Squeak-dev May 2010

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Squeak All-in-One
by Bert Freudenberg 01 May '10

01 May '10

(resending with proper subject) 29.04.2010, at 01:07, Andreas Raab wrote: > On 4/28/2010 3:38 PM, Igor Stasenko wrote: >> On 29 April 2010 01:05, Ian Trudel<ian.trudel(a)gmail.com> wrote: >>> Squeak is a product but it just happen to be free-of-charge. Having >>> multiple downloads to get Squeak running and going is a major hurdle >>> for newcomers. It will make the curious go away. Curiosity is often >>> not strong enough to be persistent and go through the hurdles. Then it >>> turns in a no sale. >>> >>> It may not be the most practical approach but it's a hell of a good >>> thing to get newcomers. >>> >> >> Indeed. Easy and fast acquaintance is what a one-click images should serve for. >> Everything else is secondary and can be explained/uncovered once you >> hooked in the user. > > Given that everyone seems to agree, can someone take a stab for providing such an installation for 4.1? It'd be easy enough to put up on Squeak.org for first-time users. > > Cheers, > - Andreas Agreed. Let's build it. But Amazon marketing be damned, please don't call it "1-click". Makes me cringe every time. Actually ... I just made one. Only tested on Mac and Linux-i686, but chances are it works on Windows, too: http://ftp.squeak.org/Experiments/Squeak-4.1-All-in-One.zip - Bert -

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SqueakMap servers down
by Balázs Kósi 01 May '10

01 May '10

Hi, when trying to update SqueakMap I'm presented with the following message: Error occurred when updating map: All SqueakMap master servers are down: ''map.squeak.org'' ''map1.squeakfoundation.org'' ''map2.squeakfoundation.org'' ''127.0.0.1:8080'' Balázs

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Uploading a Monticello Configuration to SqueakSource
by Hans-Martin Mosner 01 May '10

01 May '10

I've just uploaded a Monticello Configuration to a SqueakSource project, but it is not visible in the list of files under http://www.squeaksource.com/OMeta.html However, in http://www.squeaksource.com/OMeta/ it is clearly there. Is that an expected behavior with configs, or did I hit a bug? Cheers, Hans-Martin

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[Documentation] Spell checking within Squeak - suggestion of a method
by Hannes Hirzel 01 May '10

01 May '10

On 4/30/10, Ian Trudel <ian.trudel(a)gmail.com> wrote: > 2010/4/30 Casey Ransberger <casey.obrien.r(a)gmail.com>: >> Ian, thanks. Comments inline. > >> I don't know of a spell checker implementation for Squeak. Is there one >> out >> there? If not, can you implement one and then get back to me right away? >> :P > > Neither do I know. > Contrariwise to general word-processing our spell checking needs are simpler. We are writing technical documentation and the number of word forms is more limited (my estimate - something between 3000...5000). This means a simple dictionary of allowed word forms could do the job? How do we get that dictionary? Method 1) We create a Bag of all word forms in the existing comments. The words which are infrequent are candidates for being misspelt. They can be flagged and put into a another collection. Method 2) We paste the list of words obtained from the comments into a regular word processor and run a spell check there. A diff to the original word list gives then the misspelt words. We paste the result back into the Squeak image, Within the Squeak image resides a collection of acceptable word forms (as part of the HelpSystem-Tools). Before accepting a comment this list is consulted. This process has to be repeated for a few versions maybe until we have a comprehensive wordlist. Additional benefit. We limit the number of words used thus making the texts easier to understand and more consistent. The idea here is 'controlled language' - i.e. "Squeak Technical English" :-) --Hannes ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Controlled_language Controlled natural languages (CNLs) are subsets of natural languages, obtained by restricting the grammar and vocabulary in order to reduce or eliminate ambiguity and complexity. Traditionally, controlled languages fall into two major types: those that improve readability for human readers (e.g. non-native speakers), and those that enable reliable automatic semantic analysis of the language. The first type of languages (often called "simplified" or "technical" languages), for example ASD Simplified Technical English, Caterpillar Technical English, IBM's Easy English, are used in the industry to increase the quality of technical documentation, and possibly simplify the (semi-)automatic translation of the documentation. These languages restrict the writer by general rules such as "write short and grammatically simple sentences", "use nouns instead of pronouns", "use determiners", and "use active instead of passive".[1]

