[ann] presenter notes support for demos

(repost to the correct mailing lists)

Pharo workflow is best seen in action.

However, I noticed that we do not have much support for demoing what we do. For example, if you do not record with sound, you want to add notes. I saw several videos with notes being added to the workspace. This looks clumsy.

So, I gave it a short try, and built a little goodie that lets you simply type notes in the middle of the screen the audience in big fonts. Take a look below at a video describing a specific session with GTInspector:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XT081uQlqI4&list=UU5uZoiH-YS7CIQ-e-DCwMwA

(from http://www.humane-assessment.com/blog/discover-contracts-by-visualizing-objects-in-gtinspector/)

To get it:

Gofer new

smalltalkhubUser: 'AlainPlantec' project: 'Rubric';

package: 'Rubric';

smalltalkhubUser: 'Moose' project: 'GToolkit';

package: 'GT-PresenterNote';

load.

It's still at the beginning. Right now, it is mapped on Cmd+/.

Actually, it really is tiny. You can obtain the equivalent by doing this in the workspace:

KMRepository reset.

KMRepository default setAsGlobalCategory: (

     (KMCategory named: 'Presentation')

          addKeymapEntry: (

               KMKeymap

                    shortcut: $/ command

                    action: [

                         RubEditingArea new

                              beWrapped;

                              width: World width / 3;

                              updateTextWith: '';

                              takeKeyboardFocus;

                              backgroundColor: Color paleYellow;

                              cellInset: 50;

                              onAnnouncement: MorphLostFocus do: [ :ann | ann morph delete ];

                              font: (LogicalFont familyName: 'Source Sans Pro' pointSize: 20);

                              openCenteredInWorld.

                         ]) )

We need to advertise Pharo, and our videos should look good. Let me know about what other similar needs you would like to have supported.

Cheers,

Doru

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