[Squeakfoundation]Ad-hoc final harvesting for 3.4
Doug Way
squeakfoundation@lists.squeakfoundation.org
Sun, 8 Dec 2002 00:22:22 -0500
There are about 30 submissions since OOPSLA that I think are worth=20
briefly reviewing on this list. These are pretty much all of the=20
submissions which aren't either large enhancements or standalone=20
packages, and which aren't already incorporated into 3.4beta.
I've put together a list culled from=20
http://swiki.gsug.org:8080/sqfixes , and I've made a rough cut at some=20=
of them. I split them up into three categories:
1. Ones that I think could probably go in 3.4, unless there are=20
objections.
2. Ones that I think could probably wait until 3.5alpha for=20
consideration. (again, unless there are objections :-) )
3. Ones that I leave the rest of you to decide. If one of you (who is=20=
not the original author) has analyzed one of these and says that you=20
think it should go in, it could probably go in. The rest of them, if=20
they don't get any favorable mention from anyone here, can wait 'til=20
3.5alpha.
I've added my own comments after most of these.
If there are any important submissions that I left out of this message=20=
that you want to bring up (such as ones submitted before OOPSLA), now is=20=
the time to do that, too.
(And yes, hopefully we will have a better harvesting tool in place for=20=
3.5alpha, so we don't need to do this by hand like this in the future.)
1. Ones that I think could probably go in 3.4:
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[ENH] Add lines to hierarchy views (5 December 2002) * sps2000@mail.com=20=
(5 December 2002)
http://swiki.gsug.org:8080/sqfixes/2877.html
[ENH] LinesInHierWIcon-nk (5 December 2002) * Ned Konz (5 December 2002)
http://swiki.gsug.org:8080/sqfixes/2879.html
[ENH] HierListsWithIcon-nk (4 December 2002) * Ned Konz (4 December =
2002)
http://swiki.gsug.org:8080/sqfixes/2870.html
- A few of us agreed that we'd like to see these go in. Perhaps the=20
only question is whether they're reasonably safe for 3.4beta. I think=20=
that they probably are, but more opinions are welcome. (Although I do=20=
notice that scrolling large lists in the object explorer (e.g. the=20
Smalltalk dictionary) is a bit slower now with the lines drawn, as Ned=20=
mentioned. And, in certain cases, the dreaded "gribbleys" show up,=20
although they're hard to notice because the lines are faint to begin=20
with. These problems aren't too serious and may be easy to fix. Or=20
maybe we could just add the Icon stuff for now. Or just put it all off=20=
until 3.5alpha. :-) )
[FIX][VM] SLANG zapping warning messages fum does not return int, or=20
variable foo not used (29 November 2002) * John M McIntosh (29 November=20=
2002)
http://swiki.gsug.org:8080/sqfixes/2843.html
[FIX] (vmparameter, plugin fixes) (24 November 2002) * John M McIntosh=20=
(24 November 2002)
http://swiki.gsug.org:8080/sqfixes/2815.html
- These are fixes which John is making to the Mac VM, so I'm inclined to=20=
just include them. Perhaps Tim (VM harvester) can comment.
[FIX] WeakKeyAssn-raok (29 November 2002) * ok@cs.otago.ac.nz (29=20
November 2002)
http://swiki.gsug.org:8080/sqfixes/2842.html
- Seems like a very straightforward fix to an obvious bug.
[FIX] Translation to iso-8859-1 encoding in Scamper (16 November 2002) *=20=
Boris Gaertner (16 November 2002)
http://swiki.gsug.org:8080/sqfixes/2770.html
- It sounds like this one has been tested pretty well. With this fix,=20=
if I look at=20
=
http://map2.squeakfoundation.org/sm/package/4f0b9db6-8add-43aa-8d6b-53e6a0=
ea8442=20
in Scamper, G=F6ran's name now shows up correctly.
[FIX] UUID-Fix-CdG (19 November 2002) * cg@cdegroot.com (19 November=20
2002)
http://swiki.gsug.org:8080/sqfixes/2786.html
- Discussed in Goran's post. It sounds like there is some agreement=20
that we should go with this simple fix for now, and fix Random sometime=20=
in the future, since that is much more involved.
[FIX] DNSerror-ls (3 November 2002) * Lex Spoon (3 November 2002)
http://swiki.gsug.org:8080/sqfixes/2735.html
- Discussed in Goran's post. Ned mentioned that he'd rather see=20
httpGet* signaling Exceptions. Is that a simple change to make now, or=20=
should we go with Lex's fix for now (to fix the hanging problem), and=20
add Exceptions later?
2. Ones that I think could probably wait until 3.5alpha for=20
consideration, or have already been fixed:
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[ENH] Comma concatenation for Object (6 December 2002) * Brent Pinkney=20=
(6 December 2002)
http://swiki.gsug.org:8080/sqfixes/2883.html
- Seems like a significant (and possibly controversial) change for a=20
beta release.
TrueType based TextStyle (1 December 2002) * Yoshiki Ohshima (1 December=20=
2002)
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/squeak/message/53062
- This latest version is very cool, but it's probably not finished=20
enough for 3.4...? Definitely add to 3.5alpha, I'd say.
