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The Trunk: ToolBuilder-Morphic-mt.327.mcz
by commits＠source.squeak.org 26 Jan '23

26 Jan '23

Marcel Taeumel uploaded a new version of ToolBuilder-Morphic to project The Trunk: http://source.squeak.org/trunk/ToolBuilder-Morphic-mt.327.mcz ==================== Summary ==================== Name: ToolBuilder-Morphic-mt.327 Author: mt Time: 26 January 2023, 11:21:23.178998 am UUID: 33c4ffbc-3887-a84e-a903-f262c9010ffd Ancestors: ToolBuilder-Morphic-mt.326 In tree widgets, avoid filter change for arrow keys. =============== Diff against ToolBuilder-Morphic-mt.326 =============== Item was changed: ----- Method: PluggableTreeMorph>>basicKeyPressed: (in category 'event handling') ----- basicKeyPressed: aChar + aChar asciiValue >= 32 ifFalse: [^ false]. self updateLastKeystrokes: aChar. model okToChange ifFalse: [^ false]. PluggableListMorph filterableLists ifTrue: [self triggerFilterTree] ifFalse: [self selectNextMorphByFilter]. ^ true!

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The Trunk: Morphic-mt.2077.mcz
by commits＠source.squeak.org 26 Jan '23

26 Jan '23

Marcel Taeumel uploaded a new version of Morphic to project The Trunk: http://source.squeak.org/trunk/Morphic-mt.2077.mcz ==================== Summary ==================== Name: Morphic-mt.2077 Author: mt Time: 26 January 2023, 11:17:15.858707 am UUID: 17adbf1c-192f-9647-9e7c-912e0df5ef19 Ancestors: Morphic-mt.2076 Tree navigation: - [arrow-left] now jumps to parent if not expanded, collapse otherwise - [SHIFT]+[arrow-up/down] now jumps between siblings only =============== Diff against Morphic-mt.2076 =============== Item was added: + ----- Method: IndentingListItemMorph>>previousSibling (in category 'accessing') ----- + previousSibling + + container ifNil: [^ self]. + (container parentMorphOf: self) + ifNil: [^ nil] + ifNotNil: [:pm | + | currentChild | + currentChild := pm firstChild. + [currentChild isNil or: [currentChild nextSibling == self]] + whileFalse: [currentChild := currentChild nextSibling]. + ^ currentChild].! Item was added: + ----- Method: IndentingListItemMorph>>previousVisibleSibling (in category 'accessing') ----- + previousVisibleSibling + + ^ self previousSibling ifNotNil: [:c | + c visible ifTrue: [c] ifFalse: [c previousVisibleSibling]]! Item was changed: ----- Method: SimpleHierarchicalListMorph>>arrowKey: (in category 'keyboard navigation') ----- arrowKey: asciiValue "Handle a keyboard navigation character. Answer true if handled, false if not." | keyEvent max oldSelection nextSelection howManyItemsShowing keyHandled | keyHandled := false. keyEvent := asciiValue. max := self maximumSelection. nextSelection := oldSelection := self getSelectionIndex. keyEvent = 31 ifTrue:["down" + self currentEvent shiftPressed ifTrue: [ + self selectedMorph nextVisibleSibling + ifNil: [^ false] + ifNotNil: [:m | self setSelectedMorph: m. ^ true]]. keyHandled := true. nextSelection :=oldSelection + 1. nextSelection > max ifTrue: [nextSelection := (self class wrappedNavigation ifTrue: [1] ifFalse: [max])]]. keyEvent = 30 ifTrue:["up" + self currentEvent shiftPressed ifTrue: [ + self selectedMorph previousVisibleSibling + ifNil: [^ false] + ifNotNil: [:m | self setSelectedMorph: m. ^ true]]. keyHandled := true. nextSelection := oldSelection - 1. nextSelection < 1 ifTrue: [nextSelection := self class wrappedNavigation ifTrue: [max] ifFalse: [1]]]. keyEvent = 1 ifTrue: ["home" keyHandled := true. nextSelection := 1]. keyEvent = 4 ifTrue: ["end" keyHandled := true. nextSelection := max]. howManyItemsShowing := self numSelectionsInView. keyEvent = 11 ifTrue: ["page up" keyHandled := true. nextSelection := 1 max: oldSelection - howManyItemsShowing]. keyEvent = 12 ifTrue: ["page down" keyHandled := true. nextSelection := oldSelection + howManyItemsShowing min: max]. (nextSelection ~= oldSelection or: [ keyHandled and: [ self class wrappedNavigation not ]]) ifTrue: [ self setSelectionIndex: nextSelection. ^ true]. keyEvent = 29 ifTrue:["right" selectedMorph ifNotNil:[ (selectedMorph canExpand and:[selectedMorph isExpanded not]) ifTrue:[self toggleExpandedState: selectedMorph] ifFalse:[self setSelectionIndex: self getSelectionIndex+1]. ]. ^true]. keyEvent = 28 ifTrue:["left" selectedMorph ifNotNil:[ (selectedMorph isExpanded) ifTrue:[self toggleExpandedState: selectedMorph] + ifFalse:[ + self selectedParentMorph + ifNil: [self setSelectionIndex: (self getSelectionIndex-1 max: 1)] + ifNotNil: [:pm | self setSelectedMorph: pm]] - ifFalse:[self setSelectionIndex: (self getSelectionIndex-1 max: 1)]. ]. ^true]. ^false! Item was added: + ----- Method: SimpleHierarchicalListMorph>>parentMorphOf: (in category 'selection') ----- + parentMorphOf: itemMorph + "Answers the parent morph for itemMorph or nil if there is none." + + | wrapper | + wrapper := itemMorph complexContents. + ^ (wrapper respondsTo: #parent) + ifFalse: [ | parentItemMorph | + parentItemMorph := itemMorph. + [parentItemMorph isNil + or: [parentItemMorph indentLevel = (itemMorph indentLevel -1)]] + whileFalse: [parentItemMorph := parentItemMorph submorphBefore]] + ifTrue: [ + wrapper := wrapper parent. + scroller submorphs + detect: [:each | each complexContents == wrapper] + ifNone: [nil]]! Item was added: + ----- Method: SimpleHierarchicalListMorph>>selectedParentMorph (in category 'selection') ----- + selectedParentMorph + + ^ self selectedMorph ifNotNil: [:itemMorph | + self parentMorphOf: itemMorph]!

