Improving ToolBuilder

Hi,

I've just tried to replace part of OB-Morphic (the framework to build
OmniBrowser interfaces using Morphic) by UIManager.

It worked for:

OBMorphicPlatform>>handleChoiceRequest: request
  | choice |
  choice := (PopUpMenu labelArray: request labels lines: request lines)
                      startUpWithCaption: request prompt.
  ^ request values
      at: choice
      ifAbsent: [nil]

I replace it by:

OBMorphicPlatform>>handleChoiceRequest: request
  ^ UIManager default
       chooseFrom: request labels
       values: request values
       lines: request lines
       title: (request prompt ifNil: [''])


But how can I change

OBMorphicPlatform>>handleConfirmationRequest: request
  ^ PopUpMenu
        confirm: request prompt
        trueChoice: request okChoice
        falseChoice: request cancelChoice

There is no such method in UIManager.

And this one:

OBMorphicPlatform>>handleTextRequest: request
  ^ FillInTheBlankMorph
       request: request prompt
       initialAnswer: request template
       centerAt: Sensor cursorPoint
       inWorld: World
       onCancelReturn: nil
       acceptOnCR: true

There is no way of returning nil on Cancel. The empty string is always returned.

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Damien Cassou

Damien Cassou wrote:
> But how can I change
>
> OBMorphicPlatform>>handleConfirmationRequest: request
>   ^ PopUpMenu
>         confirm: request prompt
>         trueChoice: request okChoice
>         falseChoice: request cancelChoice
>
> There is no such method in UIManager.

^UIManager default
        chooseFrom: {request okChoice. request cancelChoice}
        values: {true. false}
        title: request prompt.


^(UIMananger default
        request:request prompt
        initialAnswer: request template) ifEmpty:[nil]

Hi Andreas,

2007/9/18, Andreas Raab <[hidden email]>:

This is not the same thing. With the other method, there are 2 buttons
with coloured icons. This looks more like a confirmation dialog.


There is a difference if the user really wants an empty string so this
does not work either.


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Damien Cassou

Damien Cassou wrote:
On the Squeak's that I have easily access to, it is the same, bit for
bit. It also seems strange that PopUpMenu would offer a confirm dialog
with horizontal buttons (the whole idea of PopUpMenu is to present a
vertical arrangement of choices).

Well, I guess then you have a problem. There is currently no alternative
available in UIManager; it's either that or nothing.

Cheers,
   - Andreas

Hi Andreas,

2007/9/18, Andreas Raab <[hidden email]>:

You are perfectly right. I don't know what I was looking at when I saw
these two horizontal buttons.

However, there is a #confirm: method on UIManager, would be cool to
have a #confirm:yesLabel:noLabel: too. In this case, there are two
horizontal buttons


That's why my post was titled 'Improving ToolBuilder'. Is there a way
of changing ToolBuilder?

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Damien Cassou

Yes. You can create an issue for this on http://bugs.squeak.org/ under the ToolBuilder category. You can assign it to me (mikevdg) if you want.

Andreas: do you mind if I become a developer of ToolBuilder?

Gulik.

Michael van der Gulik wrote:
>     That's why my post was titled 'Improving ToolBuilder'. Is there a way
>     of changing ToolBuilder?
>
>
> Yes. You can create an issue for this on http://bugs.squeak.org/ under
> the ToolBuilder category. You can assign it to me (mikevdg) if you want.
>
> Andreas: do you mind if I become a developer of ToolBuilder?

Both you and Damien are now developers (see
http://squeaksource.com/ToolBuilder.html).

Cheers,
   - Andreas

2007/9/19, Andreas Raab <[hidden email]>:
Thank you

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Damien Cassou

2007/9/19, Michael van der Gulik <[hidden email]>:
> Yes. You can create an issue for this on http://bugs.squeak.org/ under the
> ToolBuilder category. You can assign it to me (mikevdg) if you want.

I've submitted 3 reports, all assigned to you.

Thank you

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Damien Cassou