September 2023 - Pharo-users

EXIF / JPEG metadata
by Alistair Grant Nov. 30, 2025

Nov. 30, 2025

Hi Everyone, As far as I can tell, JPEGReadWriter in Pharo 7 doesn't read (or write) the image metadata, e.g. title, keywords, exposure time, etc. Is anyone aware of a package that does? Thanks! Alistair

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The System Browser has recently started showing 2 comments tabs - one is text and one is formatted pretty. That seems odd and is not wanted - has anyone else seen this? Pharo 10 stable image - windows 64 - all reloaded recently...
by mark.odonoghue.2010＠gmail.com May 12, 2024

May 12, 2024

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This week (39/2023) on the Pharo Issue Tracker
by Marcus Denker Sept. 29, 2023

Sept. 29, 2023

We merged 55 PRs this week # Pharo 11 - Backport: Clean installation of MCClassTraitDefinition #14768 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/14768 # Upstream Sync - Zinc synch #14814 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/14814 - Zodiac synch #14815 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/14815 # Features - Add alternateRowsColor for Tree Table presenter. #1458 https://github.com/pharo-spec/Spec/pull/1458 - DrTest: Add shortcut to open DrTest #14763 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/14763 # Fixes - Removed bomb icon in debugger and put drop down icon instead. #589 https://github.com/pharo-spec/NewTools/pull/589 - Displaying '#' for symbols in the debugger inspector #587 https://github.com/pharo-spec/NewTools/pull/587 - fix: SystemDictionary keys must now be symbols #14819 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/14819 - 14400-allReferencesTo-aLiteral-do-aBlock-is-called-unknown-messages #14802 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/14802 - More comments, better tests and better API #14788 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/14788 - Fixes #14740 : '/..' asFileReference canonicalize returns incorrect result #14767 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/14767 - WindowsStore>>printPathð handle the first segment size = 1 #14761 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/14761 - Add an ensure block in Shift changes test to clean better the system #14762 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/14762 # Packages - RPackage: Update meaning of #removePackage: #14799 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/14799 - RPackage: Always return undefined package for unpackaged class #14791 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/14791 - RPackage: Implement UndefinedPackage #14785 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/14785 - RPackage: Deprecated RPackage>>#packageName #14784 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/14784 - RPackage: divers cleanings #14777 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/14777 - Monticello: Unloading a package should not load it in the change model #14776 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/14776 - RPackage: Deprecate RPackage>>#importClass: #14772 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/14772 - RPackage: depend less on categories in RPackage tests #14770 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/14770 - Monticello: do not rely on MCClassTraitDefinition #14766 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/14766 - Monticello: Clean installation of classes and traits #14759 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/14759 - RPackage: Simplify package creation and deletion in tests #14747 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/14747 - Do not use #categories in RPackage tests #14758 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/14758 - Monticello: Fix st export of organizations #14756 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/14756 - fix: expect package names to be hyphenated #14751 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/14751 - RPackage: New step at unifying packages addition and removal #14733 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/14733 - RPackage: Iteration on package cleanings #14744 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/14744 - Unify class added and recategorized actions #14720 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/14720 - RPackage: simplify classes cleanup of packages tests #14728 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/14728 # Refactoring Engine - Remove classes improvements #14765 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/14765 - Rename Driver into InteractionDriver + introduce RBInstanceVariableHaâ¦ #14755 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/14755 - RemoveClassRefactoring: new generation #14745 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/14745 # Tests - Clean some tests #14736 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/14736 - The tests for text editor can be removed #14806 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/14806 - Fix release tests and improve rules #14803 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/14803 - Release tests: Improve management of unused variables #14794 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/14794 - CharacterTest in wrong test package (new attempt with second PR) #14753 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/14753 - ShClassInstallerTest>>#testInstallInSpecificEnvironment should clean â¦ #14748 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/14748 # CI / Boostrap - Show executed instructions in getPharoVM.sh #14764 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/14764 - Bootstrap should use P10 VM for small image #14792 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/14792 # Speed - Compiler: do not use an intermediate stream when compiling BraceArray constructs {} #14779 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/14779 # Cleanup - Remove usage of deprecated API #588 https://github.com/pharo-spec/NewTools/pull/588 - Generalize ReClassSideResetMethodProtocolRule #14738 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/14738 - Typo in String>>#asUncommentedCode #14739 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/14739 - Typo in settings - TKTConfiguration class>>#settingsOn: #14742 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/14742 - Move all code base to Tonel V3 #14743 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/14743 - #SHRBTextStyler: isScripting, not isWorkspace #14811 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/14811 - Small cleanup FileSystemStore not needed #subclassResponsabiliy methods #14810 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/14810 - FileReference-deleteIfAbsent-optimzied-ifTrue #14809 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/14809 - onEventSensorStartup: cleanup #14804 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/14804 - Fix deprecated call #14796 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/14796 - RTFSelfCallInterpreter should be a subclass of RBProgramNodeVisitor #14780 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/14780 - StInspectorThisContextNode should not be subclass of StInspectorSelfNode #586 https://github.com/pharo-spec/NewTools/pull/586

