September 2014 - Pharo-users

Re: [Pharo-users] Gettext with pharo 3 and seaside 3.1.2

by Marcus Denker

On 07 Sep 2014, at 20:32, stepharo <stepharo(a)free.fr> wrote: > > On 7/9/14 15:32, Peter Schorsch wrote: >> Hi, >> >> Just started with pharo and seaside. > > Welcome! > >> Now I want to write an example >> seaside-application but with a multi lingual interface. So I installed >> pharo3 and then seaside via configuration browser. >> >> But then I had to realize that the seaside-gettext package was not >> installed; and also no gettext package. I found a gettext package in >> the repository http://smalltalkhub.com/mc/PharoExtras/Gettext. >> >> I installed the package ConfigurationOfGettext, but the >> configuraitonof-browser does not show it. > The configuration browser only shows the configurations that are published in a given repository. >> So I installed the package >> Gettext via monticello. > > I think that people will reply to you. I know that there was a conflict between one class in the getText and one in Pharo30. There is an issue here: https://pharo.fogbugz.com/f/cases/13655/System-Localization-and-Gettext-hav… Marcus

Sept. 8, 2014

Re: [Pharo-users] PharoS

by Esteban Lorenzano

exactly. pharoS does not includes Cog (the JIT). Esteban On 08 Sep 2014, at 09:45, FranÃ§ois Stephany <tulipe.moutarde(a)gmail.com> wrote: > If i'm not mistaken, pharoS uses the StackVM. > > Which you don't really want unless you know you need it ;) > > On Mon, Sep 8, 2014 at 9:26 AM, Annick Fron <list(a)afceurope.com> wrote: > What is the difference between pharoS and pharo ? > Annick > >

Sept. 8, 2014

Re: [Pharo-users] PharoS

by FranÃ§ois Stephany

If i'm not mistaken, pharoS uses the StackVM. Which you don't really want unless you know you need it ;) On Mon, Sep 8, 2014 at 9:26 AM, Annick Fron <list(a)afceurope.com> wrote: > What is the difference between pharoS and pharo ? > Annick > >

