[Fwd: Re: iliad and blocks]

>   With it, Joachim's #contents message would look like
>
> > contents [
> >         ^[ :e |
> >             e
> >                 build: self headerContent;
> >                 add: menu build;
> >                 break;
> >                 build: self mainContent;
> >                 build: self footerContents.
> >         ]
> >     ]
> >
>
> My reply is...
>
> Even better for me would be:
>
> Element >> build: aBuildable
> <category: 'building'>
> aBuildable buildOn: self
>
> BlockClosure >> buildOn: anElement
> <category: 'building (Iliad)'>
> self value: anElement
>
> Widget >> buildOn: anElement
> <category: 'building'>
> e add: self build
>
> and then keeping the block structure for #contents, like
>
>      contents [
>          ^[ :e |
>              e
>                  build: self headerContent;
>                  build: menu;
>                  break;
>                  build: self mainContent;
>                  build: self footerContents.
>          ]
>      ]
>
> Paolo

> > You're proposal is just great!
> > Thanks, I'm committing it right now :)
> >
> >>      contents [
> >>          ^[ :e |
> >>              e
> >>                  build: self headerContent;
> >>                  build: menu;
> >>                  break;
> >>                  build: self mainContent;
>
> Note that then mainContent could return just a widget, like "^Login new".