Posted by Sean P. DeNigris on Feb 14, 2016; 2:47pm
URL: https://forum.world.st/Bloc-Space-within-a-Space-tp4877474.html

I always wanted to do this in Morphic, but it made too many assumptions about the World's environment e.g. use of globals like ActiveHand and World. I gave it a shot (see below). The new space did appear in the current world, but the rectangle seemed to open in the container world, not in the new world because when I closed the new space via the halo the rectangle remained. For me, it is very important to have a space easily create-able and drivable. This makes real testing possible, prevents another global mess, and makes other /really/ exciting possibilities within reach. Can it be done in Bloc? If not, what would it take?

s := BlBlocSpace new.
root := s rootElement.
root extent: 500 @ 500.
root
        openInWorld;
        yourself.
rect := BlElement exampleRectangle.
rect openInWorld: root world.
s redraw.
root updateDrawing.