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The Trunk: 61Deprecated-mt.5.mcz
by commits＠source.squeak.org 26 Jan '23

26 Jan '23

Marcel Taeumel uploaded a new version of 61Deprecated to project The Trunk: http://source.squeak.org/trunk/61Deprecated-mt.5.mcz ==================== Summary ==================== Name: 61Deprecated-mt.5 Author: mt Time: 26 January 2023, 10:45:43.168707 am UUID: ac04ea2b-ad36-7049-8439-b24ef8901d3c Ancestors: 61Deprecated-mt.4 Complement Morphic-mt.2076 =============== Diff against 61Deprecated-mt.4 =============== Item was added: + ----- Method: Morph>>highlightForMouseDown (in category '*61Deprecated-drawing') ----- + highlightForMouseDown + + self deprecated: 'Use #highlightedForMouseDown: true'. + self highlightedForMouseDown: true.! Item was added: + ----- Method: Morph>>highlightForMouseDown: (in category '*61Deprecated-drawing') ----- + highlightForMouseDown: aBoolean + + self deprecated: 'Use #highlightedForMouseDown:'. + self highlightedForMouseDown: aBoolean.!

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The Trunk: Morphic-mt.2076.mcz
by commits＠source.squeak.org 26 Jan '23

26 Jan '23

Marcel Taeumel uploaded a new version of Morphic to project The Trunk: http://source.squeak.org/trunk/Morphic-mt.2076.mcz ==================== Summary ==================== Name: Morphic-mt.2076 Author: mt Time: 26 January 2023, 10:45:16.970707 am UUID: cc104798-6dc6-2a4d-9db9-c459cb739680 Ancestors: Morphic-mt.2075 Some code clean-up around a morph#s "highlight-for-mouse-down" feature. =============== Diff against Morphic-mt.2075 =============== Item was changed: ----- Method: LazyListMorph>>highlightPotentialDropRow:on: (in category 'drawing') ----- highlightPotentialDropRow: row on: aCanvas | drawBounds | drawBounds := self drawBoundsForRow: row. drawBounds := drawBounds intersect: self bounds. + aCanvas frameRectangle: drawBounds width: 1 px color: self selectionColor asColor! - aCanvas frameRectangle: drawBounds color: self selectionColor asColor! Item was changed: ----- Method: Morph>>drawMouseDownHighlightOn: (in category 'drawing') ----- drawMouseDownHighlightOn: aCanvas self highlightedForMouseDown ifTrue: [ self wantsRoundedCorners + ifTrue: [aCanvas frameRoundRect: self fullBounds radius: self cornerRadius width: 1 px color: self color darker darker] + ifFalse: [aCanvas frameRectangle: self fullBounds width: 1 px color: self color darker darker]].! - ifTrue: [aCanvas frameRoundRect: self fullBounds radius: self cornerRadius width: 1 color: self color darker darker] - ifFalse: [aCanvas frameRectangle: self fullBounds color: self color darker darker]].! Item was removed: - ----- Method: Morph>>highlightForMouseDown (in category 'drawing') ----- - highlightForMouseDown - self highlightForMouseDown: true! Item was removed: - ----- Method: Morph>>highlightForMouseDown: (in category 'drawing') ----- - highlightForMouseDown: aBoolean - aBoolean - ifTrue:[self setProperty: #highlightedForMouseDown toValue: aBoolean] - ifFalse:[self removeProperty: #highlightedForMouseDown. self resetExtension]. - self changed! Item was changed: ----- Method: Morph>>highlightedForMouseDown (in category 'drawing') ----- highlightedForMouseDown + + extension ifNil: [^ false]. + ^ (self valueOfProperty: #highlightedForMouseDown) == true! - ^(self valueOfProperty: #highlightedForMouseDown) == true! Item was added: + ----- Method: Morph>>highlightedForMouseDown: (in category 'drawing') ----- + highlightedForMouseDown: aBoolean + + (extension isNil and: [aBoolean not]) ifTrue: [^ self]. + self highlightedForMouseDown == aBoolean ifTrue: [^ self]. + aBoolean + ifFalse: [self removeProperty: #highlightedForMouseDown] + ifTrue: [self setProperty: #highlightedForMouseDown toValue: aBoolean]. + self changed.! Item was changed: ----- Method: SimpleHierarchicalListMorph>>mouseDown: (in category 'event handling') ----- mouseDown: evt | aMorph selectors | aMorph := self itemFromPoint: evt position. evt yellowButtonPressed "First check for option (menu) click" ifTrue: [ (PluggableListMorph menuRequestUpdatesSelection and: [model okToChange]) ifTrue: [ aMorph == selectedMorph ifFalse: [self setSelectedMorph: aMorph]]. ^ self yellowButtonActivity: evt shiftPressed]. (aMorph notNil and:[aMorph inToggleArea: (aMorph point: evt position from: self)]) ifTrue:[^self toggleExpandedState: aMorph event: evt]. aMorph ifNil:[^super mouseDown: evt]. + PluggableListMorph highlightPreSelection ifTrue: [ + aMorph highlightedForMouseDown: true. + self setProperty: #highlightedMorph toValue: aMorph]. - aMorph highlightForMouseDown. - self setProperty: #highlightedMorph toValue: aMorph. selectors := Array with: #click: with: (self doubleClickEnabled ifTrue: [#doubleClick:] ifFalse: [nil]) with: nil with: (self dragEnabled ifTrue:[#startDrag:] ifFalse:[nil]). evt hand waitForClicksOrDrag: self event: evt selectors: selectors threshold: HandMorph dragThreshold "pixels".! Item was changed: ----- Method: SimpleHierarchicalListMorph>>mouseUp: (in category 'event handling') ----- mouseUp: event + | clickedMorph | + model okToChange ifFalse: [^ self]. + (clickedMorph := self itemFromPoint: event position) ifNil: [^ self]. - | clickedMorph highlightedMorph | - clickedMorph := self itemFromPoint: event position. - highlightedMorph := self valueOfProperty: #highlightedMorph ifAbsent: []. - self removeProperty: #highlightedMorph. - - ((model okToChange not - or: [clickedMorph isNil]) - or: [clickedMorph ~~ highlightedMorph]) ifTrue: [ - highlightedMorph ifNotNil: [:m | m highlightForMouseDown: false]. - ^ self]. + (self valueOfProperty: #highlightedMorph ifAbsent: []) + ifNotNil: [:m | + m highlightedForMouseDown: false. + self removeProperty: #highlightedMorph]. + ((autoDeselect isNil or: [autoDeselect]) and: [clickedMorph == selectedMorph]) ifTrue: [self setSelectedMorph: nil] ifFalse: [self setSelectedMorph: clickedMorph]. - highlightedMorph highlightForMouseDown: false. event hand newKeyboardFocus: self. Cursor normal show.! Item was changed: ----- Method: SimpleHierarchicalListMorph>>removeObsoleteEventHandlers (in category 'obsolete') ----- removeObsoleteEventHandlers scroller submorphs do:[:m| + m eventHandler: nil; highlightedForMouseDown: false; resetExtension].! - m eventHandler: nil; highlightForMouseDown: false; resetExtension].! Item was changed: ----- Method: SimpleHierarchicalListMorph>>startDrag: (in category 'drag and drop') ----- startDrag: evt | itemMorph | evt hand hasSubmorphs ifTrue: [^ self]. self model okToChange ifFalse: [^ self]. itemMorph := scroller submorphs detect: [:any | any highlightedForMouseDown] ifNone: [^ self]. "Prepare visuals." + itemMorph highlightedForMouseDown: false. - itemMorph highlightForMouseDown: false. self setSelectedMorph: itemMorph. [ "Initiate drag." (self model dragPassengerFor: itemMorph inMorph: self) ifNotNil: [:passenger | | ddm | ddm := (self valueOfProperty: #dragTransferClass ifAbsent: [TransferMorph]) withPassenger: passenger from: self. ddm dragTransferType: (self model dragTransferTypeForMorph: self). ddm updateFromUserInputEvent: evt. self model dragStartedFor: itemMorph transferMorph: ddm. evt hand grabMorph: ddm]. ] ensure: [ Cursor normal show. evt hand releaseMouseFocus: self].!