Sept. 8, 2014

PharoS

by Annick Fron

What is the difference between pharoS and pharo ? Annick

Sept. 8, 2014

Re: [Pharo-users] [ann] pillar support in gtinspector

by Tudor Girba

Hi, > > Great. Please keep experimenting and keep us posted. > > Well I have redefined my immediate goal for the next experiment as just > updating an object from a text pane even if this is not automatic (as I > said in the proper thread automatic updating is not working). So, how can I > get the current content of a text pane and send it as an argument for > updating an object value? > > With your post, I'm wondering who difficult is: >> >> a. To put support to Pillar/Markdown inside text panes (something >> similar to >> the "smalltalkCode" message for showing Smalltalk in text panes but >> with >> "pillarCode" or "markdownCode" (or some dictionary with the #syntax >> keyword >> and the language as a value). >> >> >> That is precisely what already happened. If you load the code, you can >> take a >> look at the FileReference>>gtInspectorPillarIn: method to see how to >> specify the >> presentation. >> > > I will as soon as I can load humane-assessment.com, to see your blog post > again. In fact is usual for me not being able to load this site or Moose's > ones on a regular basis (last time when I was trying to show this > technology to a friend). If your have any possibility to consider another > more stable hosting that would be nice for newcomers. Digital Ocean (I have > not any affiliation with them) has been a nice solution for my for only USD > $5 per month. Indeed, I have some problems with my server. I am not yet sure where the problem lies (the server itself or the provider). I restarted the server now and I hope it will be better for a while. > > > b. To execute some parts of the code, for example the ones that are >> inside >> "[[[" "]]]" while the cursor is there, so we could not only preview >> imagages, but also execute code for visualizations or other >> computations >> >> >> Exactly. That should definitely be a direction. We need to experiment >> here with >> the exact semantics. For example, you will not always want to execute the >> code. >> Or not all code is meant to be executed. >> > > > Well for me that would be a human decision always and by default disabled. > What I was thinking was more inline with IPython's notebook behaviour that > executes a code cell with a shortcut. Would be nice to have a shortcut for > executing code inside "[[[" "]]]" blocks if the cursor is inside them. Indeed, this is the first thing that popped in my mind as well. The problem is that often people use the code inside [[[ ]]] for incomplete snippets as well. So, it can actually be problematic to find the real code to run. At least in the current books. > > c. The ability to support drag and drop to files to the tree (a >> Glamorous >> Tree) and get some kind of node pointing to that file. >> >> >> That is indeed something I would want as well. For example, we should be >> able to >> drag and drop a pier file from the outside and spawn an editor on it. >> > > Yes. > > d. Tha ability to preview thumbnail images in a similar way of the >> "contextual places" for printing described on your post at [2] >> >> [2] http://www.humane-assessment.__com/blog/rethinking-print-it- >> __in-pharo >> <http://www.humane-assessment.com/blog/rethinking-print-it-in-pharo/ >> > >> >> Yes. This will likely come soon :) >> > > Nice! Keep us posted. > > > e. The hability to show a preview of the pdf/html in an emergent >> lateral >> panel in a simlar way to what TeXStudio or TeXmaker do[3] >> >> [3] http://www.xm1math.net/__texmaker/texmakertop_big.png >> <http://www.xm1math.net/texmaker/texmakertop_big.png> >> >> >> I do not know how to do it at this time. For this purpose, we would need >> to be >> able to embed a browser in a Pharo UI, and I am not aware of how to do it >> >> > I would think in something like executing a browser inside a VNC client > that can be shown inside Pharo. AFAIK that's the way that Open Croquet, > Teleplace and other Smalltalk 3D worlds use to execute and show desktop > apps inside the worlds. I imagine that something similar can be done in a > Glamorous Toolkit pane. > Would you be interested in producing a prototype in Morphic? Cheers, Doru > > Cheers, > > Offray > > -- www.tudorgirba.com "Every thing has its own flow"

