The Inbox: Tools-cbc.766.mcz

> Good idea, moved to trunk. I noticed that some of the objects that might
> be values do not respond to #asText, so I did an additional update to call
> #asStringOrText to ensure that the value is always something that can be
> treated as a Text in the Clipboard.
>
> Dave
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> On Fri, Sep 15, 2017 at 01:41:00PM -0700, Chris Cunningham wrote:
>> Hi.
>>
>> I've been finding myself wanting to copy value out of objects for use
>> elsewhere and being annoyed at having to select the item, open an
>> inspector
>> on it, selecting the value, selecting the displayed value in the other
>> window, then finally copying the value just so I can paste it elsewhere.
>>
>> This change add a menu item to the ObjectExplorer called 'copy value' that
>> just copies the value of the selected item.
>>
>> I tried putting this into the Inspector as well (since it also had a
>> related 'copy name(c)' item), but that code is broken.  At least for
>> OrderedCollections and Arrays, you don't actually get what you want.  For
>> OrderedCollections, it raises an error.  If you try copy name on an array
>> of strings, say, it will give you an expression that will return the first
>> character of the string you were on (if you manage to change the selector
>> correctly before using the expression).  I suspect this bit of
>> functionality in the Inspector needs some love and care.  Assuming anyone
>> uses it, that is.
>>
>> -cbc
>>
>> On Fri, Sep 15, 2017 at 1:33 PM, <[hidden email]> wrote:
>>
>> > A new version of Tools was added to project The Inbox:
>> > http://source.squeak.org/inbox/Tools-cbc.766.mcz
>> >
>> > ==================== Summary ====================
>> >
>> > Name: Tools-cbc.766
>> > Author: cbc
>> > Time: 15 September 2017, 1:32:51.722459 pm
>> > UUID: 7fd4bc5e-35b0-954e-91f3-a1cd65adee00
>> > Ancestors: Tools-eem.765
>> >
>> > For Explorers, add a menu item 'Copy value' (similar to Copy name) that
>> > copies the value of the selected item, suitable for use elsewhere.
>> >
>> > =============== Diff against Tools-eem.765 ===============
>> >
>> > Item was added:
>> > + ----- Method: ObjectExplorer>>copyValue (in category 'menus -
>> > actions')
>> > -----
>> > + copyValue
>> > +       "Copy the name of the current variable, so the user can paste it
>> > into the window below and work with is."
>> > +
>> > +       Clipboard clipboardText: self currentSelection value.   !
>> >
>> > Item was changed:
>> >   ----- Method: ObjectExplorer>>mainTreeListMenu: (in category 'menus')
>> > -----
>> >   mainTreeListMenu: aMenu
>> >         <treeListMenu>
>> >
>> >         aMenu addStayUpItemSpecial.
>> >
>> >         aMenu addList: #(
>> >                 ('inspect (i)'
>> > inspectSelection)
>> >                 ('explore (I)'
>> > exploreSelection)
>> >                 -
>> >                 ('method refs to this inst var'
>> >  referencesToSelection)
>> >                 ('methods storing into this inst var'   defsOfSelection)
>> >                 ('objects pointing to this value'
>> >  objectReferencesToSelection)
>> >                 ('chase pointers'
>> >  chasePointersForSelection)
>> >                 ('explore pointers'
>> >  explorePointersForSelection)
>> >                 -
>> >                 ('browse full (b)'
>> > browseFull)
>> >                 ('browse class'
>> >  browseClass)
>> >                 ('browse hierarchy (h)'
>> >  classHierarchy)
>> >                 ('browse protocol (p)'
>> > browseFullProtocol)
>> >                 -
>> >                 ('references... (r)'
>> > browseVariableReferences)
>> >                 ('assignments... (a)'
>> >  browseVariableAssignments)
>> >                 ('class refs (N)'
>> >      browseClassRefs)
>> >                 -
>> >                 ('copy name (c)'
>> > copyName)
>> > +               ('copy value'
>> >  copyValue)
>> >                 ('basic inspect'
>> >       inspectBasic)).
>> >
>> >         Smalltalk isMorphic ifTrue: [
>> >                 aMenu addList: #(
>> >                         -
>> >                         ('viewer for this value (v)'
>> > viewerForValue))].
>> >
>> >         aMenu addList: #(
>> >                 -
>> >                 ('monitor changes'              monitorSelection)).
>> >
>> >         monitorList isEmptyOrNil ifFalse: [
>> >                 aMenu addList: #(
>> >                         ('stop monitoring all'
>> > stopMonitoring))].
>> >
>> >         ^ aMenu!
>> >
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