Hi Torsten,

There is no way to make it work in Pharo 4.0?

On Wed, Aug 26, 2015 at 10:19 PM, Torsten Bergmann <[email protected]> wrote:

> Julien Delplanque provided this week a goodie to switch between
> "desktops" - but his initial solution was more or less hiding windows
> and not really switching between real Pharo worlds/desktops.
>
> I gave him some tips what could be done on the pharo-user list. Havent
> heard
> from him afterwards.
>
> Now I was able to spend a few hours on this topic myself and implemented
> a full multiple desktop solution myself.
>
> This works in Pharo 5 only (currently) and requires latest VM (at least on
> Windows)
> from files.pharo.org to get the keyboard shortcuts right.
>
> To try:
>
>   Gofer new
>     smalltalkhubUser: 'TorstenBergmann' project: 'DesktopManager';
>     configuration;
>     loadDevelopment.
>
> The goodie has some nice features like keyboard navigation, world menu
> integration and even a custom spotter with preview of the desktops.
>
> Quick start:
> ===========
>  - evaluate the above expression in a Pharo 5 image
>  - check the world menu "Desktop"
>  - you can press CTRL + D and then CTRL + A (= Desktop Add) to add a new
> desktop
>  - you can press CTRL + D and then CTRL + D (= Desktop Desktop) to open
> the overview
>  - you can press CTRL + D and then CTRL + P (= Desktop Previous) to
> navigate to the previous desktop
>  - you can press CTRL + D and then CTRL + N (= Desktop Next) to navigate
> to the next desktop
>
> The code is hopefully a good example on how to build a custom spotter,
> shortcuts, inspector extensions, ...
> Additionally all this is described in a new article including screenshots
> and a guide on how to use this new goodie:
>
>    https://medium.com/@astares/multiple-desktops-for-pharo-5cbc46f3179f
>
> Actually the article took more time to write than coding but I hope
> it helps explaining Pharo and why it is a power tool.
>
> Project is on
> http://www.smalltalkhub.com/#!/~TorstenBergmann/DesktopManager
> Article and code is still subject to change.
>
> Have fun
> T.




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