Sept. 8, 2014

Re: [Pharo-users] [ann] pillar support in gtinspector

by Tudor Girba

Maybe ... would anyone be interested in giving it a try? :) Doru On Mon, Sep 8, 2014 at 12:57 AM, Ben Coman <btc(a)openinworld.com> wrote: > Tudor Girba wrote: > > Hi, > > Thanks for the feedback. Indeed, your points are much inline with where we > should go next. > > On Sun, Sep 7, 2014 at 9:50 PM, Offray Vladimir Luna CÃ¡rdenas <offray(a)riseup.net> wrote: > > > > Hi Doru, > > I really like the advancements in this direction. If fact what I have > trying to do, as a newbie, by making a Glamorous Toolkit powered > outliner/tree like interface for writing structured documents tries > something similar. I think that writing is mainly a non-linear experience > and the usual metaphors of document processors are not powerful enough in > expressing/exploring the structure of ideas in the writing process (some > thought about it ane examples about how implement non-linear academic > writing are in [1], in Spanish). > > [1] http://mutabit.com/offray/static/blog/output/posts/la- > forma-en-que-escribo-para-el-doctorado.html > > I would like to create Visual Data Narratives inside Pharo/Moose/Roassal > that use file system and web, and LateX as "exportation formats", but where > the writing/structuring experience happen mainly inside Pharo. For that > persistence/change of trees is important, but as I have documented in other > threads, I'm having problems with it, using Glamorous Toolkit (specifically > on updating objects from text panes and from emergent windows for tree > names/properties). > > With your post, I'm wondering who difficult is: > > a. To put support to Pillar/Markdown inside text panes (something similar > to the "smalltalkCode" message for showing Smalltalk in text panes but with > "pillarCode" or "markdownCode" (or some dictionary with the #syntax keyword > and the language as a value). > > > > That is precisely what already happened. If you load the code, you can take > a look at the FileReference>>gtInspectorPillarIn: method to see how to > specify the presentation. > > > > > b. To execute some parts of the code, for example the ones that are inside > "[[[" "]]]" while the cursor is there, so we could not only preview > imagages, but also execute code for visualizations or other computations > > > > Exactly. That should definitely be a direction. We need to experiment here > with the exact semantics. For example, you will not always want to execute > the code. Or not all code is meant to be executed. > > > > > c. The ability to support drag and drop to files to the tree (a Glamorous > Tree) and get some kind of node pointing to that file. > > > > That is indeed something I would want as well. For example, we should be > able to drag and drop a pier file from the outside and spawn an editor on > it. > > > > > > d. Tha ability to preview thumbnail images in a similar way of the > "contextual places" for printing described on your post at [2] > > [2] http://www.humane-assessment.com/blog/rethinking-print-it-in-pharo > > Yes. This will likely come soon :) > > e. The hability to show a preview of the pdf/html in an emergent lateral > > > panel in a simlar way to what TeXStudio or TeXmaker do[3] > > [3] http://www.xm1math.net/texmaker/texmakertop_big.png > > > I do not know how to do it at this time. For this purpose, we would need to > be able to embed a browser in a Pharo UI, and I am not aware of how to do it > > > > Maybe... > > http://www.i-programmer.info/news/136-open-source/7433-google-open-sources-… > > cheers -ben > > > So here I put my other ideas about "bringing liveliness to documentation" > as you said and I would like to build them together. > > > > Great. Please keep experimenting and keep us posted. > > Cheers, > Doru > > > > > > Cheers, > > Offray > > Ps: In the other threads I'm asking about how to advance in the outliner > metaphor for live doc writing on Pharo/Moose/Roassal. I'll keep you posted. > > On 09/07/2014 08:41 AM, Tudor Girba wrote: > > > > Hi, > > Documentation is important. To make it more likely and more enjoyable for > people > to write more of it, I teamed up with Andrei and Jan to build up support > for > Pillar in the GTInspector. > > The current solution brings the following: > - Pillar specific syntax highlighting including Shout highlighting for > code snippets > - Embedded files validation and preview possibility > - Quick browsing of Pillar book projects when inspecting the book folder > - Class comment rendering using Pillar syntax when inspecting the class > object > - Text editor support for custom highlighting in Glamour (using Rubric > for now) > - Island parsing for quick specification of incomplete parser > > You can learn more about it here:http://www.humane-assessment.com/blog/writing-pillar-books- > with-the-gtinspector > > Inline image 1 > > There is much more to do in this direction, and I would be happy to > inspire some > of you to join forces. Please let us know what you think. > > Cheers, > Doru > > --www.tudorgirba.com <http://www.tudorgirba.com> <http://www.tudorgirba.com> > > "Every thing has its own flow" > > > > > > > -- www.tudorgirba.com "Every thing has its own flow"

