FW: [squeak-dev] Updated trunk image (Squeak3.11-8472-alpha.zip)

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> From: Andreas Raab <[hidden email] <andreas.raab%40gmx.de>>
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> Date: Sat, 12 Dec 2009 19:39:04 -0800
> To: The general-purpose Squeak developers list
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> >
> Subject: [squeak-dev] Updated trunk image (Squeak3.11-8472-alpha.zip)
>
>
> Folks -
>
> In accordance with the earlier discussions I've uploaded a new trunk
> image with the version designator set to 3.11alpha and the new update
> numbering scheme (now at 8482):
>
> http://ftp.squeak.org/trunk/Squeak3.11-8472-alpha.zip
>
> Below the summary of changes.
>
> Cheers,
> - Andreas
> [------------------------- updated 12/12/09 ---------------------------]
>
> Image Version
> -------------
> The new version scheme is now active. The image version number is the
> sum of all package versions. A stub package "Squeak-Version" has been
> added to define the "base" number for the version. This image is
> designated as "Squeak3.11.alpha".
>
> Morphic
> -------
> New window resizers better in tone with the general UI look. A new
> UserDialogBoxMorph for simple modal inform/confirm dialogs.
>
> Files
> -----
> StandardFilestream now performs read-buffering, dramatically speading up
> some operations like "Object compileAll" (2x improvement) as well as
> various other operations (scanning change lists etc).
>
> Numbers
> -------
> Implementations for Float #predecessor, #successor etc. Update to the
> compact class indexes of LargePositiveInteger and LargeNegativeInteger
> for Cog. Additional tests for all of the new features.
>
> Exceptions
> ----------
> OutOfMemory has been added as a standard exception being signaled when
> an allocation fails, replacing the previous signaling of the low space
> semaphore. Improved #ensure: performance avoiding remote context
> manipulation (via #tempAt:put:) in the default case.
>
> SUnit
> -----
> Faster execution by speeding up some low level operations (like
> allTestSelectors). Fixes for thumbnail creation which would leave open
> morphs around after some tests.
>
> Kernel
> ------
> The default hash for all objects is now a scaled identity has to avoid
> extreme degradations in speed when using large numbers of objects
> without explicit hash implementation in Dictionary and Set.
>
> [------------------------- updated 11/28/09 ---------------------------]
>
> Menu Bar
> --------
> Squeak now has a standard menu bar to make it easier to discover its
> contents for new users, replacing the World menu as the prime source for
> launching tools and other activities.
>
> Compiler
> --------
> Support for literal ByteArray syntax has been added. Byte arrays can now
> be written as #[1 2 3 "..."] instead of #(1 2 3) asByteArray avoiding
> the need for conversion and a more compact default representation.
>
> Numbers
> -------
> Some prime related changed: Integer>>isPrime is now a deterministic
> test, Integer>>isProbablyPrime a probabilistic variant. Intger>>highBit
> and Integer>>lowBit have been sped up significantly.
>
> CRLF Handling
> -------------
> CR and LF are now treated interchangeably in rendering. Both cause a
> line break and both are not displayed. Various line related methods have
> been updated to deal with both CR and LF.
>
> Collections
> -----------
> Dictionary is no longer a subclass of Set. HashedCollection is the new
> superclass for both Set and Dictionary. Conversion of OrderedCollection
> and SortedCollection to Arrays has been sped up significantly.
>
> [------------------------- updated 11/14/09 ---------------------------]
>
> Kernel
> ------
> Support for isolation layers has been retired. "self-evaluation" as a
> concept has been removed since every object can be forced to be
> self-evaluating by asking for its storeString.
>
> Projects
> --------
> Project refactoring are an ongoing process. Project itself has been
> split into Project / MVCProject / MorphicProject such that Project
> itself is abstract and various requests are handled properly in the
> subclasses.
>
> Collections
> -----------
> Several improvements have been added to Collections. Sets have become
> faster, Arrays now print in brace form by default, Dictionary>>keys
> return an array instead of a set.
>
> Monticello
> ----------
> Various load-order issues have been fixed within Monticello, making
> loading of packages more robust. Monticello and PackageInfo have been
> sped up in several areas making browsing of large repositories
> significantly faster.
