Squeak-dev November 2003

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Squeak PDA hardware: getting better and better!
by Aaron J Reichow 02 Nov '03

02 Nov '03

Hello fellow PDA Squeak hackers- I get a lot of questions about what to get for Squeak PDA hacking. If you're in the market for a Squeak PDA, but don't want to spend much, your best bet is probably the new Dell Axim X3. The cheapest model is $229, and includes some decent hardware, including a 300-400 XScale PXA255 and a 200 MHz bus (the Zaurus line has a 100 MHz bus, older iPAQs of the 31xx and 36xx series 30 MHz, IIRC). I've not done any benchmarking, but if anyone is up to it, I'd be interested in the information. http://www1.us.dell.com/content/topics/segtopic.aspx/brand/axim_x3?c=us&l=e… On the high end- Today, Toshiba released a new PDA- a PocketPC with a 640x480 screen. Like the Zaurus, but without the keyboard and running WinCE instead of Linux. Both factors can be seen as a positive or a negative, depending on what your needs and persuasions, but considering that it takes all kinds, there may be a person with oodles of money to blow on some really nice hardware on which to run Squeak. Built-in wifi even. $599 for this model. The Toshiba PocketPC e800: http://www.brighthand.com/article/RumorMill_Toshiba_e805_e405_Later_Today?s… Also of mention is the Sigmarion III. It's a Japanese-only number like the Zaurus, but unlike the Zaurus its UI language can not be entirely changed to english, though a lot can. This puppy similar specs to the Zaurus C760, but with a couple differences- it runs WinCE, it has a *real* touch typable keyboard, it has a 800x480 screen with a lower DPI (a good thig; a physically bigger screen), and a USB host. The SigIII, along with a VGA CF card (like the Voyager, capable of up to 1024x768), external monitor, and a USB mouse could be "converted" into a desktop machine for when you're at home or the office. The SigIII goes for $525 (at conics) and up. (same product, different importers) http://conics.net/shp/pda/sigmarion3/ While not new, it's still worth mentioning the Zaurus C760 as a very worthy Squeak machine. It runs Squeak like a champ. Also, if anyone has a PDA and feel like donating some values, I have a *very* simple benchmarking app in Squeak up at: http://www.d.umn.edu/~reic0024/bench.zip It spits out two numbers, a processed #tinyBenchmarks. It's a subset of the nicer and more generalized benchmarking app I wrote ( http://www.d.umn.edu/~reic0024/squeak/bencher.jpg ), but for folks who don't want to spend much time it gets the job done. Any other questions? Feel free to ask me on the list or via a private email, or better yet- on IRC in the Squeak channel on freenode. That's #squeak on irc.freenode.net; I go by "rev," or sometimes a derivation of that like rev|work or rev|school. Regards, Aaron -- "civilization is a limitless multiplication of unnecessary necessities." :: mark twain

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[FIX] alphaRules-bf
by Bert Freudenberg 02 Nov '03

02 Nov '03

from preamble: "Change Set: alphaRules-bf Date: 28 October 2003 Author: Bert Freudenberg Readability fix: Uses symbolic constants instead of numbers to denote alpha blend rules. Otherwise, Form>>paintAlpha and Form>>blendAlpha would appear unused, when in fact, they are."!

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[FIX][TEST] TextWithSqueakLineEndings-nk
by Ned Konz 02 Nov '03

02 Nov '03

This is both my prior change set with a fix for Text>>withSqueakLineEndings as well as an SUnit test for it. I think it should go into the base image, since we've now got two important packages (Monticello and Refactoring Browser) that both have implemented versions of it.

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[ENH] BlockFullPrintOn-LC
by marcus＠ira.uka.de 02 Nov '03

02 Nov '03

from preamble: "Change Set: BlockContext-fullPrintOn Date: 6 January 2002 Author: Leandro Caniglia md: Markus Gaelli digged this up from the past. I have not yet looked at it at all, but I think something like this would be nice to add. ns is Sheldon Nicholl, see http://lists.squeakfoundation.org/pipermail/squeak-dev/1998-January/0069 47.html This change set implements the BlockContext>>fullPrintOn: method. It is especially useful when combined with the fullPrintOnInspector GOODIE, that replaces the use of printString in inspectors with that of fullPrintString. Full credit to 'ns' (don't remember who's she/he?) for the decompileBlock: method. "!

