Re: Small Suggestion: Distinguishing Inherited Variables from Class Variables

Ian,

Brilliant! :-)

This is perfect!  And, you know, whether one chooses to embolden the
font, change its color or its icon, or set up a tree, doesn't really
matter.  But I like your approach: It tells me everything I need to know
without any clutter.  And it's a very instructive little enhancement.
Those of us who are new to Smalltalk, and to Dolphin, can see the
picture a little more clearly, particularly in terms of each subclass'
successive contribution to the whole.

My only disappointment is that I do believe I asked for a blue one ;).

Kidding aside, thanks very much, and this definitely classifies as an
IDB Goody.  I hope that soon we, here, will feel comfortable making
these kinds of change.

Cheers,

Eric

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ian Bartholomew [mailto:[hidden email]]
> Posted At: Saturday, June 03, 2006 2:32 AM
> Posted To: comp.lang.smalltalk.dolphin
> Conversation: Small Suggestion: Distinguishing Inherited Variables
from
> Class Variables
> Subject: Re: Small Suggestion: Distinguishing Inherited Variables from
> Class Variables
>
> OK, I've included a revised script below.  This fixes the refresh
problem
> and also adds the update to the ExecutableBrowser.
>
> When making changes to the image, like this, it is best to do it as
> transparently as possible and avoid modifying any existing methods.
This
> often results in code that is not as efficient or aesthetically
pleasing
> (very important!) as it would otherwise be.  The way I've got around
the name:
> 'Default view').
> subView:= viewComposer composingView viewNamed: 'variables'.
> subView customDrawBlock: [:ctx | ctx view presenter parentPresenter
> customDrawVariables: ctx].
> viewComposer fileSave.
> viewComposer openOn: (ResourceIdentifier class: SystemBrowserShell
name:
> 'Default view').
> subView:= viewComposer composingView viewNamed: 'variables'.
> subView customDrawBlock: [:ctx | ctx view presenter parentPresenter
> customDrawVariables: ctx].
> viewComposer fileSave.
> viewComposer openOn: (ResourceIdentifier class:
EnvironmentBrowserShell