hi ned

This looks really good. In the VW version I started to extend the  
childrenItem service
to provide different behavior. In VW we also have a tool call  
SmallBrother that we use
to have a dynamic group most recents classes and methods. With that we  
get a really excellent
browser.

What I like with the starBrowser is that if we pay attention we could  
easily merged
at least three browsers: system, hierarchy and class browser. Plus RB ;)

We could also have wiskers :) This would be great.

Continue Ned

stef

PS: Andreas we have in Squeak :))))

On samedi, novembre 30, 2002, at 08:28  am, Ned Konz wrote:

> The Squeak port of the StarBrowser has been considerably improved, and
> is now ready for day-to-day use (that is: I'm using it myself).
>
> It is registered on SqueakMap, and can also be found using the
> SqueakMap web interface at:
> http://map2.squeakfoundation.org/sm/package/9187f67b-a437-4e52-93f9- 
> eecb9b48df78
>
> It now also includes a basic SqueakMap browser/loader and a DVS UI.
>
> Try the window frame menu and the context menus on individual items,
> the toolbar buttons, and drag/drop to/from other browsers and within
> or between StarBrowsers.
>
> It's not complete yet; I've noted some of the missing parts are in the
> install/changes.txt entry in the SAR. Most notably, don't bother
> trying to use the history arrows (<- and -> buttons), as they may
> confuse the browser. However, the left-most button (hide/show tree)
> works fine.
>
> This is the third version of the port of the StarBrowser from
> VisualWorks to Squeak.
> Most of the functionality works (the classifications model
> and an inspector and class editor, and lots of other features.)
> Drag and drop work (with thanks to Ned for the help).
>
> Ned re-factored the menu handling and button handling into
> more service classes, and added DVS, Morphic, and SqueakMap
> support as examples of extension.
>
> The goal of the Star Browser is to allow you to browse your Smalltalk
> environment and classify anything you encounter while doing so.
> Therefore it has full drag&drop support to allow you to classify
> software elements such as classes and methods while you are browsing.
>
> It is easily extended to handle browsing most anything in the Squeak
> environment.
>
> I'm interested in hearing any bug reports, and will gladly consider
> extensions.
>
> Enjoy!
> -- 
> Ned Konz
> http://bike-nomad.com
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> <StarBrowser.gif>
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