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[ENH][DOC]MoreComments ( [approved] )
by marcus＠ira.uka.de 02 Nov '03

02 Nov '03

Documentation only: [approved] < I'm a bug-fixing machine! > This post brought to you by the BugFixArchiveViewer, a handy tool that makes it easy to comment on proposed fixes and enhancements for Squeak. For more information, check out the Web page for the BugFixArchiveViewer project: http://minnow.cc.gatech.edu/squeak/3214 < I'm a bug-fixing machine! >

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RE: How to use the BFAV?
by Brent Vukmer 02 Nov '03

02 Nov '03

Tom - The BFAV tool needs some good documentation/help text. Meantime, check out http://minnow.cc.gatech.edu/squeak/3214 -----Original Message----- From: Tom Koenig [mailto:tomkoenig@mindspring.com] Sent: Sat 11/1/2003 11:11 AM To: squeak-dev(a)lists.squeakfoundation.org Cc: Subject: How to use the BFAV? I recently installed the BFAV and am trying to figure out how to use it. I didn't find a sample message send, so I tried: BugFixArchiveViewer new openInWorld This opened up an empty BFAV window. The menu allowed me to update my local archive. However, I can not actually see or do anything with the bugs/fixes. What should I be doing ? Thanks Tom (using 3.6 on win xp pro)

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duplicateControlAndAltKeys not working on Win XP
by Pravin A. Sable 02 Nov '03

02 Nov '03

Dear All, I posted this query earlier but didn't get satsfactory answer. On WinXP, with Squek 3.6 (Full), even after checking duplicateControlAndAltKeys, Ctrl+D doesn't work like Alt+D and many more problems. Is there anybody else facing same problem? and can someone fix the problem? Can I get source code of Squeak environment where I can fix this problem myself? I have worked with MS Visual Studio, Borland JBuilder and I find Squeak envirionment totally different and I guess, it can be improved lot. At least, Sqeak IDE on windows makes windows users feel bit uncomfortable. Editor with intellisense would be really nice thing. Best Regards, Pravin A Sable MS Student, Computer Science, Northeastern University. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- It's pardonable to aim high and miss, but it's not pardonable to aim low. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- HomePage = http://www.ccs.neu.edu/home/pravin/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------

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Crash during update?
by Alexander Lazarević 01 Nov '03

01 Nov '03

I try to update a 3.7 alpha image (5423). While loading update 5501 the vm crashes. Is anybody seeing this too? Alex

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Re: [newbie] Moving mail files between images
by mayureshkathe＠softhome.net 01 Nov '03

01 Nov '03

Hi, I tried that but it didn't work ~Mayuresh Raymond <raymondasselin(a)sympatico.ca> wrote: > If your images are not in the same directory you'll have to copy (or move) the files beginning > by EMAIL (4 files) from image 3.4 to the directory of the 3.6 image. > > Raymond > > You don't have to do anything. 3.4 and 3.6 (though get the full > > image) read the same email database. > > > > cheers > > > > bruce > > > > mayureshkathe(a)softhome.net wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > > > How do I move my mail files between two images. > > > Suppose I want to upgrade from 3.4 to 3.6 > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > ~Mayuresh > >

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Font Problems with 3.6
by Thomas A Petersen 01 Nov '03

01 Nov '03

Fellow Squeakers, I have found that loading the TTFont package into 3.6 is toxic on MS Windows and gives nearly identical results as those in Vincent's post. I have also found that the file list menu option is not the best way to load in fonts either. I use TTCFont newTextStyleFromTTFile: 'someFontFile.TTF' with generally better results. Maybe it's the fonts I load or something, but they seem to look better when loaded this way. Squeak is seriously cool! tap

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