September 2011 - Pharo-users

Re: [Pharo-users] [Pharo-project] New version of Little Number Chapter

by Mariano Martinez Peck

On Mon, Sep 12, 2011 at 1:41 AM, John Toohey <jt(a)parspro.com> wrote: > Nice chapter. Working some of the examples, and with the latest 1.3 > release, bitString is not available. Is this part of 1.4? > Yes. > > On Sun, Sep 11, 2011 at 02:21, StÃ©phane Ducasse > <stephane.ducasse(a)inria.fr> wrote: > > Hi guys > > > > I took into account the remarks of mariano and I imagine that the chapter > improved. It can be obvious for some people > > but I like to make sure that we all find this obvious. Because it is not > difficult once you spend a little time on it. > > Now if somebody wants to extend and improve, he/she welcome. > > > > I will continue to work on the others chapters. > > > > > > > > > > > > Stef > > A guy that truly believe that software is only done when the > documentation is packed too. > > > > > > > > > > -- > ~JT > > -- Mariano http://marianopeck.wordpress.com

Sept. 12, 2011

Re: [Pharo-users] Simple math editor/typesetter

by Lukas Renggli

> What happens in Pier-Math? I only know that Pier is a CMS on Seaside so I'm > not > too familiar with the internal details. I assume that Pier-Math has some > parser > and renders to HTML (perhaps using MathML or something). Does it render to > Morphic? No morphic rendering other than showing an image as morph. Pier-Math just does the transformation from LaTeX to PNG locally using OSProcess instead of relying on an external web service. -- Lukas Renggli www.lukas-renggli.ch

Sept. 12, 2011

Re: [Pharo-users] Simple math editor/typesetter

by Nick Chen

Thanks for pointing out Google infographics; didn't know that it could also display equations. Preferably, I would like it to display using Morphs so that I can have more options for interactivity e.g. editing and drag-and-drop. I already have a parser implemented; this whole thing is part of a bigger project and I'm working on the display part currently. What happens in Pier-Math? I only know that Pier is a CMS on Seaside so I'm not too familiar with the internal details. I assume that Pier-Math has some parser and renders to HTML (perhaps using MathML or something). Does it render to Morphic? Are there any existing things that can render using Morphic directly in the Smalltalk image? Thanks. -- Nick Lukas Renggli wrote: > > On 11 September 2011 18:51, Lukas Renggli <renggli(a)gmail.com> wrote: >> The Google infographic web service is probably the simplest one to use >> (there are many others): http://code.google.com/apis/chart/infographics/ >> You post a formula and get back a PNG that you display as a morph. Should >> be >> doable in 1 line of Smalltalk code. > > Also works with HTTPSocket instead of ZnClient, if you don't use Zinc: > > (ZnClient getPng: 'http://chart.googleapis.com/chart?cht=tx&chl=' , > 'a^2+b^2=c^2' encodeForHTTP) asMorph openInHand > > >> >> Of course you can do the processing also yourself, but this is more >> complicated. Pier-Math does that for example. >> >> Lukas >> >> >> On Sunday, 11 September 2011, Nick Chen <nchen.dev(a)mac.com> wrote: >>> Hi >>> >>> I'm working with some simple math equations and am looking for a nicer >>> way >>> to >>> display them. Is there any existing work that I might be able to >>> re-use/build >>> upon? >>> >>> For instance, given this equation, (1+2/3)*4 I would like to see it >>> displayed >>> like the Equation Editor in Microsoft Word or the equations in a >>> Mathematica >>> notebook. See attached screenshots: >>> >>> http://forum.world.st/file/n3805250/word.png >>> >>> http://forum.world.st/file/n3805250/mathematica.png >>> >>> I'm not looking for anything fancy. Something simple to get me started >>> would >>> be helpful as well. >>> >>> I looked briefly at Dr. Geo but I don't think it support displaying >>> equations in that >>> manner. >>> >>> Thanks! >>> >>> -- >>> Nick >>> >>> -- >>> View this message in context: >>> http://forum.world.st/Simple-math-editor-typesetter-tp3805250p3805250.html >>> Sent from the Pharo Smalltalk Users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. >>> >>> >> >> -- >> Lukas Renggli >> www.lukas-renggli.ch >> > > > > -- > Lukas Renggli > www.lukas-renggli.ch > -- View this message in context: http://forum.world.st/Simple-math-editor-typesetter-tp3805250p3805696.html Sent from the Pharo Smalltalk Users mailing list archive at Nabble.com.

Sept. 11, 2011

Re: [Pharo-users] Simple math editor/typesetter

by Lukas Renggli

On 11 September 2011 18:51, Lukas Renggli <renggli(a)gmail.com> wrote: > The Google infographic web service is probably the simplest one to use > (there are many others): http://code.google.com/apis/chart/infographics/ > You post a formula and get back a PNG that you display as a morph. Should be > doable in 1 line of Smalltalk code. Also works with HTTPSocket instead of ZnClient, if you don't use Zinc: (ZnClient getPng: 'http://chart.googleapis.com/chart?cht=tx&chl=' , 'a^2+b^2=c^2' encodeForHTTP) asMorph openInHand > > Of course you can do the processing also yourself, but this is more > complicated. Pier-Math does that for example. > > Lukas > > > On Sunday, 11 September 2011, Nick Chen <nchen.dev(a)mac.com> wrote: >> Hi >> >> I'm working with some simple math equations and am looking for a nicer way >> to >> display them. Is there any existing work that I might be able to >> re-use/build >> upon? >> >> For instance, given this equation, (1+2/3)*4 I would like to see it >> displayed >> like the Equation Editor in Microsoft Word or the equations in a >> Mathematica >> notebook. See attached screenshots: >> >> http://forum.world.st/file/n3805250/word.png >> >> http://forum.world.st/file/n3805250/mathematica.png >> >> I'm not looking for anything fancy. Something simple to get me started >> would >> be helpful as well. >> >> I looked briefly at Dr. Geo but I don't think it support displaying >> equations in that >> manner. >> >> Thanks! >> >> -- >> Nick >> >> -- >> View this message in context: >> http://forum.world.st/Simple-math-editor-typesetter-tp3805250p3805250.html >> Sent from the Pharo Smalltalk Users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. >> >> > > -- > Lukas Renggli > www.lukas-renggli.ch > -- Lukas Renggli www.lukas-renggli.ch

