Hi Damien,

Nice :).

I noticed two issues when playing with it:
- there is no feedback while downloading the image. This can be confusing.
- the launcher quits when launching another image (I am on Mac). This is actually interesting, but it was surprising. I am not sure what is the right solution here.

And a question: How can we get more images available through this interface?

Cheers,
Doru

On Jul 8, 2013, at 10:11 AM, Damien Cassou <damien.cassou@gmail.com> wrote:

> Dear list,
>
> Erwan and I are proud to announce the first release of the Pharo
> Launcher, a cross-platform application that
>
> - lets you manage your Pharo images (launch, rename, copy and delete);
> - lets you download image templates (i.e., zip archives) from many
> �different sources (Jenkins, files.pharo.org, and your local cache);
> - lets you create new images from any template.
>
> A screenshot is attached to this email.
>
> The idea behind the Pharo Launcher is that you should be able to
> access it very rapidly from your OS application launcher. As a result,
> launching any image is never more than 3 clicks away.
>
> Download: https://ci.inria.fr/pharo-contribution/job/PharoLauncher/PHARO=30,VERSION=bleedingEdge,VM=vm/lastSuccessfulBuild/artifact/PharoLauncher.zip
>
> Please report bugs on the 'Launcher' project at https://pharo.fogbugz.org
>
> You can contribute to this project. All classes and most methods are
> commented. There are unit tests. Please contribute!
>
> Source code: http://www.smalltalkhub.com/#!/~Pharo/PharoLauncher
> CI: https://ci.inria.fr/pharo-contribution/job/PharoLauncher
>
> Things you can do to improve the system:
>
> - check if a template is already downloaded before downloading it
> - add a preference mechanism (for, e.g., quit after launch, definition
> �of your own template groups, location of downloaded templates and
> �images)
> - put the launcher in the Pharo Ubuntu package so that the launcher
> becomes a registered appliation of the system
> �(https://launchpad.net/~pharo/+archive/stable)
> - make sure the pharo launcher does not load your personal scripts
> �(like fonts and MC configuration)
> - add a toolbar to enhance the discoverability of the features
> �(currently everything is in contextual menus)
> - make sure rename and copy actions propose default values
> - make sure no debugger pops up when a user press cancels or enter an
> �invalid name
> - propose multiple kinds of sorting (last used, most frequently used,
> �alphabetically on the name)
> - give some information about each template (build date, pharo version)
>
> --
> Damien Cassou
> http://damiencassou.seasidehosting.st
>
> "Success is the ability to go from one failure to another without
> losing enthusiasm."
> Winston Churchill

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