SMLoaderPlus and ToolBuilder (was Re: SqueakMap Package Loader UI)

Andreas Raab andreas.raab at gmx.de
Wed Dec 6 07:22:41 UTC 2006


Brian Rice wrote:
> It's time for me to backtrack again - I was wrong about this in the 
> general sense. There *is* a Dictionary mapping widgets to outputs. More 
> specifically, it maps the names of widgets to outputs, which is good 
> enough, and accessible via widgetAt:(ifAbsent:). I missed this because 
> the abstract ToolBuilder class doesn't have a dictionary instvar, just 
> the protocol, even if all concrete subclasses use it. Also, there is no 
> code making use of this feature, but it works fine.

If you want to push this up to ToolBuilder, feel free to send me a 
patch. Or even easier, get yourself an account on squeaksource.com and 
I'll add you as another developer.

> I am approaching the point where I may be able to write an article about 
> the use of ToolBuilder, probably on Squeak People or I may blog it 
> elsewhere.

That'd be very nice.

Cheers,
   - Andreas



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