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The Trunk: Morphic-mt.2075.mcz
by commits＠source.squeak.org 26 Jan '23

26 Jan '23

Marcel Taeumel uploaded a new version of Morphic to project The Trunk: http://source.squeak.org/trunk/Morphic-mt.2075.mcz ==================== Summary ==================== Name: Morphic-mt.2075 Author: mt Time: 26 January 2023, 10:20:57.216707 am UUID: 6f66e69c-5e99-1d4b-abdf-1d4235feae4a Ancestors: Morphic-mt.2074 Performance slightly improved for larger tree widgets. =============== Diff against Morphic-mt.2074 =============== Item was changed: ----- Method: IndentingListItemMorph>>backgroundColor: (in category 'accessing') ----- backgroundColor: aColor + + backgroundColor = aColor ifTrue: [^ self]. backgroundColor := aColor. self changed.! Item was changed: ----- Method: IndentingListItemMorph>>fitContents (in category 'layout') ----- fitContents + self extent: container preferredSubmorphWidth @ self fontToUse lineGridForMorphs.! - super fitContents. - self width: container preferredSubmorphWidth.! Item was changed: ----- Method: IndentingListItemMorph>>initWithColor:andFont: (in category 'initialization') ----- initWithColor: aColor andFont: aFont "Configure the receiver with aColor and aFont as prescribed by the owning tree morph. Ignore a property if overridden from text label. See #initializeFromText:. That is, a tree morph prescribes a certain appearance for all its items, which it will constantly create and destroy as users collapse and expand items in the tree. During construction of each item, any text label will be set *before* calling this method. So we can check #hasColorFromText and other flags that will help us decide whether to keep a property or not." (self hasProperty: #hasColorFromText) ifFalse: [self color: aColor]. (self hasProperty: #hasEmphasisFromText) ifTrue: [ (self hasProperty: #hasFontFromText) ifFalse: [self font: aFont "Keeps emphasis from text."]] ifFalse: [ (self hasProperty: #hasFontFromText) ifTrue: [self emphasis: aFont emphasis "Keeps font from text."] + ifFalse: [self setFont: aFont emphasis: nil]] - ifFalse: [self font: aFont emphasis: aFont emphasis]] ! Item was changed: ----- Method: IndentingListItemMorph>>initWithContents:prior:forList:indentLevel: (in category 'initialization') ----- initWithContents: anObject prior: priorMorph forList: hostList indentLevel: newLevel container := hostList. complexContents := anObject. anObject addDependent: self. self initWithContents: self getLabel font: Preferences standardListFont emphasis: nil. indentLevel := 0. isExpanded := false. nextSibling := firstChild := nil. priorMorph ifNotNil: [ priorMorph nextSibling: self. ]. indentLevel := newLevel. + icon := self getIcon ifNotNil: [:form | form scaleIconToDisplay].! - icon := self getIcon ifNotNil: [:form | form scaleIconToDisplay]. - self extent: self minWidth @ self minHeight! Item was changed: ----- Method: SimpleHierarchicalListMorph>>adjustSubmorphPositions (in category 'private') ----- adjustSubmorphPositions | p | p := 0@0. scroller submorphsDo: [ :each | | h | each visible ifTrue: [ h := each height. each privateBounds: (p extent: self preferredSubmorphWidth@h). p := p + (0@h) ]]. + scroller layoutChanged. self clearColumnsCache; changed; layoutChanged; setScrollDeltas. ! Item was changed: ----- Method: StringMorph>>emphasis (in category 'accessing') ----- emphasis "self assert: emphasis = self font emphasis" + ^ emphasis ifNil: [emphasis := font emphasis]! - ^ emphasis! Item was changed: ----- Method: StringMorph>>font:emphasis: (in category 'accessing - convenience') ----- font: aFontOrNil emphasis: emphasisCodeOrNil "For convenience only. Try to use #font: and #emphasis: instead. Changes font and/or emphasis. If both are given, the font's current emphasis will be discarded. If only the emphasis is given, the system's default font will be used. If only the font is given, the font's emphasis will be cached so that future calls to #font: will keep the emphasis." self assert: aFontOrNil notNil | emphasisCodeOrNil notNil description: 'Either font or emphasis must be non-nil.'. self + setFont: ((aFontOrNil isNil or: [emphasisCodeOrNil isNil] or: [aFontOrNil emphasis = emphasisCodeOrNil]) - setFont: ((aFontOrNil isNil or: [aFontOrNil emphasis = emphasisCodeOrNil] or: [emphasisCodeOrNil isNil]) ifTrue: [aFontOrNil] ifFalse: [aFontOrNil emphasized: emphasisCodeOrNil]) + emphasis: emphasisCodeOrNil. - emphasis: (emphasisCodeOrNil ifNil: [aFontOrNil emphasis]). "self assert: self font emphasis = self emphasis. --- mt: Does not always work because of how StrikeFont treats emphasis 0 in #emphasized:."!

