[Newbies] learning Morphic

[Mark Volkmann]

On Oct 10, 2008, at 9:14 AM, Matthias Korn wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I am actually facing the same problem - not understanding the
> differences between all the morphs and what they actually do.
>
> Things I found most interesting so far (after asking here on the  
> list):
> - the Morphic chapter by John Maloney:
> http://stephane.ducasse.free.fr/FreeBooks/CollectiveNBlueBook/morphic.final.pdf

This is interesting, but I'm amazed that in 38 pages it doesn't  
provide a single example of create a text field where the user can  
enter data.

> - this PluggableMorphs tutorial:
> http://wiki.squeak.org/squeak/2962

The descriptions of the demos sound good, but code is only provided  
for the button demos. It's not clear how to get to other demo code.

> - and the various GUI builders:
> http://wiki.squeak.org/squeak/2914 (BobsUI)
> http://wiki.squeak.org/squeak/5607 (ToolBuilder)
> http://wiki.squeak.org/squeak/3836 (Maui)
>
>
> Hope there is more, though!?
>
> Regards,
> Matthias
>
>
> Am Fri, 10 Oct 2008 07:59:56 -0500
> schrieb Mark Volkmann <mark at ociweb.com>:
>
>> My GUI programming background is mainly Java Swing. I'm trying to
>> get a feel for programming with Morphic. Browsing through the list
>> of classes, I'm not seeing lots of basic things I'd expect. Maybe
>> Morphic is dramatically different. I'm trying to find basic things
>> like text fields, checkboxes, radio buttons, push buttons, lists,
>> tables, trees, etc.
>>
>> I've searched for Morphic tutorials. Most seem to focus on custom
>> graphics rather than these basic GUI widgets.
>>
>> Where should I start?
>>
>> ---
>> Mark Volkmann
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