On 25.04.2010, at 06:47, Steve Wessels wrote

> I agree that modifying another package is a Bad Thing.  However I remain confused about this notion that this code
> removes a method from the Morphic package.  Not that I can tell.  I may need a tip on where this is.

It removes TheWorldMainDockingBar>>extrasMenuOn: from the Morphic package. It adds it to the DesktopBackgroundLoader package. Unloading your package breaks Morphic.

> The only place where this utility collides with existing code is in the mechanism of adding to the dock/extras menu.  The
> current design is locked in an prohibits this sort of change without cross impacts - which really is a bad thing.  What I find disappointing is that we still have menu code like this in the image that does not support a registry.  This is not a new concept.


True. The docking bar is new, and not as refined yet as the old world menu, which had a lot more functionality and allowed customization. But the bar is more discoverable and people generally appear to like it. 

Now that the simple thing is in place, it's time to refactor so add-on packages can add menu entries without having to modify existing packages. Your's is the first to want to do so, there was no need before (even though it was foreseeable).

That refactoring would be a nice contribution, hint hint ;^)

- Bert -