Sept. 8, 2014

Re: [Pharo-users] [ann] pillar support in gtinspector

by Tudor Girba

Hi Ben, Exactly. In Pier, we used to have value links (see http://www.piercms.com/doc/syntax) I propose to introduce something like this: +object:"code that returns something that can be embedded like a graphical form"+ Doru On Mon, Sep 8, 2014 at 12:47 AM, Ben Coman <btc(a)openinworld.com> wrote: > Offray Vladimir Luna CÃ¡rdenas wrote: > >> Hi Doru, >> >> I really like the advancements in this direction. If fact what I have >> trying to do, as a newbie, by making a Glamorous Toolkit powered >> outliner/tree like interface for writing structured documents tries >> something similar. I think that writing is mainly a non-linear experience >> and the usual metaphors of document processors are not powerful enough in >> expressing/exploring the structure of ideas in the writing process (some >> thought about it ane examples about how implement non-linear academic >> writing are in [1], in Spanish). >> >> [1] http://mutabit.com/offray/static/blog/output/posts/la- >> forma-en-que-escribo-para-el-doctorado.html >> >> I would like to create Visual Data Narratives inside Pharo/Moose/Roassal >> that use file system and web, and LateX as "exportation formats", but where >> the writing/structuring experience happen mainly inside Pharo. For that >> persistence/change of trees is important, but as I have documented in other >> threads, I'm having problems with it, using Glamorous Toolkit (specifically >> on updating objects from text panes and from emergent windows for tree >> names/properties). >> >> With your post, I'm wondering who difficult is: >> >> a. To put support to Pillar/Markdown inside text panes (something similar >> to the "smalltalkCode" message for showing Smalltalk in text panes but with >> "pillarCode" or "markdownCode" (or some dictionary with the #syntax keyword >> and the language as a value). >> >> b. To execute some parts of the code, for example the ones that are >> inside "[[[" "]]]" while the cursor is there, so we could not only preview >> imagages, but also execute code for visualizations or other computations >> > > I have been thinking previously, that it would be good to have named code > blocks "[[[ ]]]", some of which are visible which appear in the end > document, and some are invisible, just used to scaffold the live document, > e.g. to generate pictures. For example, visible code block code A might > show the text to "create a class definition and accessors" and invisible > code block B might say... > "close all windows. > run code block A. > open System Browser at origin: 100@100 extent 500@300. > System Browser select class and accessor just created. > Screen snapshot and save to filenameXXX.png." > > cheers -ben > > > >> c. The ability to support drag and drop to files to the tree (a Glamorous >> Tree) and get some kind of node pointing to that file. >> >> d. Tha ability to preview thumbnail images in a similar way of the >> "contextual places" for printing described on your post at [2] >> >> [2] http://www.humane-assessment.com/blog/rethinking-print-it-in-pharo/ >> >> e. The hability to show a preview of the pdf/html in an emergent lateral >> panel in a simlar way to what TeXStudio or TeXmaker do[3] >> >> [3] http://www.xm1math.net/texmaker/texmakertop_big.png >> >> >> So here I put my other ideas about "bringing liveliness to documentation" >> as you said and I would like to build them together. >> >> Cheers, >> >> Offray >> >> Ps: In the other threads I'm asking about how to advance in the outliner >> metaphor for live doc writing on Pharo/Moose/Roassal. I'll keep you posted. >> >> On 09/07/2014 08:41 AM, Tudor Girba wrote: >> >>> Hi, >>> >>> Documentation is important. To make it more likely and more enjoyable >>> for people >>> to write more of it, I teamed up with Andrei and Jan to build up support >>> for >>> Pillar in the GTInspector. >>> >>> The current solution brings the following: >>> - Pillar specific syntax highlighting including Shout highlighting for >>> code snippets >>> - Embedded files validation and preview possibility >>> - Quick browsing of Pillar book projects when inspecting the book folder >>> - Class comment rendering using Pillar syntax when inspecting the class >>> object >>> - Text editor support for custom highlighting in Glamour (using Rubric >>> for now) >>> - Island parsing for quick specification of incomplete parser >>> >>> You can learn more about it here: >>> http://www.humane-assessment.com/blog/writing-pillar-books- >>> with-the-gtinspector >>> >>> Inline image 1 >>> >>> There is much more to do in this direction, and I would be happy to >>> inspire some >>> of you to join forces. Please let us know what you think. >>> >>> Cheers, >>> Doru >>> >>> -- >>> www.tudorgirba.com <http://www.tudorgirba.com> >>> >>> "Every thing has its own flow" >>> >>> >> >> >> > > > -- www.tudorgirba.com "Every thing has its own flow"

