On 7/2/18, Tobias Pape <Das.Linux at gmx.de> wrote:
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>> On 02.07.2018, at 01:54, Chris Muller <asqueaker at gmail.com> wrote:
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>> Hi Tobias,
>>
>> All I did was restore the original shortcut keys that had been in
>> Squeak since its earliest days.  I suppose I'm curious why you didn't
>> pose this question to the one who killed underline and strikeout
>> formatting but, for whatever reason, you seem to only "object" to MY
>> improvements.  But whatever, instead of questioning my friendliness,
>> how about talking about what's good for Squeak and the IDE?
>>
>> Hot keys are for functions that are used *frequently*.  In a web
>> browser, zoom-in and out makes sense when every web page uses
>> different font sizes.  That's not the case for Squeak.  Setting
>> themes, colors, preferences and fonts is all part of initial
>> _configuration_, something typically done only once in the lifespan of
>> an image.  Most wares mature enough to worry about font sizes have
>> since developed their own configuration script which sets everything.
>> Nevertheless, it's now on the World menu, which can be activated by
>> mouse OR keyboard.
>>
>> This provides desktop keys for the font size but do you really think
>> this is useful?   I can't think of any case where I'd want to be
>> frequently flipping back and forth between global font sizes once
>> they're set up.  We should spare hot keys for future USEFUL things, so
>> I vote we do NOT move it to trunk.
>

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> Well I frequently change between laptop screen, 24" monitor and projectors
> of different resolutions.
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This is a typical use case these days.

Question:
Could this use case be made more prominent? I mean visible to the user
that this function to switch between different resolutions is handled
well.

E.g. include in Theme or preferences, or Squeak menu? (top left)

> Changing font sizes is much more frequent for me than that text change. I
> see how that can be useful sometimes but I so not see how this is so
> universally useful. IMHO, something like Emacs M-x in the vein of "apply
> this string method to the selection" would be more versatile and at the same
> time cater for thing that are useful but relatively infrequent.
>
> Best regards
> 	-Tobias
>
>>
>> Best,
>>  Chris
>>
>>
>> On Sun, Jul 1, 2018 at 6:21 PM, Tobias Pape <Das.Linux at gmx.de> wrote:
>>> Do I parse that correctly that you just killed font size handling via
>>> shortcuts and introduced a new one?
>>>
>>> While this could all be justified, wouldn't it be friendlier to first
>>> talk about that?
>>> Eg, via inbox or so?
>>>
>>> Best regards
>>>        -Tobias
>>
>> On Sun, Jul 1, 2018 at 6:35 PM,  <commits at source.squeak.org> wrote:
>>> Chris Muller uploaded a new version of Tools to project The Inbox:
>>> http://source.squeak.org/inbox/Tools-cmm.826.mcz
>>>
>>> ==================== Summary ====================
>>>
>>> Name: Tools-cmm.826
>>> Author: cmm
>>> Time: 1 July 2018, 6:35:14.376257 pm
>>> UUID: e7b1e100-7da9-48e8-b544-7a5035c0693e
>>> Ancestors: Tools-cmm.825
>>>
>>> Command++ and Command+- hot keys for increasing/decreasing the sizes of
>>> all fonts.
>>>
>>> =============== Diff against Tools-cmm.825 ===============
>>>
>>> Item was changed:
>>>  ----- Method: PasteUpMorph>>defaultDesktopCommandKeyTriplets (in
>>> category '*Tools') -----
>>>  defaultDesktopCommandKeyTriplets
>>>        "Answer a list of triplets of the form
>>>                <key> <receiver> <selector>   [+ optional fourth element,
>>> a <description> for use in desktop-command-key-help]
>>>  that will provide the default desktop command key handlers.  If the
>>> selector takes an argument, that argument will be the command-key event"
>>>
>>>        | noviceKeys expertKeys |
>>>
>>>        noviceKeys := {
>>>                { $o.   ActiveWorld.
>>>      #activateObjectsTool.
>>> 'Activate the "Objects Tool"'}.
>>>                { $r.   ActiveWorld.
>>>      #restoreMorphicDisplay.                                 'Redraw the
>>> screen'}.
>>>                { $z.   self.
>>>              #undoOrRedoCommand.
>>> 'Undo or redo the last undoable command'}.
>>>                { $F.   Project current.
>>>      #toggleFlapsSuppressed.                                 'Toggle the
>>> display of flaps'}.
>>>                { $N.   self.
>>>              #toggleClassicNavigatorIfAppropriate.   'Show/Hide the
>>> classic Navigator, if appropriate'}.
>>>                { $M.   self.
>>>              #toggleShowWorldMainDockingBar.         'Show/Hide the Main
>>> Docking Bar'}.
>>>                { $].   Smalltalk.
>>>              #saveSession.
>>>            'Save the image.'}.
>>>        }.
>>>
>>>        Preferences noviceMode
>>>                        ifTrue:[^ noviceKeys].
>>>
>>>        expertKeys := {
>>>                { $b.   SystemBrowser.
>>> #defaultOpenBrowser.                                            'Open a
>>> new System Browser'}.
>>>                { $k.   StringHolder.
>>> #open.
>>>       'Open a new, blank Workspace'}.
>>>                { $m.   self.
>>>              #putUpNewMorphMenu.                                     'Put
>>> up the "New Morph" menu'}.
>>>                { $O.   self.
>>>              #findAMonticelloBrowser.
>>>    'Bring a Monticello window into focus.'}.
>>>                { $t.   self.
>>>              #findATranscript:.
>>>            'Make a System Transcript visible'}.
>>>                { $w.   SystemWindow.
>>> #closeTopWindow.
>>> 'Close the topmost window'}.
>>>                { Character escape.     SystemWindow.   #closeTopWindow.
>>>                                                      'Close the topmost
>>> window'}.
>>>
>>>                { $C.   self.
>>>              #findAChangeSorter:.
>>>    'Make a Change Sorter visible'}.
>>>
>>>                { $L.   self.
>>>              #findAFileList:.
>>>                    'Make a File List visible'}.
>>>                { $P.   self.
>>>              #findAPreferencesPanel:.
>>>    'Activate the Preferences tool'}.
>>>                { $R.   Utilities.
>>>                      #browseRecentSubmissions.               'Make a
>>> Recent Submissions browser visible'}.
>>>
>>>                { $W.   self.
>>>              #findAMessageNamesWindow:.                      'Make a
>>> MessageNames tool visible'}.
>>>                { $Z.   ChangeList.
>>>      #browseRecentLog.
>>>    'Browse recently-logged changes'}.
>>>
>>>                { $\.   SystemWindow.
>>> #sendTopWindowToBack.                                   'Send the top
>>> window to the back'}.
>>>                { $_.   Smalltalk.
>>>              #quitPrimitive.
>>>            'Quit the image immediately.'}.
>>> +
>>> +               { $-.   Preferences.
>>> #decreaseFontSize.                                      'Increase all
>>> font sizes'}.
>>> +               { $+.   Preferences.
>>> #increaseFontSize.                                      'Decrease all
>>> font sizes'}.
>>>        }.
>>>
>>>        ^ noviceKeys, expertKeys
>>>  !
>>>
>>>
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