New feature in Nautilus

Hello guys :)

I just wanted to show you the new feature I just finished to implement into Nautilus: the multi methods edition

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/24369478/MultiMethods.mov

The video is quite short (1min) but it will be integrated soon in the image so ;)

Some explanation:
        - now you can "pin" a text area, it will "freeze" the context, so you can edit it and save it without problems
        - you can have a many as wanted
        - the scroll pane is a bit clever to always keep the maximum size for the current edition (but there are splitters, so you can set it as you want)
        - you can "unpin" a text area, and it closes it (to add: check if there are pending changes)
        - the glitch about the color is the video has been fixed already (but I am too lazy to make another video ^^)
        - the frozen area get a help text which tells the method the source code comes from
        - the corresponding button have the same help text
        - clicking on the button jump to the method

I hope you will enjoy it, and as usual if you have cool ideas, let me know ;)

Ben

Hello guys :)

I just wanted to show you the new feature I just finished to implement into Nautilus: the multi methods edition

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/24369478/MultiMethods.mov

The video is quite short (1min) but it will be integrated soon in the image so ;)

Some explanation:
        - now you can "pin" a text area, it will "freeze" the context, so you can edit it and save it without problems
        - you can have a many as wanted
        - the scroll pane is a bit clever to always keep the maximum size for the current edition (but there are splitters, so you can set it as you want)
        - you can "unpin" a text area, and it closes it (to add: check if there are pending changes)
        - the glitch about the color is the video has been fixed already (but I am too lazy to make another video ^^)
        - the frozen area get a help text which tells the method the source code comes from
        - the corresponding button have the same help text
        - clicking on the button jump to the method

I hope you will enjoy it, and as usual if you have cool ideas, let me know ;)

Ben

Ben

this is gorgeous :)
simply gorgeous.
This opens a lot of possibilities.

> I hope you will enjoy it, and as usual if you have cool ideas, let me know ;)

of course I do :)
        - I imagine that we will be able to have multiple methods not compiled so the red border/corner should be more important.
        - Now may be when a method is pinned down we should get a slight grey background.
        - right clicking on a method could open and pin automatically a method.
        - I should try it.
                one important point is to now where a free (non pinned method will show up)
        - may be we should use the coral syntax for methods
        or add decoration so that we know in which class the method belongs to
                Point>>extent:
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                        ]
        because the help text is not that efficient to show the location

- may be t would be good to have a way not to open extra methods when we have already 3 or 4 but to replace a free one.

Stef

> Hello guys :)
>
> I just wanted to show you the new feature I just finished to implement into Nautilus: the multi methods edition
>
> http://dl.dropbox.com/u/24369478/MultiMethods.mov
>
> The video is quite short (1min) but it will be integrated soon in the image so ;)
>
> Some explanation:
>       - now you can "pin" a text area, it will "freeze" the context, so you can edit it and save it without problems
>       - you can have a many as wanted
>       - the scroll pane is a bit clever to always keep the maximum size for the current edition (but there are splitters, so you can set it as you want)
>       - you can "unpin" a text area, and it closes it (to add: check if there are pending changes)
>       - the glitch about the color is the video has been fixed already (but I am too lazy to make another video ^^)
>       - the frozen area get a help text which tells the method the source code comes from
>       - the corresponding button have the same help text
>       - clicking on the button jump to the method
>
>
>

> Ben

ok... since Mariano says that I need to be more clear, I will try to explain why I want tabs as a layout:

being capable of have many methods opened in a browser allows more use-cases that just visualize them together. At least, that functionality allow us to *edit* them together, something that is very important to me (even more than see them). Right now, I solve this by opening several browsers, but If I can have a tabbed layout, I can group them in an unique browser and edit all of them together. Yes, I know, I could do it also with current layout...
And I'm not asking to replace current layout with a tab layout... I just ask to, in case you add different layouts, add one tab-layout too (for us the tab lovers :)
that's all

Esteban

On Aug 6, 2012, at 12:28 PM, Esteban Lorenzano <[hidden email]> wrote:

> They don't make sense for you (and Mariano), but they make perfectly sense for me :)
> In fact, scrolling window also hides methods, so... what's the problem? I would prefer to have most of my methods in tabs, just because I want to edit all together... not because I want to see them at the same time (btw, a "save all button" wold be great too).
> And yes, I know there is groups for that... but I hate groups and, as you say, I love tabs... so... give me tabs and just don't use them yourself! :P
>
> Esteban
>
> On Aug 6, 2012, at 12:22 PM, Benjamin <[hidden email]> wrote:
>
>> Tabs do not make sense since they do not allow to see multiple method at the same time
>> I know you are in love with tabs, but not for this ;)
>>
>> Ben
>>
>>
>> On Aug 6, 2012, at 11:25 AM, Esteban Lorenzano wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> On Aug 6, 2012, at 11:10 AM, Mariano Martinez Peck <[hidden email]> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> - I would also love different display layouts to choose: horizontal, vertical, rows/columns, etc :)
>>>
>>> tabs :)
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>

On Mon, Aug 6, 2012 at 2:00 PM, Erwan Douaille <[hidden email]> wrote:
> I'm a tab lover too and i think Esteban's idea is cool.
>
> Visualize a lot of methods code is cool but visualize it in a 200@200 morph
> dimension is for me impossible. In this case tab is a good solution.
>
> Now you also get my point of view :)
>
> (And tabs can also be a good idea for workspace ... sometimes i open at
> least than 4 of them and it just can be cool to regroup them in 1 window)

But in Pharo 2.0 you can make tabs from any kind of windows including
Workspaces - go to the window menu and click on 'Create window group'.

-- Pavel

> 2012/8/6 Esteban Lorenzano <[hidden email]>
>>
>> ok... since Mariano says that I need to be more clear, I will try to
>> explain why I want tabs as a layout:
>>
>> being capable of have many methods opened in a browser allows more
>> use-cases that just visualize them together. At least, that functionality
>> allow us to *edit* them together, something that is very important to me
>> (even more than see them). Right now, I solve this by opening several
>> browsers, but If I can have a tabbed layout, I can group them in an unique
>> browser and edit all of them together. Yes, I know, I could do it also with
>> current layout...
>> And I'm not asking to replace current layout with a tab layout... I just
>> ask to, in case you add different layouts, add one tab-layout too (for us
>> the tab lovers :)
>> that's all
>>
>> Esteban
>>
>> On Aug 6, 2012, at 12:28 PM, Esteban Lorenzano <[hidden email]>
>> wrote:
>>
>> > They don't make sense for you (and Mariano), but they make perfectly
>> > sense for me :)
>> > In fact, scrolling window also hides methods, so... what's the problem?
>> > I would prefer to have most of my methods in tabs, just because I want to
>> > edit all together... not because I want to see them at the same time (btw, a
>> > "save all button" wold be great too).
>> > And yes, I know there is groups for that... but I hate groups and, as
>> > you say, I love tabs... so... give me tabs and just don't use them yourself!
>> > :P
>> >
>> > Esteban
>> >
>> > On Aug 6, 2012, at 12:22 PM, Benjamin
>> > <[hidden email]> wrote:
>> >
>> >> Tabs do not make sense since they do not allow to see multiple method
>> >> at the same time
>> >> I know you are in love with tabs, but not for this ;)
>> >>
>> >> Ben
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> On Aug 6, 2012, at 11:25 AM, Esteban Lorenzano wrote:
>> >>
>> >>>
>> >>> On Aug 6, 2012, at 11:10 AM, Mariano Martinez Peck
>> >>> <[hidden email]> wrote:
>> >>>>
>> >>>> - I would also love different display layouts to choose: horizontal,
>> >>>> vertical, rows/columns, etc :)
>> >>>
>> >>> tabs :)
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >
>>
>>
>
>
>
> --
> Best regards,
>
> Douaille Erwan <[hidden email]>