[squeak-dev] Re: facelifting the trunk?

Torsten Bergmann astares at gmx.de
Thu Sep 17 15:43:23 UTC 2009


>That's why I like the Newspeak look. (it's got nothing to do with the 
>Pharo Look which was a plain Mac clone last time I checked). The 
>Newspeak look is quite individual and consistent in its appearance 
>without looking silly or unprofessional.

Ok, this is your opinion, others may have another preference on the
UI look. But that is not the point here. The question is 
what gives maximum freedom so one is not bound to a single l&f.


So: Polymorph and Pharo are different things. If you dont like
Pharo then dont put Polymorph away too early!

Pharo just uses the UI Enhancements and theming of Polymorph by having 
the Polymorph package loaded - so can Squeak! Polymorph was created
in Squeak and is independent from Pharo.

The Mac like look ("Watery2) is only one visual theme, you can use
the preferences to switch to "Vistary" or "Soft Squeak" or create an own.

You like the Newspeak look -  so just create a theme for Polymorph.
With many themes the community can vote which one to use by default
and one can easily switch if it is not his preferred.

Others may dislike Newspeak or may be forced to use another style:
I think this was the reason why someone contributed the old 
style Win95/Win2000 look to Polymorph, and it got integrated by Gary
easily.

Really have a look at Gary's work! 

Bye
Torsten

















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