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The Trunk: ToolBuilder-Morphic-mt.326.mcz
by commits＠source.squeak.org 26 Jan '23

26 Jan '23

Marcel Taeumel uploaded a new version of ToolBuilder-Morphic to project The Trunk: http://source.squeak.org/trunk/ToolBuilder-Morphic-mt.326.mcz ==================== Summary ==================== Name: ToolBuilder-Morphic-mt.326 Author: mt Time: 26 January 2023, 10:19:17.584707 am UUID: 1e892378-a503-ca42-9cb1-df68649c5f06 Ancestors: ToolBuilder-Morphic-mt.325 Performance slightly improved for larger tree widgets. =============== Diff against ToolBuilder-Morphic-mt.325 =============== Item was added: + ----- Method: PluggableTreeMorph>>hUnadjustedScrollRange (in category 'scrolling') ----- + hUnadjustedScrollRange + "Optimized for performance. Assume horizontal scrollbar hidden." + + ^ self preferredSubmorphWidth!

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The Trunk: Morphic-mt.2074.mcz
by commits＠source.squeak.org 26 Jan '23

26 Jan '23

Marcel Taeumel uploaded a new version of Morphic to project The Trunk: http://source.squeak.org/trunk/Morphic-mt.2074.mcz ==================== Summary ==================== Name: Morphic-mt.2074 Author: mt Time: 26 January 2023, 10:17:17.173707 am UUID: 86716017-7fb9-0a4f-8636-4cad85f37d89 Ancestors: Morphic-mt.2073 Complement ToolBuilder-Morphic-mt.325 =============== Diff against Morphic-mt.2073 =============== Item was added: + ----- Method: SimpleHierarchicalListMorph>>doubleClickEnabled (in category 'accessing') ----- + doubleClickEnabled + + ^ false! Item was changed: ----- Method: SimpleHierarchicalListMorph>>mouseDown: (in category 'event handling') ----- mouseDown: evt | aMorph selectors | + aMorph := self itemFromPoint: evt position. evt yellowButtonPressed "First check for option (menu) click" ifTrue: [ (PluggableListMorph menuRequestUpdatesSelection and: [model okToChange]) ifTrue: [ aMorph == selectedMorph ifFalse: [self setSelectedMorph: aMorph]]. ^ self yellowButtonActivity: evt shiftPressed]. (aMorph notNil and:[aMorph inToggleArea: (aMorph point: evt position from: self)]) ifTrue:[^self toggleExpandedState: aMorph event: evt]. aMorph ifNil:[^super mouseDown: evt]. aMorph highlightForMouseDown. self setProperty: #highlightedMorph toValue: aMorph. selectors := Array with: #click: + with: (self doubleClickEnabled ifTrue: [#doubleClick:] ifFalse: [nil]) with: nil - with: nil with: (self dragEnabled ifTrue:[#startDrag:] ifFalse:[nil]). evt hand waitForClicksOrDrag: self event: evt selectors: selectors threshold: HandMorph dragThreshold "pixels".!

