[Newbies] general questions about squeak

[Esteban Robles Luna]

On 10/5/06, Bert Freudenberg <bert at freudenbergs.de> wrote:
> Am 05.10.2006 um 15:09 schrieb Esteban Robles Luna:
> > Is this hardcoded in the VM? or is SmalltalkImage responsible of the
> > start up process and then delegates the control to this process?
>
> The VM does not care. It just resumes executing the frozen context,
> that is, whichever context called the snapshot primitive.

Ok

>
> > I think that you misunderstand me. The only thing I want from the OS
> > is that I can open new windows. HostWindowPlugin works?.
>
> Yes, although it has not been ported to X11, yet. Works on Mac and Win.
>

Excelent!

> > I want to
> > have my own widgets implemented in smalltalk, but I want them to look
> > and feel like OS ones.
>
> Well, VisualWorks tried, and failed IMHO. *If* you want to get native
> feel, use native widgets.
>
> > Why? Because for normal people is costly to get used to new widgets
> > like Morphic ones.
>
> Hmm, other software (like Firefox) is accepted even with non-native
> look and feel.
>
> > I need a simple framework like MVC, but with an improved looking.
>
> It might be a challenge to make MVC support multiple independently
> updating windows. But sure, this can be done, looking forward to it :)
>

I hope we can do it.
Thanks!

> - Bert -
>
>
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Saludos
Esteban