How can I show all available packages in the SqueakMap Package Loader (Menu Apps->>SqueakMap Catalog)? Right now, even after the update, it only shows 15 packages out of 817 available. P.S. Squeak 5.3 64-bit, Windows 10.
On 2021-04-04, at 10:33 AM, Benoit St-Jean via Squeak-dev squeak-dev@lists.squeakfoundation.org wrote:
How can I show all available packages in the SqueakMap Package Loader (Menu Apps->>SqueakMap Catalog)?
Right now, even after the update, it only shows 15 packages out of 817 available.
In the SM window pop up the menu and untick the 'new safely available packages' option.
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On Sun, Apr 04, 2021 at 05:33:31PM +0000, Benoit St-Jean via Squeak-dev wrote:
How can I show all available packages in the SqueakMap Package Loader (Menu Apps->>SqueakMap Catalog)? Right now, even after the update, it only shows 15 packages out of 817 available. P.S. Squeak 5.3 64-bit, Windows 10.
In the SqueakMap Package Loader, click for menu in one of the left hand panes, and de-select the "New safely-available packages" option.
I can't explain the logic behind these options. I just turn them off.
Dave
In the SqueakMap Package Loader, click for menu in one of the left hand panes, and de-select the "New safely-available packages" option.
I can't explain the logic behind these options. I just turn them off.
It's been explained by the first paragraph of this page since 2011.
http://wiki.squeak.org/squeak/6182
- Chris
On Tue, Apr 06, 2021 at 01:56:59PM -0500, Chris Muller wrote:
In the SqueakMap Package Loader, click for menu in one of the left hand panes, and de-select the "New safely-available packages" option.
I can't explain the logic behind these options. I just turn them off.
It's been explained by the first paragraph of this page since 2011.
http://wiki.squeak.org/squeak/6182
- Chris
Hi Chris,
Thanks, yes that is the proper reference.
I was not clear, when I said "can't explain the logic" I was referring to the multi-select check box logic in the tool. There are five selectable options ("Auto-installable packages", "new available packages", etc) so my expectation would be that selecting two options would result in the list displaying the OR of the two selections. As implemented it is the AND of the selections, which does not produce a very useful result. That's why I just turn them all off when I want to look for packages on SqueakMap.
I also tend to work in a trunk image, for which there are no new safely available packages. So again, I just turn off all of the options in the tool.
Dave
I was not clear, when I said "can't explain the logic" I was referring to the multi-select check box logic in the tool. There are five selectable options ("Auto-installable packages", "new available packages", etc) so my expectation would be that selecting two options would result in the list displaying the OR of the two selections. As implemented it is the AND of the selections, which does not produce a very useful result. That's why I just turn them all off when I want to look for packages on SqueakMap.
Oh yeah, I totally agree, those UI toggles are confusing, and clumsy even when you know what they mean.
I also tend to work in a trunk image, for which there are no new safely available packages. So again, I just turn off all of the options in the tool.
I hope to have a client streamlined for all the use-cases, hopefully it can be done fairly easily from scratch. Something like the SystemBrowser, with middle row of two buttons that toggle the list between [ 5.3 | All ], where "5.3" is the one detected from the SmalltalkImage field(s), and then a row of "Browse" and "Install" buttons. Everything just, there.
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