One quick suggestion is to check out the "pluggable" morphs, if you
haven't already.  They include text areas, lists, and buttons, which
actually seems to be plenty for many UI's.  To see them in action --
including the way they deal with menus -- check out FileList
class>>openAsMorph.


Good luck!

Lex


"Peter Schuller" <peter.schuller at infidyne.com> wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> I realize I have just been asking questions since I joined this group.
> Hopefully I will eventually be knowledgeable enough to constribute in the
> form of *answering* some. But for now, I have yet another question:
> 
> Is there a tutorial/overview/howto for Morphic that covers more than the
> extreme basics? I don't have a problem understanding the basics concepts,
> but I am still suffering from being "lost" in the API. Probably because I'm
> mostly coming from a Swing/Qt background and things are obviously done
> quit differently in Morphic.
> 
> The only one I've found that actually introduces you to the API is John
> Maloney's "Fun with the Morphic Graphics System" (referenced at
> http://minnow.cc.gatech.edu/squeak/30), which is good at what
> is does, but is limited in scope and seems to be geared towards those
> that aren't familiar with even the Squeak browser yet.
> 
> I'm looking for something to accelerate the initial learning process; i.e.
> point out how to do some common stuff so that I can a better "feel" for it.
> Like creating windows, managing menus and component layouts.
> 
> Just now I was trying fooling around with menus and the SystemWindow. I was
> not able to figoure out how to add menus to a SystemWindow (or if there is
> even any special support for such actions). I'm sure I'll get it
> straightened out after browsing the API some more, but hence my desire
> for a hands-on tutorial just to get a feel for the most common things...
> 
> Thank you,
> 
> -- 
> / Peter Schuller, InfiDyne Technologies HB
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