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The Trunk: ToolBuilder-Morphic-mt.325.mcz
by commits＠source.squeak.org 26 Jan '23

26 Jan '23

Marcel Taeumel uploaded a new version of ToolBuilder-Morphic to project The Trunk: http://source.squeak.org/trunk/ToolBuilder-Morphic-mt.325.mcz ==================== Summary ==================== Name: ToolBuilder-Morphic-mt.325 Author: mt Time: 26 January 2023, 10:16:05.732707 am UUID: 5a111852-b783-a84a-a916-baffdb42a7b3 Ancestors: ToolBuilder-Morphic-mt.324 Remove some code duplication in SimpleHierarchicalListMorph and PluggableTreeMorph. =============== Diff against ToolBuilder-Morphic-mt.324 =============== Item was removed: - ----- Method: PluggableTreeMorph>>mouseDown: (in category 'event handling') ----- - mouseDown: evt - | aMorph selectors | - - aMorph := self itemFromPoint: evt position. - evt yellowButtonPressed "First check for option (menu) click" - ifTrue: [ - (PluggableListMorph menuRequestUpdatesSelection and: [model okToChange]) ifTrue: [ - aMorph == selectedMorph - ifFalse: [self setSelectedMorph: aMorph]]. - ^ self yellowButtonActivity: evt shiftPressed]. - (aMorph notNil and:[aMorph inToggleArea: (aMorph point: evt position from: self)]) - ifTrue:[^self toggleExpandedState: aMorph event: evt]. - aMorph ifNil:[^super mouseDown: evt]. - - aMorph highlightForMouseDown. - self setProperty: #highlightedMorph toValue: aMorph. - - selectors := Array - with: #click: - with: (self doubleClickEnabled ifTrue: [#doubleClick:] ifFalse: [nil]) - with: nil - with: (self dragEnabled ifTrue:[#startDrag:] ifFalse:[nil]). - evt hand waitForClicksOrDrag: self event: evt selectors: selectors threshold: HandMorph dragThreshold "pixels".!

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6-Paned browser fixed
by Stephen Travis Pope 25 Jan '23

25 Jan '23

Hi team, There seems to be some confusion about what the PackagePaneBrowser is; the left-most (top-level) list is supposed to be the class category categories (i.e., class category names split after $-, [Kernel, Collections, Graphics, ...], analogous to packages). CT submitted a recent change that broke this, instead delegating to a PackageOrganizer; this is different and should be in a separate tool. Here’s a fix. stp -------- Stephen Travis Pope Ojai, California, USA http://HeavenEverywhere.com http://FASTLabInc.com https://vimeo.com/user19434036/videos http://heaveneverywhere.com/Reflections

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reviewing ChatGPT's understanding of Smalltalk
by Chris Muller 25 Jan '23

25 Jan '23

All the hubbub finally got me excited enough to sit down and "meet" ChatGPT. A brief sign up process abruptly gave way to my "First Contact." As if it realized my presence before I realized its, there it was, the Faceless White Canvas, staring at me, waiting, even daring me to talk about *anything*. For me, it was a startlingly surreal experience that sent a chill down my spine, as if talking to an alien for the first time. I therefore decided to start with something concrete, Smalltalk. Something versed enough in to help me *understand its understanding*, and whether it can actually "learn". 90% of the conversation centers on this one question for the purpose of exploring its limitations and self-contradictions. [image: image.png] I think it's safe to say we aren't in danger of losing our glamourous, high-paying jobs as Smalltalk Superstars. It helps me understand what ChatGPT is -- a *language* model, not a domain expert, and not a logical inference engine. Certainly fun, but questionable utility. Here's the full conversation. https://sharegpt.com/c/hswnfmT - Chris

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