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The results of the Pharo Browser usage survey are available
by Koen De Hondt Sept. 26, 2023

Sept. 26, 2023

Dear Pharo users and developers, Last week at ESUGâ23 I presented the results of the survey on the usage of the Pharo Browser. Half an hour was not enough to show and discuss all questions and answers. You find all results on my blog: https://all-objects-all-the-time.st/#/blog/posts/3. If you have questions, comments, or suggestions, please do not hesitate to send me a message. Best regards, Koen

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UK Smalltalk User Group meeting - ESUG 2023 Recap - 27 September 2023
by Giovanni Corriga Sept. 26, 2023

Sept. 26, 2023

The ESUG conference returned once more this past summer when Smalltalkers from all over the world met in Lyon, France for a week of presentations, and socials ( https://esug.github.io/2023-Conference/conf2023.html ). For this month's meeting, we'll have an open discussion about what was presented at the conference. If you've been there, join us to tell us what you liked, and why. If you could not go, join us and discover what went down in Lyon! This will be an online meeting from home. If you'd like to join us, please sign up in advance on the meeting's Meetup page ( https://www.meetup.com/ukstug/events/295958488/ ) to receive the meeting details. Donât forget to bring your laptop and drinks!

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Re: [Pharo-users] Personal wiki / information manager
by Evan Donahue Sept. 25, 2023

Sept. 25, 2023

Seems that Pharo is a magnet for this kind of project. I've been writing one as well and using it to organize my research notes. Does anyone working on personal info mgmt tools want to talk offline? I expect we're running into some of the same issues, both conceptual and technical. Evan

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This week (38/2023) on the Pharo Issue Tracker
by Marcus Denker Sept. 22, 2023

Sept. 22, 2023

# Pharo 11 - Make finalization registry entry removal O(1) -- backport P11 #14655 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/14655 # Fixes - Treat a second click within the double-click window but in a different location as a separate click (fixes #14474) #14476 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/14476 - Shift: Add tests and fix bugs in the change detectors #14702 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/14702 - [Reopen] Migration of events from the debugger UI to the debugger action model to automate its updates #399 https://github.com/pharo-spec/NewTools/pull/399 - Revert "Extend SpDiffPresenter to make it navigable accross differences" #1456 https://github.com/pharo-spec/Spec/pull/1456 # Features - Introducing useful event when a debug session has been cleared, so that all subscribers can unsubscribe from any cleared session automatically #14670 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/14670 - Depend on Tonel Pharo12 branch to get TonelV3 format #14669 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/14669 # Package Cleanup - RPackage: cleanings now that SystemOrganizer is removed #14692 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/14692 - Unify class added and recategorized actions #14720 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/14720 - RPackage: simplify classes cleanup of packages tests #14728 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/14728 - RPackage: #removeTag: should remove contained classes #14716 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/14716 - RPackage: Some cleanings #14717 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/14717 - RPackage:â¯Remove category map from RPackageOrganizer #14688 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/14688 - RPackage: fileout should not rely on categories #14684 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/14684 - RPackage: Rely less on categories in MCOrganizationDefinition #14678 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/14678 - Kernel: Clean method removal (Protocol and Method announcements improvements) #14724 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/14724 - Kernel: simplify renaming #14695 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/14695 - Kernel: Always recompile silently methods #14696 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/14696 - Kernel: simplify category management #14681 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/14681 - Kernel: Make sure category is never nil #14676 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/14676 # RB - tiny improvement RBBrowserEnvironment: use ifNil: #14703 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/14703 - Fix: rename methods from different classes #14699 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/14699 - Simpler RBNamespace>>#allClassesDo: #14698 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/14698 - Refactor: rename class refactoring #14673 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/14673 - 2023 09 16 enh rb code glitches #14675 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/14675 # Cleanup - Clean some tests #14736 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/14736 - Minimize the direct references to Transcript #14629 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/14629 - Small refactoring: use #whichMethodsReferTo, not #whichSelectorsReferTo #14672 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/14672 - Sync with Fuel #14677 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/14677 - ClassDescription is an abstract class #14686 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/14686 - change some methods to make sure that the ifNil: message can be inlined #14694 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/14694 - String class>>#crlfcrlf has no senders #14730 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/14730 - #species should be in private protocol #14735 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/14735 - Symbol>>#asAnnouncement should be an extension #14727 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/14727 - Comment TFFunctionDefinition >> validate #14718 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/14718 - Reflectivity cleaning and comments #14712 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/14712 - 14674-ReflectiveMethod-invokes-not-defined-method-isFromTrait #14685 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/14685 - use optimzied ifNil #1457 https://github.com/pharo-spec/Spec/pull/1457 # Website - Delete site/2017pharodays.md #54 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo-website/pull/54 - Update index-links #53 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo-website/pull/53

