[Squeakland] getting code from a .txt file into a script

[Gary Frederick]

Howdy,

Alan Kay wrote:

> But what does this have to do with children and the UI they need?

Perhaps nothing but Ned's input was what I was looking for.
   I also liked your input :-)

Gary

> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Alan
> 
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> 
> At 8:50 AM -0800 3/23/04, Ned Konz wrote:
> 
>> On Tuesday 23 March 2004 4:13 am, Gary Frederick wrote:
>>
>>>  box
>>>     self forward: 100.
>>>     self turn: 90.
>>>     self forward: 100.
>>>     self turn: 90.
>>>     self forward: 100.
>>>     self turn: 90.
>>>     self forward: 100.
>>>     self turn: 90
>>>
>>>  I want to be able to read it into a script in a project like the script
>>>  project in the Worlds of Squeak.
>>>
>>>  This is a class of kids that are playing with robots. They have been
>>>  working with programming LEGO robots and with a simulator. I am
>>>  interested in taking their programs and translating them into a script
>>>  they can use in Squeak... if I can get the .txt files into scripts.
>>
>>
>> Are you using the eToy environment? I assume that's what you want.
>>
>> You can use text scripting instead of tiles. The check box at the left 
>> top of
>> the editor changes between the two modes.
>>
>> However, if you edit the text in text mode you can't see it or edit it in
>> (classic) tiles any more.
>>
>> Here's a quick way to see the text format:
>>
>> * turn on the "debugHaloHandle" preference
>> * go to the "drive a car" project in the Worlds of Squeak.
>> * bring up the halos on the car.
>> * click on the grey (debug) halo.
>> * click on "browse player class".
>>
>> You will see a browser with the Player157 class in it.
>> Get the context menu on the name of the class (Player157) and choose
>> "fileOut".
>>
>> Now you will have a Player157.st file on disk.
>>
>> Here's what it looks like (NOTE that you MUST use bare CR characters 
>> (Mac text
>> format) if you are editing or building such scripts, though CR/LF may 
>> also
>> work in a pinch):
>>
>> --------------- 8< --------------
>> 'From Squeak3.7alpha of 11 September 2003 [latest update: #5816] on 23 
>> March
>> 2004 at 7:44:49 am'!
>> Player subclass: #Player157
>>     instanceVariableNames: 'isTrue'
>>     classVariableNames: ''
>>     poolDictionaries: ''
>>     category: 'Morphic-UserObjects'!
>>
>> !Player157 methodsFor: 'access'!
>> getIsTrue
>>     ^ isTrue! !
>>
>> !Player157 methodsFor: 'access'!
>> setIsTrue: t1
>>     isTrue := t1! !
>>
>>
>> !Player157 methodsFor: 'scripts'!
>> drive
>>     self forward: 7.
>>     self turn: Wheel getHeading // 5! !
>>
>> "-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- "!
>>
>> Player157 class
>>     instanceVariableNames: 'cardPlayer111 unscriptedPlayer1 
>> unscriptedPlayer2'!
>>
>> !Player157 class methodsFor: 'reference'!
>> refCardPlayer111
>>     ^ cardPlayer111! !
>>
>> !Player157 class methodsFor: 'reference'!
>> refUnscriptedPlayer1
>>     ^ unscriptedPlayer1! !
>>
>> !Player157 class methodsFor: 'reference'!
>> refUnscriptedPlayer2
>>     ^ unscriptedPlayer2! !
>> --------------- 8< --------------
>>
>>
>> So if you could translate your text files into this format you may be 
>> able to
>> use them directly (depending on the vocabulary).
>>
>> What's the format of your text files? Can you send me one?
>>
>> You could do this:
>>
>> * make a blank project with a Sketch in it that represents the robot.
>>
>> * Make a new script in that Sketch that will prompt for a file and 
>> read your
>> text format into methods (it would be best, probably, to put the reader
>> method in another class (perhaps Player) so that you can make multiple 
>> Sketch
>> classes that can read such files).
>>
>> Let's say that your scripts have the method names in column 1.
>>
>> The enclosed change set (which you would file into your new project) 
>> will let
>> you make a script that will read such files.
>>
>>>  I'll put some scripts into an image and let them each have a copy of 
>>> the
>>>  image if I don't find out how to go from a .txt file to a script. That
>>>  solution is better than nothing and I can do it by tomorrow :-)
>>
>>
>> You should distribute projects instead of images.
>>
>> -- 
>> Ned Konz
>> http://bike-nomad.com/squeak/
>>
>>
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