>
> Faster UTF-8 Conversions
> ------------------------
> Generalize trick from ByteString>>#squeakToUtf8 to every converter using
> class instance variables. Dramatically improves performance of file
> operations.
>
> FaceLift
> --------
> An adaptation of Newspeak's Facelift look has been added to Squeak under
> the code name of "Botox" (meaning a small set of carefully chosen
> injections to improve the out of the box look for Squeak).
>
> Shout
> -----
> Shout (Syntax Hightlighting As You Type) has been added to this image.
> As with all new additions, it can be easily unloaded for people wanting
> smaller images.
>
> ToolBuilder conversion
> ----------------------
> All the tools have been given a make-over, removing pretty much all of
> the interface construction code and replacing it by ToolBuilder specs.
> This removes a huge amount of dependencies between the tools and
> particular UI frameworks, and puts all the UIs on equal footing (there
> were several tools that were either not all or only partially supported
> in MVC before).
>
> New Text Editors
> ----------------
> A complete new set of text editors (Editor, TextEditor and
> SmalltalkEditor) are available. They replace TextMorphEditor and break
> one of the last hard links between Morphic and MVC. With the new editors
> it will finally become possible to have Morphic be self-contained
> without the need to rely on portions of MVC.
>
> Morphic Text Improvements
> -------------------------
> Morphic has now regular blinking insertion point cursors instead of the
> (virtually invisible) static cursor previously. In addition, various
> problems with mixing fonts and the heights of text have been fixed.
>
> Preference Pragmas
> ------------------
> Preference pragmas simplify dealing with preferences by providing
> automatic discovery for preferences defined in your classes. No more
> littering Preferences; you can now define preferences local to your
> class and store the values in regular class variables. The preference
> gets automatically discovered by using the
> <preference:category:description:type:> pragma.
>
> Beautiful, Anti-Aliased Fonts
> -----------------------------
> We have a new set of beautiful anti-aliased Deja Vu bitmap fonts in this
> image. The default sizes include 7pt (for handheld devices), 9pt
> (generic text, list and menu fonts) as well as 12pt (window and title
> fonts):
> Deja Vu 7pt: Regular, Bold, Italics
> Deja Vu 9pt: Regular, Bold, Italics
> Deja Vu 12pt: Regular, Bold, Italics
>
> Russian Language Support
> ------------------------
> To input text in Russian language, install a font supporting the
> Cyrillic alphabet, then switch the locale accordingly:
>
> TTFileDescription installFamilyNamed: 'Arial'.
> Locale switchToID: (LocaleID isoLanguage: 'ru').
>
> This will enable Russian text input, display and processing.
>
> Improved Truetype Support
> -------------------------
> The new TTFileDescription works just like TTFontDescription but operates
> on the files directly on disk. This helps greatly to support the m17n
> efforts since we no longer load all the fonts into memory. To use the
> available fonts on your platform, select some text, hit Cmd-k (Alt-k)
> and select "More (non-portable) fonts".
>
> Full Closure Support
> --------------------
> This is a closure converted image. With full closure support, you can
> finally use recursive blocks like here:
>
> fac := [:n| n > 1 ifTrue:[n * (fac value: n-1)] ifFalse:[1]].
> fac value: 5.
>
> and close over temps correctly, such as here:
>
> (1 to: 10) do:[:i| WorldState addDeferredUIMessage:[Transcript cr;
> show: i]].
>
> A new Development Model
> -----------------------
> This image is being developed using a new development model described at
>
> http://board.squeak.org/2009/07/02/a-new-community-development-model/
>
> The image itself started as Squeak3.10.2-7179-basic.image. It was then
> updated from http://source.squeak.org/trunk. In order to keep track of
> ongoing development, simply hit the 'Load Code Updates' button.
>
> ------ End of Forwarded Message
>
> Esto es de la mayor importancia y nos da varias enseñanzas.
> Como saben los pocos que me dan bola, hace dos años que vengo pidiendo
> esto..
> A pesar de matarme, mandar muchos mails e intentar llegar a algo, Andreas
> ha
> decidido hacer la suya.
> Que sera la de todos, me guste o no, sean mis locuras mejores o no.
> Al menos la cosa se mueve.
> Quedara en mi y en alguno que me ayude demostrar que estoy en carrera, a
> pesar que no me consideren.
> Estamos haciendo experimentos con German A. para trabajar en conjunto,
> usando OldWarrior y las facilidades de SquekRosHeights.
