Newbie questions: Changesets, changes and the image
Boris Gaertner
Boris.Gaertner at gmx.net
Sun Dec 1 07:02:03 UTC 2002
Derek Brans <brans at nerdonawire.com> wrote:
>
> Here is a bunch of random changeset questions.
> What is a change sorter? What is a change?
For a first reading, please have a look at
http://minnow.cc.gatech.edu/squeak/2145
>From that page you can download a five-page pdf
document that explains the use of change sorters.
> can a mouse movement be a change?
No.
> What about a do-it?
Some do-its are recorded in a change set, but most are not.
(When sent to a class, the method initialize is typically
recorded in a change set. This is a quite magic point, if
you ask me.)
> When an object is created, is that a change?
It is a change, but not one that is recorded in a change
set. When you define a new class, or modify the definition
of an existing class (e.g. by adding or removing instance variables)
this is a change that is recorded in a change set.
>
> Can the entire state of an image be defined in a changeset?
The entire state of an image is defined in the image and nowhere
else.
There were further questions in your mail, but for now I have
quick answers only to the questions answered above.
Greetings, Boris
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