June 11, 2009
3:43 p.m.
Alexandre Bergel wrote:
I used Visualworks and Squeak, and frankly, I prefer to have embedded morphic windows in a unique native window, as it is now in Pharo. Application switching is easier in my opinion and I do not feel a need to have an email clients between two code browsers. As the discussion on save and quit testified, people have radically different habits when programming. Even for simple things. Interesting.
Indeed. Alos worth noting that the Adobe suite of products basically uses the Squeak mode. But, there is still a case for native windows and if only for dialog boxes ;-) Usage across multiple screens is another argument for having the technical ability for multiple windows. Michael