> Quienes quieran participar, contactarse por privado.
>
> Edgar
>
>  
>

>
>
> Claro que es importante, es lo que venis pidiendo.
>
> Lo de las versiones retomé la hinchada de bol.... esta semana y parece que
> prendió, más que nada porque Bert tenía ya algo hecho, en buena hora.
>
> Ahí me ofrecí para ayudarte con los micro-releases. Para que no te puedas
> quejar que siempre te dejan solo.
>
> Lo hago con la idea que vos sos el jefe y me vayas pidiendo que necesitás
> que haga, en los pocos tiempos libres que tengo, pero que de una forma u
> otra (me levantaré más temprano) pienso que una hora al día (y más en los
> fines de semana) puedo juntar.
>
> Salute!
>
>
> 2009/12/13 Edgar J. De Cleene <[hidden email]>
>
>>
>>
>>
>> ------ Forwarded Message
>> From: Andreas Raab <[hidden email] <andreas.raab%40gmx.de>>
>> Reply-To: The general-purpose Squeak developers list
>> <[hidden email]<squeak-dev%40lists.squeakfoundation.org>
>> >
>> Date: Sat, 12 Dec 2009 19:39:04 -0800
>> To: The general-purpose Squeak developers list
>> <[hidden email]<squeak-dev%40lists.squeakfoundation.org>
>> >
>> Subject: [squeak-dev] Updated trunk image (Squeak3.11-8472-alpha.zip)
>>
>>
>> Folks -
>>
>> In accordance with the earlier discussions I've uploaded a new trunk
>> image with the version designator set to 3.11alpha and the new update
>> numbering scheme (now at 8482):
>>
>> http://ftp.squeak.org/trunk/Squeak3.11-8472-alpha.zip
>>
>> Below the summary of changes.
>>
>> Cheers,
>> - Andreas
>> [------------------------- updated 12/12/09 ---------------------------]
>>
>> Image Version
>> -------------
>> The new version scheme is now active. The image version number is the
>> sum of all package versions. A stub package "Squeak-Version" has been
>> added to define the "base" number for the version. This image is
>> designated as "Squeak3.11.alpha".
>>
>> Morphic
>> -------
>> New window resizers better in tone with the general UI look. A new
>> UserDialogBoxMorph for simple modal inform/confirm dialogs.
>>
>> Files
>> -----
>> StandardFilestream now performs read-buffering, dramatically speading up
>> some operations like "Object compileAll" (2x improvement) as well as
>> various other operations (scanning change lists etc).
>>
>> Numbers
>> -------
>> Implementations for Float #predecessor, #successor etc. Update to the
>> compact class indexes of LargePositiveInteger and LargeNegativeInteger
>> for Cog. Additional tests for all of the new features.
>>
>> Exceptions
>> ----------
>> OutOfMemory has been added as a standard exception being signaled when
>> an allocation fails, replacing the previous signaling of the low space
>> semaphore. Improved #ensure: performance avoiding remote context
>> manipulation (via #tempAt:put:) in the default case.
>>
>> SUnit
>> -----
>> Faster execution by speeding up some low level operations (like
>> allTestSelectors). Fixes for thumbnail creation which would leave open
>> morphs around after some tests.
>>
>> Kernel
>> ------
>> The default hash for all objects is now a scaled identity has to avoid
>> extreme degradations in speed when using large numbers of objects
>> without explicit hash implementation in Dictionary and Set.
>>
>> [------------------------- updated 11/28/09 ---------------------------]
>>
>> Menu Bar
>> --------
>> Squeak now has a standard menu bar to make it easier to discover its
>> contents for new users, replacing the World menu as the prime source for
>> launching tools and other activities.
>>
>> Compiler
>> --------
>> Support for literal ByteArray syntax has been added. Byte arrays can now
>> be written as #[1 2 3 "..."] instead of #(1 2 3) asByteArray avoiding
>> the need for conversion and a more compact default representation.
>>
>> Numbers
>> -------
>> Some prime related changed: Integer>>isPrime is now a deterministic
>> test, Integer>>isProbablyPrime a probabilistic variant. Intger>>highBit
>> and Integer>>lowBit have been sped up significantly.
