After a bit of a hiatus the Sydney Smalltalk Users Group invites
everyone to our next meeting on Friday 16th June, where Michael
Lucas-Smith will present a talk based on his presentation from the
recent Smalltalk Solutions conference in Toronto. After which we will
adjourn for a cleansing ale and catch up on the gossip in the Smalltalk
universe.
Venue: Norman Self Room Level 3, 280 Pitt St, Sydney 2000 (Sydney
Mechanics' School of Arts)
The building is between Park and Bathurst Streets. It also the location
of the ACS (Australian Computer Society).
For a GoogleMap see here
http://tinyurl.com/llqmk.
Time: 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Building UI's in WithStyle
For a long time there has been a divide between Web Interfaces and
classic Desktop interfaces. This divide is being closed by the
WithStyle user interface platform. This session will demonstrate how to
build hybrid User Interfaces using the WithStyle technology featuring
Pollock widgets and Web-like content defined using XML and CSS.
Behavior is linked directly to Smalltalk objects. The entire Look and
Feel of the interface is switchable simply by swapping CSS. Dynamically
changing a live user interface on the fly by altering widgets, XML
content and CSS stylings will be demonstrated. The full power of the
Smalltalk environment blended with browser-like rendering technology is
finally at our fingertips.
Michael Lucas-Smith is the CTO of Software WithStyle and head of
Research and Development at Wizard Information Services. He has worked
on Smalltalk business applications ranging from an Audio/Visual
archiving system to continuations based web applications and web
rendering technology. Having used computers since he was four, he first
came in contact with the "Online" concept in high school when he ran
his own BBS. Michael regularly contributes to several open source
Smalltalk projects such as Bottom Feeder and Bottom Line.
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