Sept. 8, 2014

Re: [Pharo-users] Moose browsers: Updating an object value from a text pane and from an emergent window

by Offray Vladimir Luna CÃ¡rdenas

Hi again, I have opted for another option: Manually updating objects from text panes. I have a method for showing the content of a node body: =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- bodyOn: constructor "Shows the body of a selected node" (constructor text) title: 'Cuerpo | Body '; format:[:eachNode | (eachNode body) isNil ifTrue: [ '' ] ifFalse: [ eachNode body]]; act: [:text | text inspect ] icon: GLMUIThemeExtraIcons glamorousRefresh entitled: 'Save body'. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- At this moment I have only "text inspect" as an action for the text pane, but when I inspect it, I can see in the "Pane Ports" tab that any text wrote there gets updated up to the moment of clicking in the button. What I would like is to send the updated text as an argument for the "body:" setter of the UbakyeNode object. I have seen in the PBE2 chapter about Glamorous that I can used ports to send values to the outside, but still I don't get how. Remember that you can upload the code by following the instructions here: http://wiki.hackbo.co/doku.php/herramientas:grafoscopio:en:install Any advice on this is appreciated. Thanks in advance, Offray On 09/05/2014 10:58 PM, Offray Vladimir Luna CÃ¡rdenas wrote: > Hi Doru an community, > > In almost a week from now I will write an small revision article about > this prototyping exercise on Moose/Glamour/Pharo, for structured > writing. My ideal would be to write it inside this prototype, but for > that I need to be able to edit and store the changes on the tree and its > node contents. Hopefully it won't take too much, even for a newbie like > me. Even if is not possible, and I need to go back to Leo Editor > (http://leoeditor.com/) for reporting and writing the article, this > exercise has been really valuable. > > This are my issues so far: > > Auto-updating objects from the browser is working but I'm having > problems to integrate this with my code. To follow better what is > happening just: > > 1. Follow the installation notes on: > http://wiki.hackbo.co/doku.php/herramientas:grafoscopio:en:install > > 2. Run this code: > > =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- > | text mainTree | > mainTree := UbakyeNode new. > mainTree becomeDefaultTree. > text := (mainTree children at: 1) body. > GLMCompositePresentation new wrapper > with: [ :wrapper | > wrapper show: [ :a | > a text ]. > wrapper transmit > fromOutsidePort: #text; > toOutsidePort: #portIDoNotCareAbout; > transformed: [ :textComingFromThePresentation | > text := textComingFromThePresentation ] ]; > openOn: text. > (mainTree children at: 1) body: text > =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- > > If I comment the last line, I can explore the Browser Tree and see how > #text updates automatically, but if I leave it uncommented I can explore > the mainTree and see that is not updating. > > Also I tried to put the transmit parameters in the build browser > transmit parameter, just here: > > =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- > UbakyeBrowser>>buildBrowser > > "(... snipped code)" > (browser transmit) > to: #body; > from: #tree; > andShow: [ :a | self bodyOn: a]. > "(...snipped code)" > > =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- > > replacing "to:", "from:" and "andShow:" for "fromOutsidePort:", > "toOutsidePort:" and "transformed:" as shown in your example, but then > the current selection in the tree got disconnected from the body pane. > > I would mind to have a explicit button or keyboard shortcut to take what > is currently on a text pane and send it all to a particular node for > updating, if this is the quickest workaround. So, How can I made this? > > Also, Doru showed to me a way to invoke inspector on the current > selected node. Suppose that I want to have an emergent window to edit > the node header and some tags on it. Is this possible? > > > Cheers and thanks in advance, > > Offray > > On 09/03/2014 04:27 AM, Tudor Girba wrote: >> Hi, >> >> As I said before, right now, Glamour does not easily the behavior you >> want, but >> you can abuse an existing mechanism of capturing changes of a port >> through a >> transmission that transforms that value. >> >> Here is an example: >> >> text := ''. >> GLMCompositePresentation new wrapper >> with: [ :wrapper | >> wrapper show: [ :a | >> a text ]. >> wrapper transmit fromOutsidePort: #text; toOutsidePort: >> #portIDoNotCareAbout; >> transformed: [ :textComingFromThePresentation | text := >> textComingFromThePresentation ] ]; >> openOn: text >> >> In this example, we create a transmission that originates in the #text >> port that >> will be populated every time you modify something. This transmission >> sends the >> value to #portIDoNotCareAbout only to have access to the >> transformation block >> where you can do what you want with the textComingFromThePresentation. >> >> To check the behavior: >> - execute the code in a Playground, >> - type something in the text area that opens, >> - inspect the text variable >> ==> you will see that it contains the latest contents from the text >> editor >> >> We should promote this mechanism explicitly in Glamour, but in the >> meantime it >> is probably sufficient for your case. >> >> Doru >> >> >> On Wed, Sep 3, 2014 at 4:47 AM, Offray Vladimir Luna CÃ¡rdenas >> <offray(a)riseup.net >> <mailto:offray@riseup.net>> wrote: >> >> Hi, >> >> I'm trying to restate my question to see if I have more luck with >> any answer >> this time. >> >> I'm making advances with an outliner like app for writing and now >> I can add >> nodes move them and store them in the really nice STON format. >> But because >> information on trees is not editable, I would like to try another >> approach: >> To create an emergent window and put the node tree and node tags >> on it, and >> the update the this values on the tree node. >> Also, I would like to update some objects from the a Glamour text >> pane, >> without any special button or action, just while I'm writing on >> them. If >> this is not possible which is the message to select all text in a >> body panel >> and to send it to a object? >> >> I will be doing some further advances by my own and keep you >> posted (may be >> with some more specific/better questions on how to get this >> behaviour from >> Moose browsers). >> >> Cheers, >> >> Offray >> >> >> >> >> -- >> www.tudorgirba.com <http://www.tudorgirba.com> >> >> "Every thing has its own flow" >> > > >

