January 2015 - Pharo-users - lists.pharo.org

Autoformatting extisting packages
by Laura Risani Feb. 1, 2015

Feb. 1, 2015

Hi all, How do i apply autoformatting to existing packages? I've read somewhere that this functionality used to be at the refactoring menu, but i can't find it, don't know if it has been renamed or moved. Best, Laura

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Code completion differences at browser and workspace
by Laura Risani Jan. 31, 2015

Jan. 31, 2015

Hi all, I've noticed that the code completition tool shows a different list if brought up at a workspace or at a system browser. Particulary workspace's completition list is broader than browser's one. For instance if while writting a method i have already accepted other method names but haven't yet defined them in any class, these selectors are shown in worskpace's completition but don't in browser's. So while at the system browser i have to waste keystrokes bringing up the manually the other completition tool and search in that list the selector i want. So, question : how do i make the completition tool show at system browser the same list that it would show at a workspace? Best, Laura

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How do I save contents of Workspace into a collection?
by Frank Church Jan. 31, 2015

Jan. 31, 2015

Hi guys, My images are gathering a number of Workspaces whose contents I don't want to delete. I want to create a collection of Workspace contents along this defintion: Description Date Category Content (the actual text in the Workspace). In the final version I would like to be able to select a workspace and simply click a button or a menu item and get a dialog where I can enter the Description, Category and Date with the Workspace contents automatically captured into a text box. Copying and pasting the contents would be okay to start with. Filing it out would be another aspect later. What kind of array would best suited to the task? There is quite a number of them depicted here: http://www.jmcsweeney.co.uk/computing/m206/collections_intro.php What could be the best way to go about it? For those who are curious I am experimenting with the original ideas of Smalltalk where a computer user would do everything in Smalltalk workspace/desktop. I am intrigued by the possibility and somehow it seems eminently doable. -- Frank Church ======================= http://devblog.brahmancreations.com

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Updated Pharo Days Schedule
by Sven Van Caekenberghe Jan. 31, 2015

Jan. 31, 2015

Hi, We updated the schedule (programme) for the Pharo Days, adding names to the talks, shifting some timings and other details a bit. http://pharodays2015.pharo.org We're happy that about 75 people registered. It will be fun and intense. Sven

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how to debug zinc server errors from tests
by Martin BÃ¤hr Jan. 31, 2015

Jan. 31, 2015

hi, when debugging a zinc server with tests structured as in http://zn.stfx.eu/zn/build-and-deploy-1st-webapp/ i am wondering how to best debug errors in the server while running tests. one test makes a ZnClient connection to a testserver started from the same test. the test fails with the server returning a 500 error. next i get an opportunity to debug the test, but what i really want is to to debug the server itself. one way is to run the client request manually from the browser, while the real server is in debug mode. that works most of the time, but sometimes it doesn't because there is a difference between the test-server and the real server. i found that i can set the test server into debug mode too, but that is not very satisfying because it causes the test to hang and lock until a timeout is reached and only then the debugger pops up. i'd like the debugger pop up immediately, let me debug and fix the error, and then have the tests proceed. is there a way to do that? greetings, eMBee. -- eKita - the online platform for your entire academic life -- chief engineer eKita.co pike programmer pike.lysator.liu.se caudium.net societyserver.org secretary beijinglug.org mentor fossasia.org foresight developer foresightlinux.org realss.com unix sysadmin Martin BÃ¤hr working in china http://societyserver.org/mbaehr/

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any imap + smtp client available?
by Mayuresh Kathe Jan. 31, 2015

Jan. 31, 2015

hello, is there any email client with imap + smtp support available under "pharo" at the moment? problem: due to compute power constraints, i am running "pharo" as my only application via xinit, having to constantly switch between "pharo" and console (for mutt) is becoming painful. :) ~mayuresh

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Updated Pharo Days Schedule
by Andy Burnett Jan. 31, 2015

Jan. 31, 2015

Any chance that the presentations will be video recorded? I can't attend but I would love to watch. Cheers Andy

