Hi Jecel,
Am 01.09.2011 um 15:17 schrieb Jecel Assumpcao Jr.:
> It is frustrating for me that while the Squeak VM could easily handle an
> expression like
>
> myView add: <yellowEllipseMorph> copy.
>
> I have no way of typing that. I can't use any object as a literal nor as
> input. In Etoys I can get close enough by getting a tile representing
> the yellowEllpiseMorph from its halo and use that in expressions. In
> Self I could add a constant slot with some easy to type value, like 0,
> and then drag the arrow from that slot to point to the object I really
> wanted. It was a bit indirect but it worked and I used this a lot. The
> nice thing about having something like this is that you never need
> global variable again.
umm …
1. Morph new openInWorld
2. open an inspector on the morph
3. in the inspector's evaluation pane, do, e.g., "Smalltalk at: #myMorph put:
self"
Step 3 looks equivalent to dragging an arrow in Self. Not less indirect.
Maybe I'm misunderstanding you. :-)
Best,
Michael
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