Sept. 8, 2014

Re: [Pharo-users] [ann] pillar support in gtinspector

by Offray Vladimir Luna CÃ¡rdenas

Hi, On 09/07/2014 05:47 PM, Ben Coman wrote: > Offray Vladimir Luna CÃ¡rdenas wrote: >> Hi Doru, >> >> I really like the advancements in this direction. If fact what I have >> trying to do, as a newbie, by making a Glamorous Toolkit powered >> outliner/tree like interface for writing structured documents tries >> something similar. I think that writing is mainly a non-linear >> experience and the usual metaphors of document processors are not >> powerful enough in expressing/exploring the structure of ideas in the >> writing process (some thought about it ane examples about how >> implement non-linear academic writing are in [1], in Spanish). >> >> [1] >> http://mutabit.com/offray/static/blog/output/posts/la-forma-en-que-escribo-… >> >> >> I would like to create Visual Data Narratives inside >> Pharo/Moose/Roassal that use file system and web, and LateX as >> "exportation formats", but where the writing/structuring experience >> happen mainly inside Pharo. For that persistence/change of trees is >> important, but as I have documented in other threads, I'm having >> problems with it, using Glamorous Toolkit (specifically on updating >> objects from text panes and from emergent windows for tree >> names/properties). >> >> With your post, I'm wondering who difficult is: >> >> a. To put support to Pillar/Markdown inside text panes (something >> similar to the "smalltalkCode" message for showing Smalltalk in text >> panes but with "pillarCode" or "markdownCode" (or some dictionary with >> the #syntax keyword and the language as a value). >> >> b. To execute some parts of the code, for example the ones that are >> inside "[[[" "]]]" while the cursor is there, so we could not only >> preview imagages, but also execute code for visualizations or other >> computations > > I have been thinking previously, that it would be good to have named > code blocks "[[[ ]]]", some of which are visible which appear in the end > document, and some are invisible, just used to scaffold the live > document, e.g. to generate pictures. For example, visible code block > code A might show the text to "create a class definition and accessors" > and invisible code block B might say... > "close all windows. > run code block A. > open System Browser at origin: 100@100 extent 500@300. > System Browser select class and accessor just created. > Screen snapshot and save to filenameXXX.png." > > cheers -ben > What I made on Leo Outliner is to have some custom directive (@ words like "@ignore") as headers of a node, so I can ignore what is inside that part of the tree. For the ouliner on Pharo I'm thinking in adding tags to nodes so, some exportation procedures for the interactive book can be put in invisible nodes (I mean invisible in the context of the exportation of the book). That nodes can contain code for "Pharo selfies" where the environment takes screenshots of itself, or metadata for the exportation (template for document, database information and so on). I will be trying to make some progress on the saving/updating of trees front, but If I can not, I will be on the nodes tags and interface, at least to show some ideas and explain myself better with pictures :-). Cheers, Offray

