[Newbies] Squeak for kids - eToys, Scratch, Alice ?

What are the options to get kids (7-10) using Squeak? I have see eToys, Scratch, Alice. Are there others? Any recommendations on which to choose? I want something that they can start with easily, but that will grow with them at least for a while. Thanks.

Re: [Newbies] Squeak for kids - eToys, Scratch, Alice ?

From: stephane ducasse [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://smallwiki.unibe.ch/botsinc but more for 9 or 10 Thanks Stef. We are already using BotsInc and liked it a lot! I am looking to move towards building things with richer models and hoping (ideally :-) it can be done with a kid-friendly toolkit

Re: [Newbies] Tsunami error in squeak

From: Ramon Leon [EMAIL PROTECTED] I'm trying to load into Squeak 3.8 the latest Tsunami from Monticello (after successfully loading PackageInfo-Base-avi.20). I get: Error: key not found (apparently from SystemDictionary not containing #MCPostscriptDefinition) Any idea what I may be doing

[Newbies] Tsunami error in squeak

I'm trying to load into Squeak 3.8 the latest Tsnuami from Monticello (after successfully loading PackageInfo-Base-avi.20). I get: Error: key not found (apparently from SystemDictionary not containing #MCPostscriptDefinition) Any idea what I may be doing wrong? Thanks!

Re: [Newbies] Monticello -- where is it?

Thank you so much for this write-up, Ron! I've used Monticello a few times just to get other people's published packages, yet everytime I need to get into it I get a bit of a sinking feeling :-( I really like what the tool does under the covers, but don't find the UI intuitive (for an

Re: [Newbies] getters, setters, attr?

So this style doesn't really suit Smalltalk. I was referring to the image-based equivalent I had outlined ... Since you are in an image-based world with Squeak, a solution closer to Ruby would be to extend Class with methods like add_attribute: name rw: aBoolean remove_attribute:

Re: [Newbies] getters, setters, attr?

One important difference: in Ruby you are using a mini-DSL. Remove or rename the attr... and the getters and setters follow. In Squeak once you generate the accessors you deal with them individually. So if you remove the instance variable, you have to manually remove the accessors. Since you

Re: [Newbies] SqueakMap, Monticello

Thanks Damien. Couple of follow-ups below. From: Damien Cassou [EMAIL PROTECTED] itsme213 wrote: I have tried to install some packages from SqueakMap and get errors about some pre-requisite dependencies. Is there a loader / packager that is aware of such dependencies and will automatically

Re: [Newbies] Plain file editing

to shuffle around bits of text or jump from one window frame to another using familiar keyboard commands - well for me it's like coming to the surface of the water and being able to breathe again ;) This sounds like manna from heaven ... I tried loading SVI and got: This package depends on the

Re: [Newbies] Plain file editing

The class browser is a view onto the live class object, even though it appears to be a categorizing text editor. It's not. This is starting to sink in :-) Quite a nice change, and not too difficult, except for a wide-scale re-training of muscle memory on keyboard shortcuts.

[Newbies] getters and setters ; refactoring tools

How can I easily create getters/setters for my instanceu variables? And where can I find refactoring tools? Thanks. ___ Beginners mailing list Beginners@lists.squeakfoundation.org http://lists.squeakfoundation.org/mailman/listinfo/beginners

[Newbies] Plain file editing

Is there an easy way, within squeak itself, to open a text editor on an entire class and simply edit the file and save the entire file (equivalently, file-in the string-buffer). I find I am quicker with this than all the mousing around, specially when making a new class. I know I can file-out

[Newbies] Ruby macros

I miss my Ruby macros (1st day in Squeak and I love it ... dislike the camelCase tho'). Would this be the correct way to go about it? RUBY: class Class def has_many symbol ...generate getter/setter with Collection.new end end class House has_many :doors # just remove this line to Undo