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Obtaining a current context in primitive
by Igor Stasenko 01 May '10

01 May '10

Hello guys, i am looking for a way, how i can obtain an activeContext oop in my primitive function. An activeContext variable is directly accessible for interpreter code, but not for plugins. So, i need some indirect way to retrieve it, to avoid patching the Interpreter for exposing it. What i actually want is to switch an active context to a different one, but remember a previously active, so it can be restored later. -- Best regards, Igor Stasenko AKA sig.

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SqueakSource question: how do you make new lines in project description?
by Igor Stasenko 01 May '10

01 May '10

On a project like: http://www.squeaksource.com/Alien.html the project description contains a nicely formatted text. But in my project, no matter what i input in project description field, it squashing to a single paragraph, removing any new lines.. What i am doing wrong? -- Best regards, Igor Stasenko AKA sig.

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RE: [squeak-dev] [documentation] HelpSystem, revision control, and process
by Ken Causey 01 May '10

01 May '10

I haven't been following the HelpSystem discussion very closely so there is no limit to what I don't know on this subject. That said I would be perfectly happy setting up a HelpSystem repository on source.squeak.org. In general I feel we need to start limiting the contents of the trunk repository to those packages that compose 'core' Squeak and start considering add-ons used to build 'basic' Squeak as separate packages installed into 'core'. I'm assuming that HelpSystem is something we would want to include in a 'basic' image, but not a 'core' image. (Of course a 'core' ZIP might include ready to load optional packages including HelpSystem.) Ken > -------- Original Message -------- > Subject: [squeak-dev] [documentation] HelpSystem, revision control, and > process > From: Casey Ransberger <casey.obrien.r(a)gmail.com> > Date: Fri, April 30, 2010 3:22 pm > To: The general-purpose Squeak developers list > <squeak-dev(a)lists.squeakfoundation.org> > > > Folks, > > I'd like to get a process going around HelpSystem. It doesn't have to be a > perfect process. We can tweak it as we go. > > How do people feel about having help in the Trunk? It'll allow us to > document things right along side of our software development. > > One thing worth noting: we can have our HelpSystem "book" in Trunk without > necessarily having HelpSystem itself in the Trunk; however, if we do it that > way, we run the risk of changes in HelpSystem on SqueakSource making our > help content impossible to load. I think having both in the Trunk is a > really good idea. > > If folks aren't comfortable with having some documentation and HelpSystem in > Trunk, I'd like to propose opening up a 'docs' SS repository on > source.squeak.org. We'd lose the ability to track the evolution of our docs > in the context of the evolution of Squeak, but we'd still have the keys to > the kingdom (license, code, content.) > > I'd rather not go with squeaksource.com, as I'd like to think that our docs > should live with the other things on squeak.org. > > As always, feedback is appreciated. > > -- > Casey Ransberger<hr>

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Re: [squeak-dev] The Inbox: Morphic-cbr.432.mcz
by Casey Ransberger 01 May '10

