> Absolutely. I really liked the idea though there were two issues with the
> implementation: One is that it did something odd to the menu bar layout
> (making the menu bar twice as high)

Yes, exactly, and I racked on it for almost an hour before giving up.
I had hoped someone would easily see what I was doing wrong.  I may
give it another try since you've blessed the idea.

> and second, the search should be some
> sort of "smart" search where you can type class names, selectors, fragments
> and get something useful as the result.

TextMorph does all of this now, in addition to also being a
calculator, or even a simple workspace for benchmarking simple
expressions.  You can type a class name, selector, fragment, and get
something useful by pressing the appropriate command key
(iMplementors, seNders, or Browse).

I've been using a standard one-line TextMorph at the top of my image
for a couple of years now, and, I can tell you, it is very useful.  I
even have mine set to "autoFit" because, every once in a while, you
want a "temporary second line" to avoid wiping out the first.

I've also come to appreciate TextMorph in lieu of workspaces
sometimes.  The window framing feels "weighty" once you get used to
free-floating TextMorph workspace (which can have its background
shaded a translucent color to identify its background if you want).
With just two simple gestures, I am able to halo and drag off a
duplicate of the TextMorph in the bar.  (I do still use workspaces
too, though).

To me, it is this kind of incredibly high functional-density that has
always attracted me to Squeak, and was a great inspiration for my UI
principles today.

In the interests of time and virtues of step-wise, incremental
improvement, could we start simple with just a TextMorph and see how
you like it?


> Cheers,
>  - Andreas
>
>>
>>
>> On Sat, Mar 27, 2010 at 7:23 PM,<commits at source.squeak.org>  wrote:
>>>
>>> Chris Muller uploaded a new version of Morphic to project The Trunk:
>>> http://source.squeak.org/trunk/Morphic-cmm.401.mcz
>>>
>>> ==================== Summary ====================
>>>
>>> Name: Morphic-cmm.401
>>> Author: cmm
>>> Time: 27 March 2010, 7:23:12.94 pm
>>> UUID: 63d287a0-2b83-479a-8c1c-0938383fa6cc
>>> Ancestors: Morphic-cmm.400
>>>
>>> Reverted my experimental search bar and clock because they aren't
>>> properly integrated into the Docking bar.  Not sure what is needed to do
>>> that.
>>>
>
>