I like the idea of color.
I was thinking about something similar when browsing method in 
different package in VisualWorks.

Stef
On Saturday, June 28, 2003, at 12:26 PM, <diegogomezdeck at consultar.com> 
wrote:

> Hi Stef,
>
> This is an old idiom in Squeak I learnt to love.
>
> I use to modify the inspector (and explorer) to show the color of the
> inspected object.  It's a usefull tool to play with any domain.  The
> mapping between a color and a concept occurs so fast and the 
> comunication
> bandwidth get increased.
>
> I know your feeling, but meanwhile we have not class extensions this 
> type
> of methods in Objects are a good compromise.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Diego
>
> PS: If someone is interested I can post a changeset with the change to
> inspectors to show the color.
>
>> Hi diego
>>
>> I have the impression that we could cure that a bit more.
>> Why defaultBackgroundColor is in Object ? I looked a bit but got lost.
>> Do non graphical object really need that? and then we are tying up
>> Object and
>> Preferences.
>>
>> Stef
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