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New book for Pharo :)
by stepharo Jan. 31, 2015

Jan. 31, 2015

Didier Besset offered his great book "Object-Oriented Implementation of Numerical Methods An Introduction with Smalltalk and Java" to the community. We would like to thank Didier Besset for his great book and for his gift of the source and implementation to the community. You can find â¢ Archive of the original book, with code in both Java and Smalltalk https://github.com/SquareBracketAssociates/ArchiveOONumericalMethods https://github.com/SquareBracketAssociates/ArchiveOONumericalMethods/blob/m… â¢ An abridged version of Didierâs book, without the Java implementation and reference; our goal is to make the book slimmer and easier to read. The implementation presented in this book is part of the SciSmalltalk library. https://github.com/SquareBracketAssociates/NumericalMethods https://github.com/SquareBracketAssociates/NumericalMethods/blob/master/201… â¢ SciSmalltalk library https://github.com/SergeStinckwich/SciSmalltalk. Both book versions are maintained by St Ìephane Ducasse and Serge Stinckwich. 27 Janvier 2015

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Re: [Pharo-users] Problem due to deprecation of class Url in Pharo 3 and Moose 5.0
by PBKResearch Jan. 31, 2015

Jan. 31, 2015

Hello All Just a follow-up to this query posted three weeks ago. I was e-mailed a week ago by Monty telling me about an alternative approach to my problem: "Hi Peter. I'm writing you because of your post on the Pharo users list two weeks ago on problems with Todd Blanchard's HTML/CSS parser and ZnUrl. I'm a maintainer of PharoExtras/XMLParser on SmalltalkHub, and you may not know, but there's an optional HTML parsing add-on in the repo, ConfigurationOfXMLParserHTML. This loads two other parsers, SAXHTMLHandler (SAX) and XMLHTMLParser (DOM, probably the one you want), that convert malformed HTML to well-formed XML. [remainder clipped]" I was a bit unsure about this, partly because I am not very familiar with XML, partly because it seemed perverse to change the representation just to analyse the DOM. However, now I have looked into it more it seems very sensible; the manipulation of the XML version of the DOM is much easier. So I have decided to discontinue using the Blanchard parser and switch to XMLHTMLParser, which has the additional advantage of being actively maintained. The moral is that it is always worth posting questions here. There are many people watching, and there is the chance of a bit of lateral thinking. Posted here also because my attempts to e-mail Monty directly have failed, so thanks again Monty. Peter Kenny From: PBKResearch [mailto:peter@pbkresearch.co.uk] Sent: 10 January 2015 10:41 To: 'pharo-users(a)lists.pharo.org' Subject: Problem due to deprecation of class Url in Pharo 3 and Moose 5.0 Hello I have run into a problem in moving some existing work from earlier versions of Pharo/Moose. I have found a work around, but I wonder if there is a tidier way of handling it. I make frequent use of Todd Blanchard's HTML parser and validator, HTMCSS (http://smalltalkhub.com/#!/~ToddBlanchard/HTMCSSValidatingParser) which was originally written for Squeak but has performed without trouble on earlier versions of Pharo. When I try to use it on Moose 5.0, I get frequent warning messages about Url being deprecated. I have made the problem go away by commenting out the deprecation warning in Url class>>new, but I wonder what should be done on a more permanent basis. [clipped] Thanks in advance for any help or suggestions. Peter Kenny

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StartupPreferenceLoader in Pharo 4?
by Martin BÃ¤hr Jan. 31, 2015

Jan. 31, 2015

hi, i was just about to explore the StartupLoader described here: https://ci.inria.fr/pharo-contribution/view/Books/job/PharoHiddenTreasures/… only to find that it is deprecated, and i can't find its replacement: StartupPreferenceLoader greetings, martin. -- eKita - the online platform for your entire academic life -- chief engineer eKita.co pike programmer pike.lysator.liu.se caudium.net societyserver.org secretary beijinglug.org mentor fossasia.org foresight developer foresightlinux.org realss.com unix sysadmin Martin BÃ¤hr working in china http://societyserver.org/mbaehr/

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