>>
>> CRLF Handling
>> -------------
>> CR and LF are now treated interchangeably in rendering. Both cause a
>> line break and both are not displayed. Various line related methods have
>> been updated to deal with both CR and LF.
>>
>> Collections
>> -----------
>> Dictionary is no longer a subclass of Set. HashedCollection is the new
>> superclass for both Set and Dictionary. Conversion of OrderedCollection
>> and SortedCollection to Arrays has been sped up significantly.
>>
>> [------------------------- updated 11/14/09 ---------------------------]
>>
>> Kernel
>> ------
>> Support for isolation layers has been retired. "self-evaluation" as a
>> concept has been removed since every object can be forced to be
>> self-evaluating by asking for its storeString.
>>
>> Projects
>> --------
>> Project refactoring are an ongoing process. Project itself has been
>> split into Project / MVCProject / MorphicProject such that Project
>> itself is abstract and various requests are handled properly in the
>> subclasses.
>>
>> Collections
>> -----------
>> Several improvements have been added to Collections. Sets have become
>> faster, Arrays now print in brace form by default, Dictionary>>keys
>> return an array instead of a set.
>>
>> Monticello
>> ----------
>> Various load-order issues have been fixed within Monticello, making
>> loading of packages more robust. Monticello and PackageInfo have been
>> sped up in several areas making browsing of large repositories
>> significantly faster.
>>
>> Faster UTF-8 Conversions
>> ------------------------
>> Generalize trick from ByteString>>#squeakToUtf8 to every converter using
>> class instance variables. Dramatically improves performance of file
>> operations.
>>
>> FaceLift
>> --------
>> An adaptation of Newspeak's Facelift look has been added to Squeak under
>> the code name of "Botox" (meaning a small set of carefully chosen
>> injections to improve the out of the box look for Squeak).
>>
>> Shout
>> -----
>> Shout (Syntax Hightlighting As You Type) has been added to this image.
>> As with all new additions, it can be easily unloaded for people wanting
>> smaller images.
>>
>> ToolBuilder conversion
>> ----------------------
>> All the tools have been given a make-over, removing pretty much all of
>> the interface construction code and replacing it by ToolBuilder specs.
>> This removes a huge amount of dependencies between the tools and
>> particular UI frameworks, and puts all the UIs on equal footing (there
>> were several tools that were either not all or only partially supported
>> in MVC before).
>>
>> New Text Editors
>> ----------------
>> A complete new set of text editors (Editor, TextEditor and
>> SmalltalkEditor) are available. They replace TextMorphEditor and break
>> one of the last hard links between Morphic and MVC. With the new editors
>> it will finally become possible to have Morphic be self-contained
>> without the need to rely on portions of MVC.
>>
>> Morphic Text Improvements
>> -------------------------
>> Morphic has now regular blinking insertion point cursors instead of the
>> (virtually invisible) static cursor previously. In addition, various
>> problems with mixing fonts and the heights of text have been fixed.
>>
>> Preference Pragmas
>> ------------------
>> Preference pragmas simplify dealing with preferences by providing
>> automatic discovery for preferences defined in your classes. No more
>> littering Preferences; you can now define preferences local to your
>> class and store the values in regular class variables. The preference
>> gets automatically discovered by using the
>> <preference:category:description:type:> pragma.
>>
>> Beautiful, Anti-Aliased Fonts
>> -----------------------------
>> We have a new set of beautiful anti-aliased Deja Vu bitmap fonts in this
>> image. The default sizes include 7pt (for handheld devices), 9pt
>> (generic text, list and menu fonts) as well as 12pt (window and title
>> fonts):
>> Deja Vu 7pt: Regular, Bold, Italics
>> Deja Vu 9pt: Regular, Bold, Italics
>> Deja Vu 12pt: Regular, Bold, Italics
>>
>> Russian Language Support
>> ------------------------
>> To input text in Russian language, install a font supporting the
>> Cyrillic alphabet, then switch the locale accordingly:
>>
>> TTFileDescription installFamilyNamed: 'Arial'.
>> Locale switchToID: (LocaleID isoLanguage: 'ru').
>>
>> This will enable Russian text input, display and processing.
>>
>> Improved Truetype Support
>> -------------------------
>> The new TTFileDescription works just like TTFontDescription but operates
>> on the files directly on disk. This helps greatly to support the m17n
>> efforts since we no longer load all the fonts into memory. To use the
>> available fonts on your platform, select some text, hit Cmd-k (Alt-k)
>> and select "More (non-portable) fonts".
