Keith
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> In v4 and earlier I'm sure that after setting the default package all new
> classes were added to it. Maybe I'm missing something because, in the
latest
> version, that no longer seems to happen: in the new class dialog I now
have
> to select the correct package - why isn't the default pre-selected for me.
> What is the default package for?
The intention is to completely retire the Default Package "mode" in a future
release. In D5 its original purpose (that of assigning a package for any
newly added classes, but not any other source object such as methods and
resources) has been superceded by the option to assign a package from the
new class dialog. This works to best effect from the System Browser (in DSE
and DPRO), as in that case if one is browsing a single package, then that
package will be the default choice in the dialog, regardless of superclass.
When adding a new class in the CHB then the dialog defaults to the package
of the superclass.
The default package mode remains in D5 for the purpose of capturing the
content of a file-in from a chunk file into a package, including any new
"loose" methods. This will be replaced in a future release by having a
package "context" for the file-in, rather than a global mode.
Regards
Blair
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