On Saturday 07 June 2003 04:27 am, Stephane Ducasse wrote:
> Hi all
>
> I'm trying to understand SystemSupport classes and a lot of the
> classes have not a single comment :(. This is important for me to
> understand because I may distribute functionality from
> SystemDictionary to one of these classes.
>
> What is XXX and how to we use/initialize/invoke it
>
> - AutoStart

I believe this is the bit that automatically checks for Squeakland 
updates and applies them to the plugin image. Also AbstractLauncher. 
I believe Michael Rueger would be the one to ask about these.

> - CurrentProjectRefactoring

This is a global that mostly/entirely provides services for "Project 
current". I'm not too clear as to why it's there; perhaps Bob or 
Scott could elucidate.

> - SystemVersion

This is used by the update stream mechanism.

> Do we really need CharRecog in SystemSupport?

No, it should be pulled out into a separate package.
One of the things that's lacking, of course, is yet another registry 
for text field menu items (there is a shortcut key that starts up the 
CharRecog).

> I would like to continue cleaning systemDictionary.
> I would like to move away from SystemDictionary
>
> - 'memory space' methods
> 	- I was thinking to create a MemorySpace class
> - vm related information (listModule, vmParamAt...)
> 	- into VMSupport
>
> - 'snapshot and quit' + 'image, changes name' + condense changes ->
> 	- into Image
> - fullScreenMode: -> Display

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