Porting OmniBrowser

>>  The file, OmniBrowser-avi.258.mcz
>> <http://squeaksource.com/@EwwAkhSh_CT_5Uf1/MRYRSe1J?18>
>>
>>  I unzip it, and as a failed first attempt :D to convert it, I runed:
>>  C:\msys\1.0\local\bin>gst-convert -f squeak
>> E:\descargas\OmniBrowser-avi.258\sna
>>  pshot\source.st OB.st
>>  gst-convert: warning: superclass TextMorphEditor is undefined
>>  gst-convert: error:
>> "E:\descargas\OmniBrowser-avi.258\snapshot\source.st":17:
>> ']
>>  ' expected
>>    
>
> Pay attention, the version you downloaded is extremely outdated (from
> 2005). The OmniBrowser repository is at http://source.wiresong.ca/ob/.
> The OmniBrowser package just contains the core engine, there is a
> whole bunch of other packages with tests, the browser implementations,
> tests, etc. Best is if you first try it first in Squeak, to see what
> is actually needed for a port.
>
> Lukas
>
>  

> Hi Lukas,
>
> Well, first I want to port Core. If this works, then continue with the rest.
>
> I will try to check, but the problem is I don't know where to check. I'm
> doing Try-Error steps because I don't have experience in all of this.
>
> Probably can you collaborate?
>
> Cheers, and thanks for your answer.
>
> Lukas Renggli escribió:
> >>  The file, OmniBrowser-avi.258.mcz
> >> <http://squeaksource.com/@EwwAkhSh_CT_5Uf1/MRYRSe1J?18>
> >>
> >>  I unzip it, and as a failed first attempt :D to convert it, I runed:
> >>  C:\msys\1.0\local\bin>gst-convert -f squeak
> >> E:\descargas\OmniBrowser-avi.258\sna
> >>  pshot\source.st OB.st
> >>  gst-convert: warning: superclass TextMorphEditor is undefined
> >>  gst-convert: error:
> >> "E:\descargas\OmniBrowser-avi.258\snapshot\source.st":17:
> >> ']
> >>  ' expected
> >>    
> >
> > Pay attention, the version you downloaded is extremely outdated (from
> > 2005). The OmniBrowser repository is at http://source.wiresong.ca/ob/.
> > The OmniBrowser package just contains the core engine, there is a
> > whole bunch of other packages with tests, the browser implementations,
> > tests, etc. Best is if you first try it first in Squeak, to see what
> > is actually needed for a port.
> >
> > Lukas
> >
> >  
>
>
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> Hi guys,
>
> a year ago, I played with OmniBrowser in GST. Unfortunately,
> I'm  bit overloaded and I had no spare time for another
> "project".
>
> Everything I did can be downloaded
> athttp://smalltalk/download/vranyj1/OmniBrowser.zip
>
> Maybe you will find it useful.
>
> Cheers. Jan
>
>
> On Wed, 2008-06-04 at 13:52 +0200, Giuseppe Luigi Punzi wrote:
>  
>> Hi Lukas,
>>
>> Well, first I want to port Core. If this works, then continue with the rest.
>>
>> I will try to check, but the problem is I don't know where to check. I'm
>> doing Try-Error steps because I don't have experience in all of this.
>>
>> Probably can you collaborate?
>>
>> Cheers, and thanks for your answer.
>>
>> Lukas Renggli escribió:
>>    
>>>>  The file, OmniBrowser-avi.258.mcz
>>>> <http://squeaksource.com/@EwwAkhSh_CT_5Uf1/MRYRSe1J?18>
>>>>
>>>>  I unzip it, and as a failed first attempt :D to convert it, I runed:
>>>>  C:\msys\1.0\local\bin>gst-convert -f squeak
>>>> E:\descargas\OmniBrowser-avi.258\sna
>>>>  pshot\source.st OB.st
>>>>  gst-convert: warning: superclass TextMorphEditor is undefined
>>>>  gst-convert: error:
>>>> "E:\descargas\OmniBrowser-avi.258\snapshot\source.st":17:
>>>> ']
>>>>  ' expected
>>>>    
>>>>        
>>> Pay attention, the version you downloaded is extremely outdated (from
>>> 2005). The OmniBrowser repository is at http://source.wiresong.ca/ob/.
>>> The OmniBrowser package just contains the core engine, there is a
>>> whole bunch of other packages with tests, the browser implementations,
>>> tests, etc. Best is if you first try it first in Squeak, to see what
>>> is actually needed for a port.
>>>
>>> Lukas
>>>
>>>  
>>>      
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> On 04.06.2008 17:38:03, Giuseppe Luigi Punzi wrote:
>> Paolo, you said me that for a new GUI, probably, OmniBrowser needs to
>> be ported.
>
> Hi!
> 1st off all please announce what widget set you are going to port it to?
>
> On 04.06.2008 18:09:06, Jan Vrany wrote:
>> a year ago, I played with OmniBrowser in GST. Unfortunately, I'm  bit
>> overloaded and I had no spare time for another "project".
>
> Jan, could you please share your idea from the widget point of view?
> Thanks.
>
> Best regards, Ildar

>  
>> Can you explain a little until where you advanced?
>>
>>    
> Hmm, I did it in one evening a year ago...
> Well, I'll try to dust-off my memories:
>
> 1) OmniBrowser consists of many packages. Loading up-to-date
>    version of them from monticello is not the best way, simply
>    because they might not work together. Better to look at latest
>    dev-image and use versions in that image. At least in initial
>    phases...
>
> 2) OB (including OB-Browser) uses lot of Squeak classes and methods -
>    they must be ported also. ActionSequence.st,  
>    Squeak-compatibility.st, SystemOrganizer are just some of them.
>    This may require lot of "run-see-port from squeak" round trips.
>