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This week (37/2023) on the Pharo Issue Tracker
by Marcus Denker Sept. 15, 2023

Sept. 15, 2023

# Features - add support for libgit2 1.7 in Linux #14662 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/14662 - Add SixtyFourBitRegister class #14616 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/14616 - Add âscaleâ for display of a Paragraph using a BitBltDisplayScanner #14630 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/14630 - Confirmation dialog for "Jump to test class" #14625 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/14625 # Fixes - do not open a debugger if libgit2 is not present #1731 https://github.com/pharo-vcs/iceberg/pull/1731 - Fixing debuggerDialog I broke migrating to dialog #583 https://github.com/pharo-spec/NewTools/pull/583 # Spec - as discussed with esteban introduce newAlert, alert: and SpAlertDialoâ¦ #1449 https://github.com/pharo-spec/Spec/pull/1449 - Extend SpDiffPresenter to make it navigable accross differences #1305 https://github.com/pharo-spec/Spec/pull/1305 - Skip testDoBrowseMethodReferences until it passes #1448 https://github.com/pharo-spec/Spec/pull/1448 # Package - Kernel: Remove category at class removal #14622 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/14622 - Remove category ivar from MCClass(Trait)Definition #14659 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/14659 - Monticello: update MCClassTraitDefinition to follow changes of MCClassDefinition #14653 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/14653 - Monticello: Add package and tag in class definition and start to migrate to it #14651 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/14651 - RPackahe: Clean usage of packages instance variable #14639 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/14639 - RPackage:â¯simplify package renaming #14636 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/14636 - Monticello: Do not use constructors with dizaines of paramaters in MCTraitDescription #14635 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/14635 - Monticello: Do not use constructors with dizaines of paramaters in MCClassDescription #14621 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/14621 - RPackage: Update class category in class builder #14623 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/14623 # Refactoring Engine - Fix Rename class Bug #14666 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/14666 - Fix #14645: whichSelectorsReferToClass: is called two times #14647 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/14647 - Refactor: remove method/methods/hierarchy refactoring #14612 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/14612 # Tests - Fixes issue #14646: Should testAllClassesDo #14661 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/14661 - RPackage: Decrease the usage of categories in tests #14643 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/14643 - RPackage: Do not use categories API in trait tests #14642 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/14642 - Monticello: Speedup working copies lookup #14638 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/14638 # Cleanup - Renamed all the xModel into xPresenter same for xDialog into xDialogPâ¦ #1734 https://github.com/pharo-vcs/iceberg/pull/1734 - Remove some unused methods from StrikeFont, FixedFaceFont, GrafPort and BitBlt #14571 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/14571 - Remove dead code in HDReport #14652 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/14652 - Remove RubEncryptedDisplayScanner #14631 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/14631 - Make unwind complete the second temporary #14613 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/14613

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ANN: New voyage and mongotalk versions, for mongodb >=5
by Esteban Lorenzano Sept. 14, 2023

Sept. 14, 2023

Hi, We just made a new release of the mongotalk drivers [1], which replaces the drivers for mongodb, making possible for Pharo users to connect with a recent mongo database (versions 5 and beyond). Old legacy driver is still accessible with some minimal work, in case of need [2]. We also updated Voyage to use the new driver by default [3]. Enjoy, Esteban [1] https://github.com/pharo-nosql/mongotalk/releases/tag/v2.0 [2] https://github.com/pharo-nosql/mongotalk#older-mongo-versions--5 [3] https://github.com/pharo-nosql/voyage/releases/tag/v2.0

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Next Pharo sprints
by Guillermo Polito Sept. 13, 2023

Sept. 13, 2023

Hi all, For those who would like to participate, we are opening the Pharo sprints we do at Lille every last friday of the month. Feel free to contact us if you would like to participate, drop an email or a message somewhere :) More info in the link below! https://thepharo.dev/2023/09/13/next-pharo-sprints-lille/ <https://thepharo.dev/2023/09/13/next-pharo-sprints-lille/> G

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