[squeak-dev] Cuis 3, some beginner questions

Mirko Kapps mirkok.lists at googlemail.com
Wed Jan 19 20:29:03 UTC 2011


On 18.01.2011 14:42, Juan Vuletich wrote:

Thank you very much for the tips and the quick fix! :-)

>
> What you can do easily in Cuis (and Squeak) is:
> - Display as underscores (and not arrows)
> - Make shout display assignments as ':=' even if the source code
> says underscore
> - Allow underscores in identifiers (selectors and variable names)

I think what I would really like is to show ":=" as arrow and the 
underscore unchanged. However, it's just a minor visual irritation 
and I'm sure I will get used to it quickly. :-)

>> The Theme system is cute! But changing the theme resets the
>> background. I think, a theme should only change the background if
>> it explicitly provides one, so Theme>>background shouldn't do
>> anything. Instead, Theme>>beCurrent should do something like
>> "DefaultTheme beCurrent". This would prevent a Theme with no
>> background to change it. What do you say?
>
> Yes. Right now, themes don't specify a background but a background
> color... That's what's set. But you're right. The theme should
> specify a color, a background, or leave whatever was there. That
> would be a nice contribution, if you're in the mood for some coding.

Great! I see what I can come up with.

Kindest Regards
Mirko



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