Sept. 11, 2011

Re: [Pharo-users] Simple math editor/typesetter

by Lukas Renggli

The Google infographic web service is probably the simplest one to use (there are many others): http://code.google.com/apis/chart/infographics/ You post a formula and get back a PNG that you display as a morph. Should be doable in 1 line of Smalltalk code. Of course you can do the processing also yourself, but this is more complicated. Pier-Math does that for example. Lukas On Sunday, 11 September 2011, Nick Chen <nchen.dev(a)mac.com> wrote: > Hi > > I'm working with some simple math equations and am looking for a nicer way > to > display them. Is there any existing work that I might be able to > re-use/build > upon? > > For instance, given this equation, (1+2/3)*4 I would like to see it > displayed > like the Equation Editor in Microsoft Word or the equations in a Mathematica > notebook. See attached screenshots: > > http://forum.world.st/file/n3805250/word.png > > http://forum.world.st/file/n3805250/mathematica.png > > I'm not looking for anything fancy. Something simple to get me started would > be helpful as well. > > I looked briefly at Dr. Geo but I don't think it support displaying > equations in that > manner. > > Thanks! > > -- > Nick > > -- > View this message in context: http://forum.world.st/Simple-math-editor-typesetter-tp3805250p3805250.html > Sent from the Pharo Smalltalk Users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > > -- Lukas Renggli www.lukas-renggli.ch

Sept. 11, 2011

Simple math editor/typesetter

by Nick Chen

Hi I'm working with some simple math equations and am looking for a nicer way to display them. Is there any existing work that I might be able to re-use/build upon? For instance, given this equation, (1+2/3)*4 I would like to see it displayed like the Equation Editor in Microsoft Word or the equations in a Mathematica notebook. See attached screenshots: http://forum.world.st/file/n3805250/word.png http://forum.world.st/file/n3805250/mathematica.png I'm not looking for anything fancy. Something simple to get me started would be helpful as well. I looked briefly at Dr. Geo but I don't think it support displaying equations in that manner. Thanks! -- Nick -- View this message in context: http://forum.world.st/Simple-math-editor-typesetter-tp3805250p3805250.html Sent from the Pharo Smalltalk Users mailing list archive at Nabble.com.

Sept. 11, 2011

Re: [Pharo-users] New version of Little Number Chapter

by Mariano Martinez Peck

These chapters are drafts for the future book Pharo By Example 2. The first one is in: http://pharobyexample.org/ On Sun, Sep 11, 2011 at 1:07 PM, Larry White <ljw1001(a)gmail.com> wrote: > What book is this? > > On Sun, Sep 11, 2011 at 2:21 AM, StÃ©phane Ducasse < > stephane.ducasse(a)inria.fr> wrote: > >> Hi guys >> >> I took into account the remarks of mariano and I imagine that the chapter >> improved. It can be obvious for some people >> but I like to make sure that we all find this obvious. Because it is not >> difficult once you spend a little time on it. >> Now if somebody wants to extend and improve, he/she welcome. >> >> I will continue to work on the others chapters. >> >> >> >> >> >> Stef >> A guy that truly believe that software is only done when the documentation >> is packed too. >> >> >> > -- Mariano http://marianopeck.wordpress.com

Sept. 11, 2011

Re: [Pharo-users] New version of Little Number Chapter

by Larry White

What book is this? On Sun, Sep 11, 2011 at 2:21 AM, StÃ©phane Ducasse <stephane.ducasse(a)inria.fr > wrote: > Hi guys > > I took into account the remarks of mariano and I imagine that the chapter > improved. It can be obvious for some people > but I like to make sure that we all find this obvious. Because it is not > difficult once you spend a little time on it. > Now if somebody wants to extend and improve, he/she welcome. > > I will continue to work on the others chapters. > > > > > > Stef > A guy that truly believe that software is only done when the documentation > is packed too. > > >

Sept. 11, 2011

New version of Little Number Chapter

by StÃ©phane Ducasse

Hi guys I took into account the remarks of mariano and I imagine that the chapter improved. It can be obvious for some people but I like to make sure that we all find this obvious. Because it is not difficult once you spend a little time on it. Now if somebody wants to extend and improve, he/she welcome. I will continue to work on the others chapters. Stef A guy that truly believe that software is only done when the documentation is packed too.

Sept. 11, 2011

Re: [Pharo-users] SandstoneDB, Fuel - Contexts must only be created with newForMethod:

by Ramon Leon

On 09/10/2011 02:23 AM, Mariano Martinez Peck wrote: > Yes, basically because it is likely you will end up serializing a whole > stack. If you follow a BlockClosure sender sender sender blah blah > home home blah blah > yes...it is complicated. Hence my advice when attempting to save blocks in SandstoneDb... don't do that. Databases are for data, not for suspended execution environments like closures. -- Ramon Leon http://onsmalltalk.com

Sept. 10, 2011