Colin,

I haven't got the original Tectronix browser, but I have our own 
derivative. A screen shot is attached.

The lower pane is the normal code pane.
The lists from left to right are
     The normal categories
     The usual classes within the selected category
     The third column is split into two:
     -  The bottom list is a multiple selection list of superclasses, 
class, subclasses
     -  The top list shows the protocols in the classes selected below.
             Protocols of the selected class are shown bold
     -  The third column shows methods of the selected classes/protocols.
             Methods of the selected class are shown bold
             All methods in all selected classes are shown, so it is
             possible to browse e.g., the 'super release' method.
The buttons are
     'supers' - automatically select all superclasses except Object
     'subs'   - automatically select all subclasses
     'names'  - show class name with method name

This browser effectively replaces the normal browser, the protocol browser 
and the hierarchy browser, and does so in a single window.

I can't remember the Tektronix browser, but believe this one looks very 
similar. There are differences in functionality, though.

I can't see a point in porting the OOram browser to Squeak. There are so 
many good ideas in the Squeak image and in the community that it seems 
better to use it as one of the inputs to the requirement specification for 
a really useful browser. It seems that good work is already under way - I 
am looking forward to use the results.

Best regards
--Trygve


At 15.03.2004 10:34, you wrote:

>On Mar 13, 2004, at 4:02 AM, Trygve Reenskaug wrote:
>
>>P.S.
>>I still seem to end up with many windows. Browsers, hierarchy browsers, 
>>protocol browsers, method browsers are all useful for their specialities. 
>>I sorely miss the very old Tectronix browser that elegantly combines them 
>>all. I believe there is work going on in this direction. If not, I hope 
>>to find time writing one.
>
>Reducing window clutter is one of the purposes of the "chasing" browsers 
>that are part of OmniBrowser. (Available on SqueakMap, bleeding edge 
>version here: <http://monticello.wiresong.ca/ob/>.) I'd be very interested 
>to know what you think of them.
>
>Also, being a relatively new Smalltalker, I'm not familiar with the 
>Tectronix browsers. Can you describe more specifically how they worked 
>(interface-wise) and what you liked about them? Any grizzled ST veterans 
>got Tectronix documentation lying around?
>
>Colin
>
>


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