Re: Clickable class side example and initialize methods in Pharo 4.0
Posted by
Sven Van Caekenberghe-2 on
Oct 23, 2014; 5:42am
URL: https://forum.world.st/Clickable-class-side-example-and-initialize-methods-in-Pharo-4-0-tp4785865p4786125.html
> On 23 Oct 2014, at 05:32, Sean P. DeNigris <
[hidden email]> wrote:
>
> Torsten Bergmann wrote
>> One addition I implemented for Nautilus is that one can run examples
>> directly
>> in the browser just by clicking on class side example methods icons.
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> This is cool!!! And... why stop there? I had implemented a while back "Send
> It" and "Inspect It" in Nautilus' method pane context menu (only appearing
> for unary class-side methods). I've found it very useful to be able to fire
> these methods without dropping into an editor. If there is interest, I will
> dig up the code.
The GT-Inspector's Meta tab allows you to send unary message just by clicking. I was thinking earlier that it should be possible to extend this even for messages with arguments by just asking for them.
> Also, what's really cool about this is that it's a reminder that - oh yeah,
> a class is a living object like everything else. Of course the logical
> conclusion is a Self outliner or MathMorphs where you /only/ interact with
> objects in a way that respects and highlights their aliveness, but we gotta
> start somewhere ;)
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> Cheers,
> Sean
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