>>
>> Full Closure Support
>> --------------------
>> This is a closure converted image. With full closure support, you can
>> finally use recursive blocks like here:
>>
>> fac := [:n| n > 1 ifTrue:[n * (fac value: n-1)] ifFalse:[1]].
>> fac value: 5.
>>
>> and close over temps correctly, such as here:
>>
>> (1 to: 10) do:[:i| WorldState addDeferredUIMessage:[Transcript cr;
>> show: i]].
>>
>> A new Development Model
>> -----------------------
>> This image is being developed using a new development model described at
>>
>> http://board.squeak.org/2009/07/02/a-new-community-development-model/
>>
>> The image itself started as Squeak3.10.2-7179-basic.image. It was then
>> updated from http://source.squeak.org/trunk. In order to keep track of
>> ongoing development, simply hit the 'Load Code Updates' button.
>>
>> ------ End of Forwarded Message
>>
>> Esto es de la mayor importancia y nos da varias enseñanzas.
>> Como saben los pocos que me dan bola, hace dos años que vengo pidiendo
>> esto..
>> A pesar de matarme, mandar muchos mails e intentar llegar a algo, Andreas
>> ha
>> decidido hacer la suya.
>> Que sera la de todos, me guste o no, sean mis locuras mejores o no.
>> Al menos la cosa se mueve.
>> Quedara en mi y en alguno que me ayude demostrar que estoy en carrera, a
>> pesar que no me consideren.
>> Estamos haciendo experimentos con German A. para trabajar en conjunto,
>> usando OldWarrior y las facilidades de SquekRosHeights.
>> Quienes quieran participar, contactarse por privado.
>>
>> Edgar
>>
>>
>
>
>  
>

> 2009/12/13 Germán Arduino <[hidden email]>
>
>
>>
>> Claro que es importante, es lo que venis pidiendo.
>>
>> Lo de las versiones retomé la hinchada de bol.... esta semana y parece que
>> prendió, más que nada porque Bert tenía ya algo hecho, en buena hora.
>>
>> Ahí me ofrecí para ayudarte con los micro-releases. Para que no te puedas
>> quejar que siempre te dejan solo.
>>
>> Lo hago con la idea que vos sos el jefe y me vayas pidiendo que necesitás
>> que haga, en los pocos tiempos libres que tengo, pero que de una forma u
>> otra (me levantaré más temprano) pienso que una hora al día (y más en los
>> fines de semana) puedo juntar.
>>
>> Salute!
>>
>>
>> 2009/12/13 Edgar J. De Cleene <[hidden email]>
>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> ------ Forwarded Message
>>> From: Andreas Raab <[hidden email] <andreas.raab%40gmx.de>>
>>> Reply-To: The general-purpose Squeak developers list
>>> <[hidden email]<squeak-dev%40lists.squeakfoundation.org>
>>> >
>>> Date: Sat, 12 Dec 2009 19:39:04 -0800
>>> To: The general-purpose Squeak developers list
>>> <[hidden email]<squeak-dev%40lists.squeakfoundation.org>
>>> >
>>> Subject: [squeak-dev] Updated trunk image (Squeak3.11-8472-alpha.zip)
>>>
>>>
>>> Folks -
>>>
>>> In accordance with the earlier discussions I've uploaded a new trunk
>>> image with the version designator set to 3.11alpha and the new update
>>> numbering scheme (now at 8482):
>>>
>>> http://ftp.squeak.org/trunk/Squeak3.11-8472-alpha.zip
>>>
>>> Below the summary of changes.
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>> - Andreas
>>> [------------------------- updated 12/12/09 ---------------------------]
>>>
>>> Image Version
>>> -------------
>>> The new version scheme is now active. The image version number is the
>>> sum of all package versions. A stub package "Squeak-Version" has been
>>> added to define the "base" number for the version. This image is
>>> designated as "Squeak3.11.alpha".
>>>
>>> Morphic
>>> -------
>>> New window resizers better in tone with the general UI look. A new
>>> UserDialogBoxMorph for simple modal inform/confirm dialogs.
