On Wednesday 18 June 2003 09:31 am, Doug Way wrote:
> Daniel Vainsencher wrote:

> >[use indicators in package list]
> >For exactly this kind of thing, I think it's really improtant that
> > we seriously consider functional improvements to common widgets
> > for inclusion in the image. There is an extension for colored
> > PLMs on SM, and another for keyboard control of hierarchy lists
> > (the latter I've nominated for inclusion) but it seems this is
> > much less important to people than pure Look enhancements, which
> > I find quite curious.
>
> Agreed.  I'd forgotten that the current PluggableListMorphs don't
> handle colors... we do need to seriously consider these sorts of
> enhancements.

Though of course you can use text emphasis like bold, italic, etc. 
This is what I do in the StarBrowser SM list, and in the 
ObjectExplorer enhancements I did for exploring Morphs.

Didn't I do a colored-text PLM ENH at one point?

> But yeah, with a bit more work I think the categorical loader could
> be a good replacement for the current SMLoader.  I'd say the "sweet
> spot" for the UI is perhaps somewhere in between the current loader
> and the categorical one.  For example, an option to hide the
> hierarchy pane might be handy.  I do prefer having the tall pane
> for the package description on one side that the SMLoader has...
> that's where you need to see a lot of information at once.

Try the StarBrowser version.

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