Eddie Hillenbrand wrote:
Hi everyone,
I just downloaded Squeak two days ago, so far I love it. I want to use it to teach my little sister how to program. But first I need some help figuring out the basics.
If you are preparing to teach someone then make sure she/he will have fun or else there is much chance to bore her/him.
You can use E-Toys / User Scripting. You can create your morphs using the 'Supplies' drawer or painting one yourself. Then just select it and open it's halos (http://minnow.cc.gatech.edu/squeak/3546). Click on the one with a little eye (open a Viewer for me). From here on you can start building scripts for your morph.
Here are some good starting points: http://www.squeakland.org/school/drive_a_car/html/Drivecar12.html http://squeakland.org/whatis/tutorials.html
Of course there is also the old boring way of instances, references, message selectors, variables etc.
Good luck !
How do I refer to objects I create?
If I create, for example, an EllipseMorph how can I refer to it in a Workspace, so I can send it messages using "do it"? I've figured out how to open a Viewer and change the object's name, but if I try to send it a message in a Workspace I get an "Unknown variable" error.
Thanks,
Eddie