> I like the idea, but not these names, they are way to generic. 
> Especially the 'knows' is really too much, and it is also a form of 
> sharing (it just has a different scope). So maybe something like this?
>
>>> Morph
>>>     subclass: #MyMorph
>>>     has: ' myTarget lastTime '
>>>     instancesShare: ' CloseBoxImage '
>>>     poolsShare: ' Colors '
>>>     category: 'Morphic-Samples'!

But roel this is not only instances but also classes that shares it. so 
instancesShare is misleading
too.

I would love to find a good name....
I would change poolsShare:

by
	sharedPool:
	
what for instancesShare: =>
	sharedVariables:



>>> Morph
>>>     subclass: #MyMorph
>>>     has: ' myTarget lastTime '
>>>     instancesShare: ' CloseBoxImage '
>>>     share: ' Colors '
>>>     category: 'Morphic-Samples'!

Stef
>
>
> On Wednesday, November 27, 2002, at 10:31 AM, Stephane Ducasse wrote:
>
>> The more I play with the idea the more I like it
>>
>>> Morph
>>>     subclass: #MyMorph
>>>     has: ' myTarget lastTime '
>>>     share: ' CloseBoxImage '
>>>     knows: ' Colors '
>>>     category: 'Morphic-Samples'!
>>
>> Have you any experience related to possible problems student could 
>> have.
>>
>>
>> On mardi, novembre 26, 2002, at 11:14  pm, Alejandro F. Reimondo 
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi
>>>
>>> I am not a teacher, but... I would love to rename:
>>>     instanceVariables ---> parts (of an instance)
>>>     classVariables    ---> parts (of the class)
>>>     sharedVariables ---> shared objects
>>>
>>> Because they are not "variables", they are
>>>  only "names" of well known objects.
>>> I think they are not variables, because the named
>>>  object is replaced entirely by other (like a focus change)
>>>  and do not change "in-memory" as occurs in memory
>>>  dependent languages (assignment is a name change,
>>>  not a variable overwrite... it is a very important thing
>>>  to teach).
>>>
>>> Variables refer to a position, an area that can change contents.
>>> So, you can associate a type/size to a variable.
>>> Objects does not know about their "material" support,
>>>  they only know another named objects and names
>>>  are used to focus during message send.
>>>
>>> A class definition message can be specified as:
>>>
>>> Morph
>>>     subclass: #MyMorph
>>>      parts: ' myTarget lastTime '
>>>      share: ' CloseBoxImage '
>>>      pools: ' Colors '
>>>      category: 'Morphic-Samples'!
>>>
>>> MyMorph class parts: ' defaultInstance '!
>>>
>>> or...
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> MyMorph class parts: ' defaultInstance '!
>>>
>>> We have part names (aka internal collaborator),
>>>  and global names in a rich set of global scopes
>>>  (local context names, instance parts names,
>>>  class-scope shared names, global names,
>>>   pool names, outerScope names [in foreign
>>>   namespace], ... ).
>>> Always names, only names
>>>
>>> cheers,
>>> Ale.
>>>
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Stephane Ducasse" <ducasse at iam.unibe.ch>
>>> To: "squeak dev" <squeak-dev at lists.squeakfoundation.org>
>>> Sent: Tuesday, November 26, 2002 6:34 PM
>>> Subject: A big teacher wish
>>>
>>>
>>>> Hi
>>>>
>>>> all this is something that I really appreciated in VW7.0 and I think
>>>> that it would
>>>> save a lot of energy to teachers and to newbies. I would loved to
>>>> rename classVariables
>>>> as sharedVariables (what they are in fact). This way we could say
>>>> instanceVariables, class instance variable and shared variables.
>>>>
>>>> I would like to know the opinion of the community on that and idea 
>>>> how
>>>> to go there.
>>>>
>>>> Stef
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Dr. Stéphane DUCASSE (ducasse at iam.unibe.ch)
>>>> http://www.iam.unibe.ch/~ducasse/
>>>>   "if you knew today was your last day on earth, what would you do
>>>>   different? ... especially if, by doing something different, today
>>>>   might not be your last day on earth" Calvin&Hobbes
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>> Dr. Stéphane DUCASSE (ducasse at iam.unibe.ch) 
>> http://www.iam.unibe.ch/~ducasse/
>>  "if you knew today was your last day on earth, what would you do
>>  different? ... especially if, by doing something different, today
>>  might not be your last day on earth" Calvin&Hobbes
>>
>>
>>
> Roel Wuyts                                                   Software 
> Composition Group
> roel.wuyts at iam.unibe.ch                       University of Bern, 
> Switzerland
> http://www.iam.unibe.ch/~wuyts/
> Board Member of the European Smalltalk User Group: www.esug.org
>
>
>
Dr. Stéphane DUCASSE (ducasse at iam.unibe.ch) 
http://www.iam.unibe.ch/~ducasse/
  "if you knew today was your last day on earth, what would you do
  different? ... especially if, by doing something different, today
  might not be your last day on earth" Calvin&Hobbes