Very nice experiment. Please, do keep this up.

Cheers,

Doru

On Mon, Sep 21, 2015 at 8:57 PM, Stephan Eggermont <[hidden email]> wrote:

When experienced (non-smalltalk) developers come to Pharo, they often complain about the (perceived) lack of keyboard control. Spotter has made it easy to open new browsers and inspectors, but navigating between all the open windows is still mostly done with the mouse.

What would happen if we create an state-full interface, showing code as cards, and explicitly switch between navigating and editing?

https://vimeo.com/139960287

Drag some methods to the code panel, click on it and start editing.
Esc switches between navigation and editing, when navigating switches enter between the collapsed and expanded view of a card. The arrow keys select other cards, and using shift a card can be moved.

How much code do we need for that? Well, the prototype fits in 6 columns on an UHD screen.

Gofer it
  smalltalkhubUser: 'StephanEggermont' project: 'Documentation';
  configurationOf: 'NewUI';
  load.

CodePanel new openInWindowLabeled: 'CodePanel'

What needs fixing: navigating over empty columns.

Stephan

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