>>>
>>> Files
>>> -----
>>> StandardFilestream now performs read-buffering, dramatically speading up
>>> some operations like "Object compileAll" (2x improvement) as well as
>>> various other operations (scanning change lists etc).
>>>
>>> Numbers
>>> -------
>>> Implementations for Float #predecessor, #successor etc. Update to the
>>> compact class indexes of LargePositiveInteger and LargeNegativeInteger
>>> for Cog. Additional tests for all of the new features.
>>>
>>> Exceptions
>>> ----------
>>> OutOfMemory has been added as a standard exception being signaled when
>>> an allocation fails, replacing the previous signaling of the low space
>>> semaphore. Improved #ensure: performance avoiding remote context
>>> manipulation (via #tempAt:put:) in the default case.
>>>
>>> SUnit
>>> -----
>>> Faster execution by speeding up some low level operations (like
>>> allTestSelectors). Fixes for thumbnail creation which would leave open
>>> morphs around after some tests.
>>>
>>> Kernel
>>> ------
>>> The default hash for all objects is now a scaled identity has to avoid
>>> extreme degradations in speed when using large numbers of objects
>>> without explicit hash implementation in Dictionary and Set.
>>>
>>> [------------------------- updated 11/28/09 ---------------------------]
>>>
>>> Menu Bar
>>> --------
>>> Squeak now has a standard menu bar to make it easier to discover its
>>> contents for new users, replacing the World menu as the prime source for
>>> launching tools and other activities.
>>>
>>> Compiler
>>> --------
>>> Support for literal ByteArray syntax has been added. Byte arrays can now
>>> be written as #[1 2 3 "..."] instead of #(1 2 3) asByteArray avoiding
>>> the need for conversion and a more compact default representation.
>>>
>>> Numbers
>>> -------
>>> Some prime related changed: Integer>>isPrime is now a deterministic
>>> test, Integer>>isProbablyPrime a probabilistic variant. Intger>>highBit
>>> and Integer>>lowBit have been sped up significantly.
>>>
>>> CRLF Handling
>>> -------------
>>> CR and LF are now treated interchangeably in rendering. Both cause a
>>> line break and both are not displayed. Various line related methods have
>>> been updated to deal with both CR and LF.
>>>
>>> Collections
>>> -----------
>>> Dictionary is no longer a subclass of Set. HashedCollection is the new
>>> superclass for both Set and Dictionary. Conversion of OrderedCollection
>>> and SortedCollection to Arrays has been sped up significantly.
>>>
>>> [------------------------- updated 11/14/09 ---------------------------]
>>>
>>> Kernel
>>> ------
>>> Support for isolation layers has been retired. "self-evaluation" as a
>>> concept has been removed since every object can be forced to be
>>> self-evaluating by asking for its storeString.
>>>
>>> Projects
>>> --------
>>> Project refactoring are an ongoing process. Project itself has been
>>> split into Project / MVCProject / MorphicProject such that Project
>>> itself is abstract and various requests are handled properly in the
>>> subclasses.
>>>
>>> Collections
>>> -----------
>>> Several improvements have been added to Collections. Sets have become
>>> faster, Arrays now print in brace form by default, Dictionary>>keys
>>> return an array instead of a set.
>>>
>>> Monticello
>>> ----------
>>> Various load-order issues have been fixed within Monticello, making
>>> loading of packages more robust. Monticello and PackageInfo have been
>>> sped up in several areas making browsing of large repositories
>>> significantly faster.
>>>
>>> Faster UTF-8 Conversions
>>> ------------------------
>>> Generalize trick from ByteString>>#squeakToUtf8 to every converter using
>>> class instance variables. Dramatically improves performance of file
>>> operations.
>>>
>>> FaceLift
>>> --------
>>> An adaptation of Newspeak's Facelift look has been added to Squeak under
>>> the code name of "Botox" (meaning a small set of carefully chosen
>>> injections to improve the out of the box look for Squeak).
>>>
>>> Shout
>>> -----
>>> Shout (Syntax Hightlighting As You Type) has been added to this image.
>>> As with all new additions, it can be easily unloaded for people wanting
>>> smaller images.
>>>
>>> ToolBuilder conversion
>>> ----------------------
>>> All the tools have been given a make-over, removing pretty much all of
>>> the interface construction code and replacing it by ToolBuilder specs.
