Ben

On 17 Nov 2013, at 20:02, [email protected] wrote:

> Never mind about the popup as I can configure that on my own.
> 
> Now, it is modeled after OSX spotlight which happens to be in the top right 
> of the screen, but no other reason.
> 
> Windows 8 gives us a search panel showing on the side.
> 
> In Eclipse, it shows as a popup 
> http://www.eclipseonetips.com/2011/02/21/the-easiest-ways-to-navigate-methods-in-a-class-using-eclipse-keyboard-shortcuts/
> 
> But really the width of the list is the key pain with the current spotlight 
> for me.

That I can do something about it I think :P

Ben

> 
> Phil
> 
> 
> On Sun, Nov 17, 2013 at 7:08 PM, Benjamin 
> <[email protected]> wrote:
> we can give a try, but I try to reduce the number of popups as much as I can
> since it only confuses the user for often very few benefits
> 
> Ben
> 
> On 17 Nov 2013, at 18:14, [email protected] wrote:
> 
>> Some things about old/new spotlight
>> 
>> - the width of the completions rectangle should be configurable as I often 
>> find myself looking at messages that are too long and get cut at the end, 
>> while what matters is what is at the end. I looked at the code and found 
>> that changing the size of the spotlight morph to be easy, but not so for the 
>> completion list which seems to be buried down somewhere in ECCompletion.
>> 
>> - there is no way to find numerical functions like sin exp... which is a 
>> pain. I guess that's due to the 3 letters required before a search.
>> 
>> Now, about the location, why do we need that on the top right?
>> I'd love to have the morph open in the middle of the screen, where I am 
>> looking anyway, and not on the top right.
>> A bit like how Launchy works. http://www.launchy.net/
>> 
>> 
>> Phil
>> 
>> 
>> On Sun, Nov 17, 2013 at 1:35 PM, Camillo Bruni <[email protected]> 
>> wrote:
>> 
>> On 2013-11-17, at 13:24, Benjamin <[email protected]> 
>> wrote:
>> 
>> > You need first this magic invocation
>> >
>> > GlobalMenuBar current
>> >       openInWorld;
>> >       beSticky.
>> >
>> > Then it will be in the top right corner.
>> > Note: there is s far no hotkey to get the focus.
>> > Note2: it is probably buggy since it has not been updated to the new Spec3
>> I can confirm the last part, though looks like the way to go!
>> 
> 
> 

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