[GOODIE] Matrix-raok (28 November 2002) * ok@cs.otago.ac.nz (28 November=20=
2002)
http://swiki.gsug.org:8080/sqfixes/2838.html
[ENH] ANSI compatibility (24 November 2002) * Alain Fischer (24 November=20=
2002)
http://swiki.gsug.org:8080/sqfixes/2820.html
- Should probably wait until 3.5alpha, but it would be worth considering=20=
then (not necessarily all of it).
[BUG][FIX] [3.4a] FileList menu causes DNU on "more..." option (19=20
November 2002) * Brent Vukmer (19 November 2002)
http://swiki.gsug.org:8080/sqfixes/2785.html
- I don't see the bug as described, it may have been fixed already.
[BUG?][FIX?] - driveName existence on windows (8 November 2002) *=20
Magistrello Alejandro (SFA) (8 November 2002)
http://swiki.gsug.org:8080/sqfixes/2739.html
- I think this has been fixed by more recent changes.
3. Ones that I leave the rest of you to decide:
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[FIX] sendersOfSplitName-asm (6 December 2002) * Magistrello Alejandro=20=
(SFA) (6 December 2002)
http://swiki.gsug.org:8080/sqfixes/2880.html
[ENH] Directories w/out subdirectories appear as such in FileList2 (5=20
December 2002) * sps2000@mail.com (5 December 2002)
http://swiki.gsug.org:8080/sqfixes/2878.html
[FIX][3.4] Enhanced-IRC with dynamic open menu (4 December 2002) * Brent=20=
Vukmer (4 December 2002)
http://swiki.gsug.org:8080/sqfixes/2872.html
[FIX] Celeste in MVC (4 December 2002) * Bruce ONeel (4 December 2002)
http://swiki.gsug.org:8080/sqfixes/2864.html
[ENH] Keyboad navigation for SimpleHierarchicalListMorph (28 November=20
2002) * Thierry Reignier (28 November 2002)
http://swiki.gsug.org:8080/sqfixes/2841.html
- Seems kind of useful.
[Fix][Enh]ShrinkingSelection(was: Re: Behavior of Shift+arrow) (24=20
November 2002) * Torge.Husfeldt (24 November 2002)
http://swiki.gsug.org:8080/sqfixes/2825.html
- This is very nice... hmm. I tested this a bit, and it works. I'd=20
even prefer to see this preference turned on by default. The other=20
added preference (wordStyleCursorMovement) is a good idea, too (though=20=
it could be off by default). Still, this involves a fair amount of=20
changes, and perhaps should wait until 3.5alpha for that reason.
[ENH] LargeInteger hash (24 November 2002) * Andres Valloud (24 November=20=
2002)
http://swiki.gsug.org:8080/sqfixes/2822.html
[GOODIE] WatchWindow-nk (24 November 2002) * Ned Konz (24 November 2002)
http://swiki.gsug.org:8080/sqfixes/2821.html
[GOODIE] MorphInspector-nk (24 November 2002) * Ned Konz (24 November=20
2002)
http://swiki.gsug.org:8080/sqfixes/2819.html
[ENH] BrowseModelClass-nk (24 November 2002) * Ned Konz (24 November=20
2002)
http://swiki.gsug.org:8080/sqfixes/2817.html
- These are some longstanding enhancements posted by Ned, probably in=20
response to my "call for submissions". None of them look like=20
must-haves to me, although I kind of like the WatchWindow... that might=20=
be worth adding to the base release. It adds "watch it" to the do-
it/print-it/inspect-it menu... is it worth its weight?
[FIX] MessageSetDragFix-nk (24 November 2002) * Ned Konz (24 November=20
2002)
http://swiki.gsug.org:8080/sqfixes/2818.html
[ENH] image previewer in world menu --> open... (23 November 2002) *=20
Brent Vukmer (23 November 2002)
http://swiki.gsug.org:8080/sqfixes/2811.html
[ENH] Set image as background from FileList (23 November 2002) * Brent=20=
Vukmer (23 November 2002)
http://swiki.gsug.org:8080/sqfixes/2809.html
[FIX] smtpLogin-fix (22 November 2002) * m rueger (22 November 2002)
http://swiki.gsug.org:8080/sqfixes/2808.html
[ENH] Browse source string in a category (20 November 2002) * Samir=20
Saidani (20 November 2002)
http://swiki.gsug.org:8080/sqfixes/2794.html
[ENH] system category cleanup in 3.4a (20 November 2002) * Anthony=20
Hannan (20 November 2002)
http://swiki.gsug.org:8080/sqfixes/2788.html
- Preamble claims this was requested by Scott Wallace. :-)
[BUG][FIX] BitEditor>>setColor: (18 November 2002) * Brian T Rice (18=20
November 2002)
http://swiki.gsug.org:8080/sqfixes/2781.html
[FIX][BUG]StandardSystemView, TextStyle (16 November 2002) * Webb=20
McDonald (16 November 2002)
http://swiki.gsug.org:8080/sqfixes/2769.html
[FIX][3.2][3.4a] ArchiveFixes2-nk (12 November 2002) * Ned Konz (12=20
November 2002)
http://swiki.gsug.org:8080/sqfixes/2748.html