>>> This removes a huge amount of dependencies between the tools and
>>> particular UI frameworks, and puts all the UIs on equal footing (there
>>> were several tools that were either not all or only partially supported
>>> in MVC before).
>>>
>>> New Text Editors
>>> ----------------
>>> A complete new set of text editors (Editor, TextEditor and
>>> SmalltalkEditor) are available. They replace TextMorphEditor and break
>>> one of the last hard links between Morphic and MVC. With the new editors
>>> it will finally become possible to have Morphic be self-contained
>>> without the need to rely on portions of MVC.
>>>
>>> Morphic Text Improvements
>>> -------------------------
>>> Morphic has now regular blinking insertion point cursors instead of the
>>> (virtually invisible) static cursor previously. In addition, various
>>> problems with mixing fonts and the heights of text have been fixed.
>>>
>>> Preference Pragmas
>>> ------------------
>>> Preference pragmas simplify dealing with preferences by providing
>>> automatic discovery for preferences defined in your classes. No more
>>> littering Preferences; you can now define preferences local to your
>>> class and store the values in regular class variables. The preference
>>> gets automatically discovered by using the
>>> <preference:category:description:type:> pragma.
>>>
>>> Beautiful, Anti-Aliased Fonts
>>> -----------------------------
>>> We have a new set of beautiful anti-aliased Deja Vu bitmap fonts in this
>>> image. The default sizes include 7pt (for handheld devices), 9pt
>>> (generic text, list and menu fonts) as well as 12pt (window and title
>>> fonts):
>>> Deja Vu 7pt: Regular, Bold, Italics
>>> Deja Vu 9pt: Regular, Bold, Italics
>>> Deja Vu 12pt: Regular, Bold, Italics
>>>
>>> Russian Language Support
>>> ------------------------
>>> To input text in Russian language, install a font supporting the
>>> Cyrillic alphabet, then switch the locale accordingly:
>>>
>>> TTFileDescription installFamilyNamed: 'Arial'.
>>> Locale switchToID: (LocaleID isoLanguage: 'ru').
>>>
>>> This will enable Russian text input, display and processing.
>>>
>>> Improved Truetype Support
>>> -------------------------
>>> The new TTFileDescription works just like TTFontDescription but operates
>>> on the files directly on disk. This helps greatly to support the m17n
>>> efforts since we no longer load all the fonts into memory. To use the
>>> available fonts on your platform, select some text, hit Cmd-k (Alt-k)
>>> and select "More (non-portable) fonts".
>>>
>>> Full Closure Support
>>> --------------------
>>> This is a closure converted image. With full closure support, you can
>>> finally use recursive blocks like here:
>>>
>>> fac := [:n| n > 1 ifTrue:[n * (fac value: n-1)] ifFalse:[1]].
>>> fac value: 5.
>>>
>>> and close over temps correctly, such as here:
>>>
>>> (1 to: 10) do:[:i| WorldState addDeferredUIMessage:[Transcript cr;
>>> show: i]].
>>>
>>> A new Development Model
>>> -----------------------
>>> This image is being developed using a new development model described at
>>>
>>> http://board.squeak.org/2009/07/02/a-new-community-development-model/
>>>
>>> The image itself started as Squeak3.10.2-7179-basic.image. It was then
>>> updated from http://source.squeak.org/trunk. In order to keep track of
>>> ongoing development, simply hit the 'Load Code Updates' button.
>>>
>>> ------ End of Forwarded Message
>>>
>>> Esto es de la mayor importancia y nos da varias enseñanzas.
>>> Como saben los pocos que me dan bola, hace dos años que vengo pidiendo
>>> esto..
>>> A pesar de matarme, mandar muchos mails e intentar llegar a algo, Andreas
>>> ha
>>> decidido hacer la suya.
>>> Que sera la de todos, me guste o no, sean mis locuras mejores o no.
>>> Al menos la cosa se mueve.
>>> Quedara en mi y en alguno que me ayude demostrar que estoy en carrera, a
>>> pesar que no me consideren.
>>> Estamos haciendo experimentos con German A. para trabajar en conjunto,
>>> usando OldWarrior y las facilidades de SquekRosHeights.
>>> Quienes quieran participar, contactarse por privado.
>>>
>>> Edgar
>>>
>>>
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> --
> Best regards,
> Igor Stasenko AKA sig.
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