Sept. 8, 2014

Re: [Pharo-users] [ann] pillar support in gtinspector

by Offray Vladimir Luna CÃ¡rdenas

Hi, Comments below. :-) On 09/07/2014 02:54 PM, Tudor Girba wrote: > Hi, > > Thanks for the feedback. Indeed, your points are much inline with where we > should go next. > [...] > > I would like to create Visual Data Narratives inside Pharo/Moose/Roassal > that use file system and web, and LateX as "exportation formats", but where > the writing/structuring experience happen mainly inside Pharo. For that > persistence/change of trees is important, but as I have documented in other > threads, I'm having problems with it, using Glamorous Toolkit (specifically > on updating objects from text panes and from emergent windows for tree > names/properties). [...] > Great. Please keep experimenting and keep us posted. Well I have redefined my immediate goal for the next experiment as just updating an object from a text pane even if this is not automatic (as I said in the proper thread automatic updating is not working). So, how can I get the current content of a text pane and send it as an argument for updating an object value? > With your post, I'm wondering who difficult is: > > a. To put support to Pillar/Markdown inside text panes (something similar to > the "smalltalkCode" message for showing Smalltalk in text panes but with > "pillarCode" or "markdownCode" (or some dictionary with the #syntax keyword > and the language as a value). > > > That is precisely what already happened. If you load the code, you can take a > look at the FileReference>>gtInspectorPillarIn: method to see how to specify the > presentation. I will as soon as I can load humane-assessment.com, to see your blog post again. In fact is usual for me not being able to load this site or Moose's ones on a regular basis (last time when I was trying to show this technology to a friend). If your have any possibility to consider another more stable hosting that would be nice for newcomers. Digital Ocean (I have not any affiliation with them) has been a nice solution for my for only USD $5 per month. > b. To execute some parts of the code, for example the ones that are inside > "[[[" "]]]" while the cursor is there, so we could not only preview > imagages, but also execute code for visualizations or other computations > > > Exactly. That should definitely be a direction. We need to experiment here with > the exact semantics. For example, you will not always want to execute the code. > Or not all code is meant to be executed. Well for me that would be a human decision always and by default disabled. What I was thinking was more inline with IPython's notebook behaviour that executes a code cell with a shortcut. Would be nice to have a shortcut for executing code inside "[[[" "]]]" blocks if the cursor is inside them. > c. The ability to support drag and drop to files to the tree (a Glamorous > Tree) and get some kind of node pointing to that file. > > > That is indeed something I would want as well. For example, we should be able to > drag and drop a pier file from the outside and spawn an editor on it. Yes. > d. Tha ability to preview thumbnail images in a similar way of the > "contextual places" for printing described on your post at [2] > > [2] http://www.humane-assessment.__com/blog/rethinking-print-it-__in-pharo > <http://www.humane-assessment.com/blog/rethinking-print-it-in-pharo/> > > Yes. This will likely come soon :) Nice! Keep us posted. > e. The hability to show a preview of the pdf/html in an emergent lateral > panel in a simlar way to what TeXStudio or TeXmaker do[3] > > [3] http://www.xm1math.net/__texmaker/texmakertop_big.png > <http://www.xm1math.net/texmaker/texmakertop_big.png> > > > I do not know how to do it at this time. For this purpose, we would need to be > able to embed a browser in a Pharo UI, and I am not aware of how to do it > I would think in something like executing a browser inside a VNC client that can be shown inside Pharo. AFAIK that's the way that Open Croquet, Teleplace and other Smalltalk 3D worlds use to execute and show desktop apps inside the worlds. I imagine that something similar can be done in a Glamorous Toolkit pane. Cheers, Offray

Sept. 8, 2014