Simple question about Spec

> On 03-02-16 12:14, Julien Delplanque wrote:
>> Hello,
>>
>> I can't find the answer by browsing classes comments nor methods so I
>> ask the question here :).
>>
>> Is it possible to put a WindowModel on top of all other windows opened?
>> If it is, how?
>
> I'm not sure where you are looking for, but did you look at the
> WorldModel?
>
> Stephan
>
>
>

> On 03-02-16 12:14, Julien Delplanque wrote:
>> Hello,
>>
>> I can't find the answer by browsing classes comments nor methods so I
>> ask the question here :).
>>
>> Is it possible to put a WindowModel on top of all other windows opened?
>> If it is, how?
>
> I'm not sure where you are looking for, but did you look at the
> WorldModel?
>
> Stephan
>
>
>

> On 03 Feb 2016, at 13:03, Julien Delplanque <[hidden email]> wrote:
>
>
> On 03/02/16 12:33, Stephan Eggermont wrote:
>> On 03-02-16 12:14, Julien Delplanque wrote:
>>> Hello,
>>>
>>> I can't find the answer by browsing classes comments nor methods so I
>>> ask the question here :).
>>>
>>> Is it possible to put a WindowModel on top of all other windows opened?
>>> If it is, how?
>>
>> I'm not sure where you are looking for, but did you look at the WorldModel?
>>
>> Stephan
>>
>>
>>
> How, a little precision, when I say "Is it possible to put a WindowModel on top of all other windows opened?" I mean programatically of course :p.
>
> Julien
>

> On 03-02-16 12:59, Julien Delplanque wrote:
>> I looked at WindowModel and, because of your mail, also at WorldModel
>> but I still do not find how to put the window on top of all the
>> others...
>
> There is
>
>   openWorldWithSpec
>
> as used in PharoLauncher.
>
> Are you looking for a (modal) dialog or building a custom application
> with no pharo IDE? Spec does not have fine-grained control over layers,
> for that you need the Morphic level, where you can say e.g.
>
>     setProperty: #morphicLayerNumber toValue: 18.
>
> to be on top of normal windows.
>
> Stephan
>
>

> <window-model> window activate ?
>
>> On 03 Feb 2016, at 13:03, Julien Delplanque <[hidden email]> wrote:
>>
>>
>> On 03/02/16 12:33, Stephan Eggermont wrote:
>>> On 03-02-16 12:14, Julien Delplanque wrote:
>>>> Hello,
>>>>
>>>> I can't find the answer by browsing classes comments nor methods so I
>>>> ask the question here :).
>>>>
>>>> Is it possible to put a WindowModel on top of all other windows opened?
>>>> If it is, how?
>>> I'm not sure where you are looking for, but did you look at the WorldModel?
>>>
>>> Stephan
>>>
>>>
>>>
>> How, a little precision, when I say "Is it possible to put a WindowModel on top of all other windows opened?" I mean programatically of course :p.
>>
>> Julien
>>
>

> Ok I found how to do it:
>
> myWidget window window activate.
>
> Some observations:
> "myWidget window" gives a WindowModel which inherits from
> AbstractWidgetModel and does not have #activate message.
> "myWidget window window" gives a SpecWindow which inherits from
> StandardWindow, a morph.
>
> Thanks a lot for the help!
>
> Julien
>
> On 03/02/16 13:16, Sven Van Caekenberghe wrote:
>> <window-model> window activate ?
>>
>>> On 03 Feb 2016, at 13:03, Julien Delplanque <[hidden email]> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> On 03/02/16 12:33, Stephan Eggermont wrote:
>>>> On 03-02-16 12:14, Julien Delplanque wrote:
>>>>> Hello,
>>>>>
>>>>> I can't find the answer by browsing classes comments nor methods so I
>>>>> ask the question here :).
>>>>>
>>>>> Is it possible to put a WindowModel on top of all other windows
>>>>> opened?
>>>>> If it is, how?
>>>> I'm not sure where you are looking for, but did you look at the
>>>> WorldModel?
>>>>
>>>> Stephan
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>> How, a little precision, when I say "Is it possible to put a
>>> WindowModel on top of all other windows opened?" I mean
>>> programatically of course :p.
>>>
>>> Julien
>>>
>>
>
>
>

> I do not like the API :)
>
>
> Le 3/2/16 13:35, Julien Delplanque a écrit :
>> Ok I found how to do it:
>>
>> myWidget window window activate.
>>
>> Some observations:
>> "myWidget window" gives a WindowModel which inherits from
>> AbstractWidgetModel and does not have #activate message.
>> "myWidget window window" gives a SpecWindow which inherits from
>> StandardWindow, a morph.
>>
>> Thanks a lot for the help!
>>
>> Julien
>>
>> On 03/02/16 13:16, Sven Van Caekenberghe wrote:
>>> <window-model> window activate ?
>>>
>>>> On 03 Feb 2016, at 13:03, Julien Delplanque <[hidden email]> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On 03/02/16 12:33, Stephan Eggermont wrote:
>>>>> On 03-02-16 12:14, Julien Delplanque wrote:
>>>>>> Hello,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I can't find the answer by browsing classes comments nor methods
>>>>>> so I
>>>>>> ask the question here :).
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Is it possible to put a WindowModel on top of all other windows
>>>>>> opened?
>>>>>> If it is, how?
>>>>> I'm not sure where you are looking for, but did you look at the
>>>>> WorldModel?
>>>>>
>>>>> Stephan
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> How, a little precision, when I say "Is it possible to put a
>>>> WindowModel on top of all other windows opened?" I mean
>>>> programatically of course :p.
>>>>
>>>> Julien
>>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>
>

