[ANN] SqueakMap Package Loader new release

Brian Rice water at tunes.org
Sat Dec 2 00:51:59 UTC 2006


Release 1.15 adds fixes:
- Fixed SMLoaderPlus search pane to update the package list selection.
- Fixed issues with class initialization - SMLoader variants now will  
initialize default filters even if not installed in menus.
- Fixed the category list so that selecting a category will not clear  
the package list selection if it's in the category.

There are no outstanding issues, so I will now focus on ToolBuilder  
extensions and improvements based on my experiences.

On Dec 1, 2006, at 3:11 PM, Brian Rice wrote:

> Release 1.14 uses UIManager instead of Cursor in ToolBuilderPlus,  
> which seems to make it entirely UI-independent except for the  
> ability to launch a FileList2 (which UIManager does not address non- 
> modally), and factors out a standard #defaultLabel method from the  
> window label methods.
>
> Known Issues:
> - The ToolBuilder-based package loader's search pane does not  
> update the package list selection.
> - Does not include its own Namespace implementation and syntax hack.
>
> On Nov 30, 2006, at 10:19 PM, Brian Rice wrote:
>
>> Release 1.13 (consider the previous as 1.10) is out which fixes  
>> backwards compatibility with older Squeaks, at least back to 3.6,  
>> incorporates an alternative UI, and presents in the "open..." menu  
>> some shorter entries:
>>
>> SqueakMap Catalog -> the package loader
>> SqueakMap Categories -> the alternative UI
>>
>> The alternative UI is based on Bijan Parsia's older "Categorical  
>> SM Package Loader" which has been available on SqueakMap since  
>> 2002 and has been broken for some time. I have left a relevant  
>> note on that package's description.
>>
>> Known Issues:
>> - The ToolBuilder-based package loader still has the bug that the  
>> search pane does not update the package list selection.
>>
>> On Nov 26, 2006, at 2:55 PM, Brian Rice wrote:
>>
>>> This release (1.1) puts together a number of small improvements  
>>> to the SqueakMap package loader UI and is available now on  
>>> SqueakMap.
>>>
>>> Improvements:
>>> - Installed packages and releases are now marked in bold.
>>> - Searching now also uses the description field.
>>> - All of the main features of the app are now in a visible button  
>>> bar.
>>> - ToolBuilder support is used if available. This means two mostly- 
>>> identical UIs, but that it will retain compatibility with Squeak  
>>> versions pre-3.9.
>>> - The search bar is more obviously labeled.
>>> - Menu entries are now shorter and more readable.
>>>
>>> Known Issues:
>>> - Searching does not update the package list selection in the  
>>> ToolBuilder UI.
>>> - On updating to this version, the non-ToolBuilder UI will be  
>>> (re-)opened even though the ToolBuilder UI will be installed in  
>>> the menu.
>>>
>>> These should be fixed in a release soon.
>>>
>>> Enjoy!
>
> --
> -Brian
> http://briantrice.com
>
>

--
-Brian
http://briantrice.com

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