On Thu, May 15, 2014 at 11:21 AM, David Astels <dastels@icloud.com> wrote:

One of the big issues I have with Pharo is that I��m stuck on a single screen, unlike Cincom Smalltalk that uses separate OS windows that I can spread over multiple screens. I��m assuming this is a hard limit in OSX, but it��s a bit annoying. ��Yes, Self has the same issue, and it��s just as annoying.

Vassili Bykov did native host windows for Windows above Squeak and the Squeak VM in Newspeak. ��This code could be ported.

There was a scheme called "native windows" in Welsh (something "Ffenestri" IIRC) that apparently worked.

Esteban Lorenzano has looked at native windows in Pharo and (I think) got something working, right Esteban?

There's nothing intrinsic that says native windows can't be done. ��It's just more maintennance work, and I guess the pressure is not intense enough to bring it about. ��That single screen has its advantages. ��It's a very cosy place to be :-)

Dave��

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best,

Eliot