> On Feb 4, 2016, at 09:10, Stephan Eggermont <[hidden email]> wrote:
>
> On 04-02-16 08:28, Julien Delplanque wrote:
>> To match my needs, I simply added an extension to WindowModel with the
>> message #activate.
>
> Just create an issue and fix it in place and put a slice in the inbox.
> You will not be the only one needing it.
>
> Stephan
>
>
>
>

>> On Feb 4, 2016, at 09:10, Stephan Eggermont <[hidden email]> wrote:
>>
>> On 04-02-16 08:28, Julien Delplanque wrote:
>>> To match my needs, I simply added an extension to WindowModel with the
>>> message #activate.
>>
>> Just create an issue and fix it in place and put a slice in the inbox.
>> You will not be the only one needing it.
>>
>> Stephan
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
>
>
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>
>

> On 04-02-16 08:28, Julien Delplanque wrote:
>> To match my needs, I simply added an extension to WindowModel with the
>> message #activate.
>
> Just create an issue and fix it in place and put a slice in the inbox.
> You will not be the only one needing it.
>
> Stephan
>
>
>

>> On 04 Feb 2016, at 15:21, Johan Fabry <[hidden email]> wrote:
>>
>>
>> Yes, please do that! I would do it myself but I’m on holiday this month and not allowed to touch the computer much ;-)
> And still you somehow managed to type this message ;-)
>
>>> On Feb 4, 2016, at 09:10, Stephan Eggermont <[hidden email]> wrote:
>>>
>>> On 04-02-16 08:28, Julien Delplanque wrote:
>>>> To match my needs, I simply added an extension to WindowModel with the
>>>> message #activate.
>>> Just create an issue and fix it in place and put a slice in the inbox.
>>> You will not be the only one needing it.
>>>
>>> Stephan
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>> ---> Save our in-boxes! http://emailcharter.org <---
>>
>> Johan Fabry   -   http://pleiad.cl/~jfabry
>> PLEIAD and RyCh labs  -  Computer Science Department (DCC)  -  University of Chile
>>
>>
>

>
>> On Feb 4, 2016, at 11:26, Sven Van Caekenberghe <[hidden email]> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> On 04 Feb 2016, at 15:21, Johan Fabry <[hidden email]> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> Yes, please do that! I would do it myself but I’m on holiday this month and not allowed to touch the computer much ;-)
>>
>> And still you somehow managed to type this message ;-)
>
> It just shows how important Pharo is to me :-P

> 2016-02-04 8:17 GMT+01:00 stepharo <[hidden email]>:
>
>> I do not like the API :)
>>
> Hi Steph, Julien,
>
> Iooked at the fix for this issue.
> Implementing #activate on WindowModel and delegate to
> self window
> of course works.
> But I am unsure if we want to do it that way, because messages like
> #maximize #minimize are implemented differently.
>
> I don't know what is the  preferred way for models to communicate with
> widgets through the adapter. But if we
> follow  the way of maximize and minimize, an implementation for
> WindowModel>>#activate
> could be
>
>      self changed: #activate with: #()
>
> and this needs another change in MorphicWindowAdapter>>#activate
>
>      self widgetDo: [ :w | w activate ]
>
>
> what do you think?
>
>
>
>>
>> Le 3/2/16 13:35, Julien Delplanque a écrit :
>>
>> Ok I found how to do it:
>>> myWidget window window activate.
>>>
>>> Some observations:
>>> "myWidget window" gives a WindowModel which inherits from
>>> AbstractWidgetModel and does not have #activate message.
>>> "myWidget window window" gives a SpecWindow which inherits from
>>> StandardWindow, a morph.
>>>
>>> Thanks a lot for the help!
>>>
>>> Julien
>>>
>>> On 03/02/16 13:16, Sven Van Caekenberghe wrote:
>>>
>>>> <window-model> window activate ?
>>>>
>>>> On 03 Feb 2016, at 13:03, Julien Delplanque <[hidden email]> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> On 03/02/16 12:33, Stephan Eggermont wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> On 03-02-16 12:14, Julien Delplanque wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Hello,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I can't find the answer by browsing classes comments nor methods so I
>>>>>>> ask the question here :).
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Is it possible to put a WindowModel on top of all other windows
>>>>>>> opened?
>>>>>>> If it is, how?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> I'm not sure where you are looking for, but did you look at the
>>>>>> WorldModel?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Stephan
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> How, a little precision, when I say "Is it possible to put a
>>>>> WindowModel on top of all other windows opened?" I mean programatically of
>>>>> course :p.
>>>>>
>>>>> Julien
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>