May 2014 - Pharo-users - lists.pharo.org

[ANN] iStoa 14.05 for Linux
by Hilaire Fernandes May 3, 2014

May 3, 2014

Hello, Here is the release 14.05. It is the one I showed screen shot previously[1]. https://launchpad.net/istoa/+milestone/14.05 Thanks Hilaire [1] http://forum.world.st/iStoa-some-news-tt4756694.html -- Dr. Geo http://drgeo.eu

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Pharo 3 minor issue
by giorgio ferraris May 3, 2014

May 3, 2014

Hi, started looking at Pharo after many years. First of all, you all did an awesome works, thank you! There is a small problems on System Browser open image open system browser choose one class select group The class side checkbox is enabled, if you check it, you get a wall bak . Giorgio [image: Inline image 2]

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[ANN] Pharo3 Dark Theme is available
by Esteban Lorenzano May 3, 2014

May 3, 2014

Dark Theme for Pharo 3 ================== So, I finally took some time and hacked a Dark Theme for Pharo 3: How you install it? You need to execute this script: â1. You need this because otherwise Gofer merge becomes dumb :P" MCRepositoryGroup default addRepository: (MCSmalltalkhubRepository owner: 'estebanlm' project: 'Pharo3DarkTheme'). â2. Now we can actually MERGE the project" Gofer it smalltalkhubUser: 'estebanlm' project: 'Pharo3DarkTheme'; package: 'Pharo3DarkTheme'; merge. â3. And then install it" Pharo3DarkTheme installFullTheme. WARNING 1: You need to do a merge (notice the script) WARNING 2: Yes, this is a HACK (also: an ugly hack). See below for details. WARNING 3: This changes something in the Pharo3Theme too... so you can go back after installing, but not completely :) Considerations -------------- It can look like an easy task, to make a theme over a non native GUI like Pharo, but let me tell you: It is not. There are a lot of glitches and errors of design you have to overcome to get a working version of a theme. This is a pitty because we claim that our system is clean (or should be clean) and easy to understand. But all the Morphic implementation is a hack over a hack, with preconcepts and hardcodes everywhere, up to a point that to make the smallest change is an incredibly annoying task. Then... I added ""yet another hack"" to this infinite list. I made it because we need something like this, even if not a good solution. And I also made it to start a debate into our community. I truly believe that Morphic was a great idea, but I also believe that current implementation is doomed. I would like to discuss a new implementation, with a good design (for example I believe it should be a clear separation between a morph and it's skin, making easy the actual-hard task of changing a colorset). I also believe there will be a clear separation between what is a Morph (a graphical unit) and a Widget (who at the time should use morphs, but that's another story). Etc., etc., etc. So, will we start the longtime postponed effort of effectively replace current Morphic? In the mean time, enjoy the theme. Is so cool that I'm considering making it my default theme :P Esteban

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Updating packages from command line
by Bernat Romagosa May 2, 2014

May 2, 2014

Is there a way to do it? Here's my attempt: *pharo-vm-nox MyImage.image eval "Gofer new smalltalkhubUser: 'myUser' project: 'MyProject'; package: 'MyPackage'; load. Smalltalk snapshot: true andQuit: true"* then: *pharo-vm-nox MyImage.image eval --no-quit "MyJustLoadedClass start"* results in: *UndefinedObject>>DoIt (MyJustLoadedClass is Undeclared) * *MessageNotUnderstood: receiver of "start" is nil* Thanks! Bernat. -- Bernat Romagosa.

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SOAP in Pharo
by Thushar G R May 2, 2014

May 2, 2014

Hi, Do we have a SOAP client in pharo? I checked SoapOpera but seems its too old to work with latest pharo 2.0. Thanks,

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Video Tutorials about Pharo
by kilon alios May 2, 2014

May 2, 2014

Hello pharoers . I have created a playlist in youtube where in the past few days I am keep adding new tutorials about the basics of Pharo. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ol5ivaEATLQ&list=PLqbtQ7OkSta0ULYAd7Qdxof85… For now I am focusing on the vary basics. So far the tutorials are 1) Why Pharo -> Explaining why I love Pharo and what Pharo is. 2) Install Pharo 3) Create a Class 4) Workspace Variables 5) Instance Variables 6) Temporary Variables I try to keep the duration at most around 10 minutes , if I can around 3-4 minutes. My goals is to focus on one or two features per tutorial. My focus for now is explaining the basics of Pharo the Language and Pharo the IDE. I hope however that after that I will have the energy and time to focus on Pharo libraries, like Nativeboost, Athens, Roosal , Sockets and many more. If my free time holds and I do not run out of steam, I should be able to produce around 30 - 60 hours per year of Video Tutorials that will be able to document a ton of Pharo functionality. Already the Playlist is over an hour long and I try to keep my tutorials focused entirely on the practical side. Your comments and support is greatly appreciated.

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Bug in Nautilus - Add Class versus Add Full Class
by kmo May 2, 2014

May 2, 2014

Nautilus gives you two options to create a class: /Add Class/ and /Add Full Class/. But both options give you exactly the same template to fill in. There is no difference between them. This is because the class methods /AbstractTool>>defineFullClassTemplate / and /AbstractTool>>defineClassTemplate / return exactly the same templates. I take it this is a bug. -- View this message in context: http://forum.world.st/Bug-in-Nautilus-Add-Class-versus-Add-Full-Class-tp475… Sent from the Pharo Smalltalk Users mailing list archive at Nabble.com.

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Re: [Pharo-users] SOAP in Pharo
by Stephan Eggermont May 2, 2014

May 2, 2014

AFAIK, SOAP is completely dead for interoperability, as all major players decided to use their own extensions, and change them with each new release. You can of course make something work with your exact situation. Stephan

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pharo-vm-nox command line
by Bernat Romagosa May 2, 2014

May 2, 2014

Hi list, Is there a way to issue commands to an image via pharo-vm-nox on a headless server and not have it stop immediately after running them? This keeps the image running, but the command is not sent to it: *pharo-vm-nox StarUOCs.image --no-quit eval "Transcript show: 'hi'"* This is working, but the image quits after the command is run: *pharo-vm-nox StarUOCs.image eval "Transcript show: 'hi'"* Thanks! Bernat. -- Bernat Romagosa.

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iStoa, some news
by Hilaire Fernandes May 1, 2014

May 1, 2014

Hi, I have been working on iStoa lately (http://launchpad.net/istoa) Few screenshot enclosed, hope for another alpha release soon. Thanks Hilaire -- Dr. Geo http://drgeo.eu

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