[squeakland] Where should I edit the Playfield INFO?

[Bert Freudenberg]

On 08.12.2009, at 18:04, K. K. Subramaniam wrote:
> 
> On Tuesday 08 December 2009 09:34:17 pm Steve Thomas wrote:
>>      - *User Term* *(UT)*- common language term which describes the
>>      functionality of an object/thing. This Term should use word(s)
>> that can be
>>      easily mapped to common experiences (and mental models of an 8
>> year old. If
>>      anyone has a reference to such terms and mental models that
>> would be great
> Here is my shot at 'kids' terms. They may or may not corresponding to 
> programmer's intentions ;-)
> 
> Object - a building block used to build larger "computers". Some kids call 
> this a "thingie".
> Morph - a graphical object (i.e. has a visual which can be manipulated with a 
> mouse)
> Halo - "remote control" for a Morph. Has buttons for manipulating a Morph
> Player - A script agent for a Morph which manages scripts and variables on 
> behalf of its morph.
> Tile  -  A strip containing an instruction to a Player.
> Viewer - a drawer containing strips of instructions organized by categories 
> (trays?) and a panel containing additional buttons for manipulating a Morph 
> (e.g. grab it, rename it, reveal it etc.).
> Scriptor - A control panel for starting, stopping, editing a script.
> Name Tile - A Morph's name badge (orange halo button). Used in scripts to 
> refer to Morphs.

Not bad :)

But I'd think it's not necessary for kids to distinguish between the "player" and the "morph" that make up an "object":

Object - a building block used to build larger "computers". Some kids call 
this a "thingie".
Halo - "remote control" for an Object. Has buttons for manipulating an Object
Tile  -  A strip containing an instruction to an Object.
Viewer - a drawer containing strips of instructions organized by categories 
(trays?) and a panel containing additional buttons for manipulating an Object 
(e.g. grab it, rename it, reveal it etc.).
Scriptor - A control panel for starting, stopping, editing a script.
Name Tile - An Object's name badge (orange halo button). Used in scripts to 
refer to Objects.

- Bert -