Does Squeak need a "core sampler"?

Avi Bryant avi at beta4.com
Tue Mar 5 07:10:20 UTC 2002


On Mon, 4 Mar 2002, Ned Konz wrote:

> In the Self documentation that I've read there are descriptions of a tool
> called a "core sampler" that displays the stack of Morphs at a particular
> point and allows some manipulations of their properties.
>
> In Squeak we can generally select submorphs by repeated mouse clicks, and we
> have the control-menu which shows the stack of Morphs at the Hand's position.
>
> Do we need the "core sampler"?

Having played with it in Self some, I'd say yes - if nothing else, it
makes a very cool demo and a nice way to quickly explore a UI.  And the
repeated-mouse-clicks technique has always felt a bit clunky to me.

But "need" is probably too strong...

Avi




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