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Casey Ransberger-2

changing background (was Re: [squeak-dev] looks evolution)

Easy to do. Check out

TheWorldMainDockingBar>>extrasMenuOn:

and

Form class>openAsBackground:

On Thu, Apr 22, 2010 at 8:56 AM, Hannes Hirzel <[hidden email]> wrote:

On 4/22/10, Michael Haupt <[hidden email]> wrote:
> 4.1 looks "different" anyway.
>
>> I think the face-lifting brought some energy to the end of the 4.1
>> release, and people seem to be energized by new eye-candy..
>
> But don't you think the eye-candy that energized people is in other
> places than the background? What I really like about the GUI
> enhancements is the slick buttons, title bar sizes, and window
> colouring. That's what people *work* with.
>
> Hm. In the end, I realise I really don't care about the background. I
> remove it and get to work. :-)
>

+1

I like in fact that Squeak comes with an uncluttered workspace. Like a
sheet of paper with which you can work...

But what I would like to see is a menu entry in the 'Extras' menu
'Change background'

Then people can change it to something _they_ like an feel at home immediately.

Hannes

Hannes Hirzel

Re: changing background (was Re: [squeak-dev] looks evolution)

The fact that we are talking about this background issue shows that
the whole sitatuation is pretty relaxed .....

The 4.1 release is really a milestone!

Hannes

On 4/22/10, Casey Ransberger <[hidden email]> wrote:

> Easy to do. Check out
>
> TheWorldMainDockingBar>>extrasMenuOn:
>
> and
>
> Form class>openAsBackground:
>
> On Thu, Apr 22, 2010 at 8:56 AM, Hannes Hirzel
> <[hidden email]>wrote:
>
>> On 4/22/10, Michael Haupt <[hidden email]> wrote:
>> > 4.1 looks "different" anyway.
>> >
>> >> I think the face-lifting brought some energy to the end of the 4.1
>> >> release, and people seem to be energized by new eye-candy..
>> >
>> > But don't you think the eye-candy that energized people is in other
>> > places than the background? What I really like about the GUI
>> > enhancements is the slick buttons, title bar sizes, and window
>> > colouring. That's what people *work* with.
>> >
>> > Hm. In the end, I realise I really don't care about the background. I
>> > remove it and get to work. :-)
>> >
>> +1
>>
>> I like in fact that Squeak comes with an uncluttered workspace. Like a
>> sheet of paper with which you can work...
>>
>> But what I would like to see is a menu entry in the 'Extras' menu
>> 'Change background'
>>
>> Then people can change it to something _they_ like an feel at home
>> immediately.
>>
>> Hannes
>>
>>
>

Hannes Hirzel

Re: changing background (was Re: [squeak-dev] looks evolution)

Hello

Maybe the background loader with preview
(25-Apr-2004 tested in Squeak 3.7)
could be lifted to Squeak 4.1
http://squeak.preeminent.org/

This would involve a re-release under an MIT license, i.e. committed
to the inbox.

Steve Wessels tested two of his games successfully in Squeak 4.1

Hannes

P.S. I bcc this email to Steve.
Hello Steve
may I ask you to have a look at the thread on the Squeaklist about
changing the background in Squeak.

http://lists.squeakfoundation.org/pipermail/squeak-dev/2010-April/149332.html

I cc this email because you invite for feedback on your website
http://squeak.preeminent.org/

On 4/22/10, Hannes Hirzel <[hidden email]> wrote:

> The fact that we are talking about this background issue shows that
> the whole sitatuation is pretty relaxed .....
>
> The 4.1 release is really a milestone!
>
> Hannes
>
> On 4/22/10, Casey Ransberger <[hidden email]> wrote:
>> Easy to do. Check out
>>
>> TheWorldMainDockingBar>>extrasMenuOn:
>>
>> and
>>
>> Form class>openAsBackground:
>>
>> On Thu, Apr 22, 2010 at 8:56 AM, Hannes Hirzel
>> <[hidden email]>wrote:
>>
>>> On 4/22/10, Michael Haupt <[hidden email]> wrote:
>>> > 4.1 looks "different" anyway.
>>> >
>>> >> I think the face-lifting brought some energy to the end of the 4.1
>>> >> release, and people seem to be energized by new eye-candy..
>>> >
>>> > But don't you think the eye-candy that energized people is in other
>>> > places than the background? What I really like about the GUI
>>> > enhancements is the slick buttons, title bar sizes, and window
>>> > colouring. That's what people *work* with.
>>> >
>>> > Hm. In the end, I realise I really don't care about the background. I
>>> > remove it and get to work. :-)
>>> >
>>> +1
>>>
>>> I like in fact that Squeak comes with an uncluttered workspace. Like a
>>> sheet of paper with which you can work...
>>>
>>> But what I would like to see is a menu entry in the 'Extras' menu
>>> 'Change background'
>>>
>>> Then people can change it to something _they_ like an feel at home
>>> immediately.
>>>
>>> Hannes
>>>
>>>
>>
>

Hannes Hirzel

Re: changing background (was Re: [squeak-dev] looks evolution)

On 4/22/10, Hannes Hirzel <[hidden email]> wrote:
> Hello
>
> Maybe the background loader with preview
> (25-Apr-2004 tested in Squeak 3.7)
> could be lifted to Squeak 4.1
> http://squeak.preeminent.org/
>

Desktop background loader
======================

Steve Wessels has worked on a 4.1 compatible version of his Desktop
background loader. He has pushed it into the inbox

http://source.squeak.org/inbox/DesktopBackgroundLoader-sbw.20.mcz

You may file it in and enjoy a new menu entry in the 'Extras' menu
which allows you to choose a jpg or png as your desktop background. It
includes some options like 'center' / 'tiling' and more.

The amazing thing in Squeak is that you may have a different
background in every project.

You may have different 'working rooms' with different backgrounds in your image.

Thank you Stephen!

--Hannes