[squeak-dev] Help system now for Squeak and Pharo

Igor Stasenko siguctua at gmail.com
Fri Feb 19 20:49:42 UTC 2010


On 19 February 2010 18:00, Torsten Bergmann <astares at gmx.de> wrote:
> Since we share tools and code - we may in the future also
> share (in-image) documentation for tools. What is new:
>
>   - Refactored and updated the code
>   - Help System is now usable in Pharo and Squeak too
>   - Metacello config is updated for both
>   - there is an initial help for the Pharo project and the Squeak project
>     (depending on from where you load it)
>   - the help for the help system is displayed as last book
>   - I merged HelpContents into a new HelpPage - so we have books and pages
>     (we may later add other forms than text in subclasses like
>      HTMLHelpPage, ...)
>
> The help browser includs a book on how to provide/implement an own
> custom help. Future version may include specific colored icons for
> squeak and better UI depending on the UI system (Polymorph in Squeak)
> as well as authoring tools.
>
> Thanks to Metacello one is able to manage the differences. To load:
>
> Squeak
> ======
>
>      Installer ss project: 'MetacelloRepository';
>        install: 'ConfigurationOfHelpSystem'.
>
>     ((Smalltalk at: #ConfigurationOfHelpSystem) project version: '1.0') load
>
>
> Pharo
> =====
>
>     Gofer new
>        squeaksource: 'MetacelloRepository';
>        package: 'ConfigurationOfHelpSystem';
>        load.
>
>     ((Smalltalk at: #ConfigurationOfHelpSystem) project version: '1.0') load
>
>

I haven't took a look at it yet. But i think this is very good stuff
which should be incorporated into a future release(s).
Especially, there is some of people expressing the need of having a
good documentation on image/packages.

> Bye
> T.
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Best regards,
Igor Stasenko AKA sig.



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