[Seaside-dev] new *authorName* protocol

[Tobias Pape]

Hi,
Am 2010-11-08 um 22:32 schrieb Dale Henrichs:
> 
> If you want to include platform authorName support, I think that we need to add 3 more packages:
> 
>  Seaside-Pharo-Welcome
>  Seaside-Squeak-Welcome
>  Seaside-GemStone-Welcome
> 
> Each with the platform-specific implementation of:
> 
>  seasideIsAuthorNameSet
>  seasideSetAuthorName:
> 
> It's possibly that a fourth for Pharo1.0 (and possibly a fifth for Pharo1.1) might be needed. The protocol for setting/detecting authorname has been in flux and has changed with nearly each release of Pharo:)
> 
> I'm working in this area right now (I noticed the problem when running the tests on Squeak4.1) and can add the packages.
> 
> I'll work on a few other things before getting around to this, so if you intend to change your approach let me know..


I'd opt for including authorName (or authorIntials or authorIdentification (which 
this all seems to be about) or however named…) directly in Grease, not as part as
an extension in the Welcome package. I'm sure one can make good use of this
in various development scenarios.

So Long,
	-Tobias