Multiple OS Windows & Packaging

Lex Spoon lex at cc.gatech.edu
Fri Jan 14 20:47:08 UTC 2000


> 
> Is there a way in Squeak to have each window open in a separate OS window ?
> I am in the process of proting all of the Pocket Smalltalk stuff to Squeak
> and would like to be able to do this.  It would allow me to run on multiple
> platforms, but not force users to get used to a new way of doing things.  I
> guess I could just say the IDE is simple providing an Multi Document
> Interface, but I thought I would ask.
> 
> Also, I have not been able to see anything about packaging an application on
> any of the Wikis.  Maybe I did not look hard enough.  I would like to be
> able to provide a package that is as small as possible, although to be
> truthful the default setup is pretty small as it is.
> 


Well, if you want a Squeak port in the spirit of Squeak, then putting
your "windows" as morphs in a single Squeak world actually is the way 
to go.  I think plenty of Squeakers would be happy with that, and it
wouldn't be new for them.  (Whether squeak as a whole should switch to
separate windows is a separate issue.  I kinda think we should just
leave Dolphin and MT be good at Windows integration, and let Squeak be
an experiment at what you can do if it's Smalltalk all the way down)



As for packaging, there are two FAQ's on the Swiki about "executables",
and there is a project regarding self-extracting executables.  But
so far, I don't know if anyone has *tried* to actually package and
distribute something based on Squeak....


Lex






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