[squeak-dev] The Inbox: Installer-Core-tpr.434.mcz

karl ramberg karlramberg at gmail.com
Sat Aug 31 08:12:18 UTC 2019


It you look at tools help for the debugger. I made the help topic show some
screenshots. That can be useful when explaining graphical tools. But I
don't remember how I did that.... I think it was kind of a hack.
I'll see if I can find a way to recreate that and document it.

Best,
Karl

On Sat, Aug 31, 2019 at 1:24 AM H. Hirzel <hannes.hirzel at gmail.com> wrote:

> Thank you Chris, for the start, an attempt at continuing
>
> ...............................................................................................................
>
> 1.  Open the Help entry in the Help browser.
> 2.  Type the updated text into the Help entry.
>      - Cmd+6 = Colored text,
>        Cmd+7 = bold,
>        Cmd+8 = italics,
>        Cmd+_ = Underline
> 3.  Press Cmd+s to save the entry with the updated text.
> 4.  Note the dirty -Help package in Monticello browser.
>
> Note:
> - you may also add your own *CustomHelp* subclass in your package
> <<<<< explain how
> - it is possible to add executable Smalltalk code ...... <<<<<<<
> explain how to do it.
>
> ...................................................................................................................................
>
>
> Issues:
>
> a) in
>      Squeak / Core Packages / Commonly used / Compression /
>      I have a clickable link that is 'Archive' (black) which opens a
> SystemBrowser on class 'Archive'
>
>
> b)
>      Squeak / Core Packages /  Commonly used / Installer /
> ......... NO LINKS and NO EXECUTABLE code
>
>
> c)
>      Squeak / Core Packages /  Commonly used / ToolBuilder
>         there is a black (SystemBrowser) link to debugger and
>         a blue (ClassBrowser) link to Toolbuilder
>
> These formatting notes have to go into a book called 'Creating Help
> Files' under 'Help on Help'.
>
> How do I create a black (SystemBrowser) link?
> How do I create a blue (ClassBrowser) link?
>
> There also needs to be a note for in Squeak / Tutorials / Useful
> Expression /
>       that any executable code may be selected and executed by CMD-D.
>
> Noteworthy in this discussion is  that we could  add more content for
> the Installer .....(see screen shot)
>
>
> On 8/30/19, Chris Muller <asqueaker at gmail.com> wrote:
> > On Thu, Aug 29, 2019 at 12:17 PM H. Hirzel <hannes.hirzel at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >
> >> On 8/29/19, tim Rowledge <tim at rowledge.org> wrote:
> >> [snip]
> >> > I'm not currently very familiar with feeding stuff into
> >> > the HelpBrowser nicely.
> >> [snip]
> >>
> >> This might be considered as a request for a tutorial on how to write
> >> Help browser entries with style and executable code. (within the help
> >> browser)
> >>
> >
> > 1.  Open the Help entry in the Help browser.
> > 2.  Type the updated text into the Help entry.
> >      - Cmd+6 = Colored text,
> >        Cmd+7 = bold,
> >        Cmd+8 = italics,
> >        Cmd+_ = Underline
> > 3.  Press Cmd+s to save the entry with the updated text.
> > 4.  Note the dirty -Help package in Monticello browser.
> >
> >
> >
> >> >
> >> > tim
> >>
> >>
> >
>
>
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