Hi all,
we had only one topic on Monday, about how to make Etoys user-extendable. Ideas welcome.
Full log below.
Hope to see you next Monday, at 12 noon Squeakland Time as usual:
- Bert -
--> scottwal (~scottwal@99-40-5-235.lightspeed.sntcca.sbcglobal.net) has joined #etoys --> MrSteve (~c004d1c9@hubble.immuexa.com) has joined #etoys <bertf> hi MrSteve <MrSteve> hi Bert <MrSteve> Thanks for the solution to centering text <bertf> you're welcome. it's still abug that it does not work for small widths <MrSteve> Agreed, but in the grand scheme of things a minor one, looks like there is a minimum width <bertf> yes. text is unbelievably tricky <MrSteve> at least for now? <MrSteve> Oops, type <MrSteve> typo <MrSteve> Regarding "packaging up" solutions, does Ricardo's Morph I/O fill the need or do you see issues with that approach? <bertf> well saving morphs has been there forever <MrSteve> So Ricardo's solution just makes it easier to discover? <MrSteve> And scriptable <bertf> scriptable, yes <bertf> whcih is not what you want for "packaging up solutions" <bertf> I still think there is no need to stray from projects as the main etoys file format <bertf> but there could be a "merge objects from that project into this" <bertf> which would just load those other objects into the current project <MrSteve> Thinking Out Loud: So say I have a set of "Tools" I have built and want to re-use . . . <MrSteve> Never ming let me think about it for a while <MrSteve> typo: mind <bertf> One thing I pondered was allowing customized home screens <bertf> that is, just load it from a project <bertf> that could have the tools you want. <MrSteve> For example, and for what purposes/problems you want to solve? <MrSteve> Ah <MrSteve> I was thinking being able to add to the Object Catalog a set of tools where you can add your own category <bertf> "tools"? <MrSteve> One second someone walked into my office <MrSteve> Tools, in my mind translates to morph/set of morphs <MrSteve> My apologies, I need to run, my boss is out and I have delegation and need to take care of some issues <MrSteve> Thanks --> Richo2 (~be126361@hubble.immuexa.com) has joined #etoys <-- Richo2 (~be126361@hubble.immuexa.com) has quit (Quit: CGI:IRC (Ping timeout)) --> Richo2 (~be126361@hubble.immuexa.com) has joined #etoys <-- Richo2 (~be126361@hubble.immuexa.com) has quit (Quit: CGI:IRC (Ping timeout)) --> Richo2 (~be126361@hubble.immuexa.com) has joined #etoys <Richo2> hi <Richo2> have you finished the meeting? <bertf> hi Richo2 <-- Richo2 (~be126361@hubble.immuexa.com) has quit (Quit: CGI:IRC) <-- MrSteve (~c004d1c9@hubble.immuexa.com) has quit (Quit: CGI:IRC (EOF)) <-- scottwal (~scottwal@99-40-5-235.lightspeed.sntcca.sbcglobal.net) has quit (Quit: scottwal)