On Thu, Jun 11, 2015 at 2:55 PM, Torsten Bergmann <astares@gmx.de> wrote:Hi,
maybe you already noticed. The latest update for Pharo 5 which is 50103 (see [1]).
includes a new tool called "Catalog Browser".
Where to go
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You will find it under "Tools" -> "Catalog Browser" and it will display the
configs together with the catalog metadata like project description.
The code is managed with a configuration similar to what we have for
a few other packages/projects. The tool was written by Esteban Lorenzano with small
improvements like spotter integration from my side. Feel free to contribute more features.
The repository can be found on SmalltalkHub [2].
This new tool basically gives you access to all available configurations
aggregated at [3]. You can use a small UI to search and load the configs
(see world menu -> "Tools" -> "Catalog Browser".
But you can also use Spotter to load a config.
Example on how to load ScriptManager config:
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- open Spotter (SHIFT + ENTER on Windows, ...)
- type in "Script" and you will find a spotter category "Catalog Projects" with "ScriptManager" in it
- just hit enter and the config is loaded
Just had a quick try. Its nice to get descriptions, like for"TaskIT". However I think there should be a confirmation dialogbefore actually loading a Configuration, which is a potentiallydestructive/undoable action. Its too easy that habits pressing<enter> for other functions assert themselves and load a configurationaccidentally. Perhaps an alternative is to open a window with moreinformation from the other fields of the catalog that has a button toload the Configuration.
Same for all others, so try with "Seaside", "MongoTalk", ...
In the short/mid-term this new tool should replace the existing config browser as it
gives more informations about the projects.
I don't think its a total replacement for the Configuration Browser.The new function suits the case of searching for a configuration youalready know about, bu tmany times I like catalog browsers when I'mnot searching for something. That is, when I don't know what is thereand I'm *browsing*. Indeed, if you are searching for a particularconfiguration then you probably already know what it is and theadditional info is then not needed.
But is a superset.
We do not want to keep two tools with same functionality (we already did this a lot in the past, but we are like alcoholics in recovery now��� :P)
Esteban
ps: when you already know what you want, most probably you just load through a command line (or a script)��� at least that���s what I do :)