On Thu, May 27, 2021 at 9:42 AM Eliot Miranda <eliot.miranda at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Hi All,
>
>     there *must* be a simple way to avoid the object selection behaviour
> of the new print it.
>

OK, I get it.  I have to do copy, paste and then the underlying object
disappears.

> Here's a motivating example.
>
> Today I wanted to examine the difference between two classes in a
> particular package.
>
> (StackInterpreterSimulator organization categories select: [:c| c
> beginsWith: '*VM']) select:
> [:c| (StackInterpreterSimulator organization listAtCategoryNamed: c) ~=
> (CogVMSimulator organization listAtCategoryNamed: c)]
> #(#'*VMMakerUI-InterpreterSimulation-Morphic' #'*VMMakerUI-user interface')
>
> Then I wanted to see what the difference was. An initial use of
> copyWithoutAll: gave me unexpected results.  So I eyeballed the two
> categories:
>
> #(#'*VMMakerUI-InterpreterSimulation-Morphic' #'*VMMakerUI-user
> interface') collect:
> [:c| {CogVMSimulator organization listAtCategoryNamed: c.
> StackInterpreterSimulator organization listAtCategoryNamed: c}]
>
>  #(#(#(#eventQueue #openAsMorph #openAsMorphNoTranscript
> #windowColorToUse)
> #(#eventQueue #openAsMorph #openAsMorphNoTranscript #openAsSimulatorMorph
> #windowColorToUse)) #(#(#evaluatePrinter:on: #headFramePointer
> #headStackPointer #printFrame:WithSP:on: #toggleTranscript #utilitiesMenu:)
> #(#evaluatePrinter:on: #headFramePointer #headStackPointer
> #printFrame:WithSP:on: #setClickStepBreakBlock #toggleTranscript
> #toggleTranscriptForSimulatorMorph: #utilitiesMenu:)))
>
> The first thing I was frustrated in was to add some carriage returns, so I
> could see.  I wanted to format the output thus:
>
> #(#(#(#eventQueue #openAsMorph #openAsMorphNoTranscript #windowColorToUse)
> #(#eventQueue #openAsMorph #openAsMorphNoTranscript #openAsSimulatorMorph
> #windowColorToUse))
> #(#(#evaluatePrinter:on: #headFramePointer #headStackPointer
> #printFrame:WithSP:on: #toggleTranscript #utilitiesMenu:)
> #(#evaluatePrinter:on: #headFramePointer #headStackPointer
> #printFrame:WithSP:on: #setClickStepBreakBlock #toggleTranscript
> #toggleTranscriptForSimulatorMorph: #utilitiesMenu:)))
>
> Of course the only way I can do this is by cursor movement.  Any attempt
> to click with the mouse inspects the underlying object.  Annoying but not
> disastrous.  I can use the cursor keys.  So I am able with minor
> frustration to find that StackInterpreterSimulator
> implements openAsSimulatorMorph whereas CogVMSimulator does not.  Now the
> disastem.  i simply want to look at the implementation
> of openAsSimulatorMorph.  So I want to select it and type command-M for
> implementors.  But with the new interface I have to do cursor selection
> with shift, and it's getting ridiculously slow just to find the
> implementors of a selector.
>
> Surely the best way would be to allow normal textual interaction but use a
> modifier key to inspect the underlying object.  I have to completely
> relearn my muscle memory and abandon my mouse to use this stuff.  And that
> is a disaster for me.
>
> _,,,^..^,,,_
> best, Eliot
>


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_,,,^..^,,,_
best, Eliot
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