Re: Issue 3695 in pharo: Redesign AboutBox
Posted by Gary Chambers-4 on Feb 11, 2011; 11:27am
URL: https://forum.world.st/Issue-3695-in-pharo-Redesign-AboutBox-tp3300874p3301135.html
As the class comment says, the AboutDialog is for application about boxes
and is intended to be subclassed.
Is pretty general, overriding newContentMorph allows for any content
required depending on the desires of
the application author...
Example cs attached.
"typically your main application window, World here for the example..."
World openModal: ReportBuilderAboutDialogWindow new
Regards, Gary
----- Original Message -----
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To: <[hidden email]>
Sent: Friday, February 11, 2011 7:39 AM
Subject: [Pharo-project] Issue 3695 in pharo: Redesign AboutBox
> Status: Accepted
> Owner: [hidden email]
> Labels: Milestone-1.3
>
> New issue 3695 by [hidden email]: Redesign AboutBox
> http://code.google.com/p/pharo/issues/detail?id=3695
>
> Beside the Pharo number we should display VM infos
> in the about box too:
>
> Smalltalk isRunningCog
>
> We should also display the JIT version (if running Cog):
>
> Smalltalk getSystemAttribute: 1008
>
> It is also confusing that SmalltalkImage>>aboutThisSystem
> uses a "LongMessageDialogWindow" for the about box although
> there is a class "AboutDialogWindow" (which is not used) in
> the image.
>
>
>
>
URL: https://forum.world.st/Issue-3695-in-pharo-Redesign-AboutBox-tp3300874p3301135.html
As the class comment says, the AboutDialog is for application about boxes
and is intended to be subclassed.
Is pretty general, overriding newContentMorph allows for any content
required depending on the desires of
the application author...
Example cs attached.
"typically your main application window, World here for the example..."
World openModal: ReportBuilderAboutDialogWindow new
Regards, Gary
----- Original Message -----
From: <[hidden email]>
To: <[hidden email]>
Sent: Friday, February 11, 2011 7:39 AM
Subject: [Pharo-project] Issue 3695 in pharo: Redesign AboutBox
> Status: Accepted
> Owner: [hidden email]
> Labels: Milestone-1.3
>
> New issue 3695 by [hidden email]: Redesign AboutBox
> http://code.google.com/p/pharo/issues/detail?id=3695
>
> Beside the Pharo number we should display VM infos
> in the about box too:
>
> Smalltalk isRunningCog
>
> We should also display the JIT version (if running Cog):
>
> Smalltalk getSystemAttribute: 1008
>
> It is also confusing that SmalltalkImage>>aboutThisSystem
> uses a "LongMessageDialogWindow" for the about box although
> there is a class "AboutDialogWindow" (which is not used) in
> the image.
>
>
>
>
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