01 May '10

I could be persuaded to move this to the Extras menu, which is what I was going to do in the first place, until I realized that fullscreen behavior is delegated through through the current project. On Sat, May 1, 2010 at 2:02 AM, <commits(a)source.squeak.org> wrote: > A new version of Morphic was added to project The Inbox: > http://source.squeak.org/inbox/Morphic-cbr.432.mcz > > ==================== Summary ==================== > > Name: Morphic-cbr.432 > Author: cbr > Time: 1 May 2010, 2:01:50.598 am > UUID: ab7b8fc1-19c5-457d-bf5f-9b479647db46 > Ancestors: Morphic-mha.431 > > Added a menu item to Projects in TheWorldMainDockingBar. I was going to add > it to the Extras menu, but when I went to actually implement it, I learned > that fullscreen is accomplished (at least, when done via the World menu,) by > sending a message to the current project. Depends on > Project>>toggleFullScreen, which was added in System-cbr.324. > > =============== Diff against Morphic-mha.431 =============== > > Item was added: > + ----- Method: TheWorldMainDockingBar>>toggleFullScreenMenuItemOn: (in > category 'submenu - projects') ----- > + toggleFullScreenMenuItemOn: menu > + > + menu addItem: [ :item | > + item > + contents: 'Toggle Full Screen' translated; > + help: 'Switch back and forth from full screen mode' > translated; > + icon: MenuIcons smallFullScreenIcon; > + target: Project current; > + selector: #toggleFullScreen ]! > > Item was changed: > ----- Method: TheWorldMainDockingBar>>projectsMenuOn: (in category > 'construction') ----- > projectsMenuOn: aDockingBar > > aDockingBar addItem: [ :item | > item > contents: 'Projects' translated; > addSubMenu: [ :menu | > self > newProjectMenuItemOn: menu; > saveProjectMenuItemOn: menu; > loadProjectMenuItemOn: menu; > previousProjectMenuItemOn: menu; > + jumpToProjectMenuItemOn: menu; > + toggleFullScreenMenuItemOn: menu ] > ] > - jumpToProjectMenuItemOn: menu ] ] > ! > > > -- Casey Ransberger

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The Inbox: Morphic-cbr.432.mcz
by commits＠source.squeak.org 01 May '10

01 May '10

A new version of Morphic was added to project The Inbox: http://source.squeak.org/inbox/Morphic-cbr.432.mcz ==================== Summary ==================== Name: Morphic-cbr.432 Author: cbr Time: 1 May 2010, 2:01:50.598 am UUID: ab7b8fc1-19c5-457d-bf5f-9b479647db46 Ancestors: Morphic-mha.431 Added a menu item to Projects in TheWorldMainDockingBar. I was going to add it to the Extras menu, but when I went to actually implement it, I learned that fullscreen is accomplished (at least, when done via the World menu,) by sending a message to the current project. Depends on Project>>toggleFullScreen, which was added in System-cbr.324. =============== Diff against Morphic-mha.431 =============== Item was added: + ----- Method: TheWorldMainDockingBar>>toggleFullScreenMenuItemOn: (in category 'submenu - projects') ----- + toggleFullScreenMenuItemOn: menu + + menu addItem: [ :item | + item + contents: 'Toggle Full Screen' translated; + help: 'Switch back and forth from full screen mode' translated; + icon: MenuIcons smallFullScreenIcon; + target: Project current; + selector: #toggleFullScreen ]! Item was changed: ----- Method: TheWorldMainDockingBar>>projectsMenuOn: (in category 'construction') ----- projectsMenuOn: aDockingBar aDockingBar addItem: [ :item | item contents: 'Projects' translated; addSubMenu: [ :menu | self newProjectMenuItemOn: menu; saveProjectMenuItemOn: menu; loadProjectMenuItemOn: menu; previousProjectMenuItemOn: menu; + jumpToProjectMenuItemOn: menu; + toggleFullScreenMenuItemOn: menu ] ] - jumpToProjectMenuItemOn: menu ] ] !

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The Inbox: System-cbr.324.mcz
by commits＠source.squeak.org 01 May '10

01 May '10

A new version of System was added to project The Inbox: http://source.squeak.org/inbox/System-cbr.324.mcz ==================== Summary ==================== Name: System-cbr.324 Author: cbr Time: 1 May 2010, 1:55:40.914 am UUID: 72de37e3-f54d-4f9e-a3a0-f9a622aa2b0f Ancestors: System-bf.323 Added a method #toggleFullScreen to project. Convenient if you want to be able to switch between modes with a single menu item. Added to support a menu item to do the same in TheWorldMainDockingBar. =============== Diff against System-bf.323 =============== Item was added: + ----- Method: Project>>toggleFullScreen (in category 'menu messages') ----- + toggleFullScreen + "Toggle between full screen and windowed mode." + self lastScreenModeSelected + ifTrue: [ self fullScreenOff ] + ifFalse: [ self fullScreenOn ]!

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