On Mon, Dec 25, 2017 at 2:17 PM, Torsten Bergmann <[email protected]> wrote: > A GUI builder is always a nice thing ... and there already was an attempt > for Pharo: > > http://www.squeaksource.com/UIBuilder/ > > Now marked as "Failed attempt of develop a UI builder for Pharo-Smalltalk. > That version > only works in Pharo 1.1. Is opened for any developer.". > > Dont know why it failed ... maybe because the UI (especially with Morphic > legacy) > is still too shaky are in Pharo.
The developer stopped when he saw that he could not build a excel like grid. I tried to rescue its effort but it was too large to recover. > But I guess the order will be/needs to be: > > - good and stable graphics framework (maybe solved with Bloc) > - good and stable standardized widget set (maybe solved with Brick) > - then place a UI builder on top of it > > Bye > T. > >> Gesendet: Montag, 25. Dezember 2017 um 12:33 Uhr >> Von: Hilaire <[email protected]> >> An: [email protected] >> Betreff: Re: [Pharo-dev] New Year Wishlist (2018) ? >> >> Oh, you asked for that Esteban :) >> >> 1. stability >> >> 2. Tonel is a nice way to export file (its granularity is just right, >> bravo Esteban!) and commit to arbitrary repository, experimenting it >> with DrGeo, and it is nice to commit code[1] along other data files of >> the project (graphics, doc, translation, etc.). Got some an when non >> ascii characters were present in the source code, people reported it >> there. Likely to be fixed :) >> >> 3. vectorial interface, oh already on its way >> >> 4. application builder. Smalltalk/X has a GUI to build a standalone >> application, was not able to get it working, but it probably worked at >> some time in the past (see screenshot). Such a feature in Pharo will be >> fantastic, and likely a kill feature for the ones developing stand alone >> application; yes there are still some ;-) >> >> 5. fulfill the promise of tiny image, aka bootstrap and 4. >> >> All these wishes are under construction, so likely to happen \o/ >> >> >> I have personal three wishes (beside good health of course), sharing it >> in case others are interested to hack on it too: >> >> A. get DrGeo working on P7, particularly on the bootstrap process. >> >> B. Build an environment in Pharo to develop simple games, targeted for >> kids. There are some teenagers in my school likely to get interested on >> such courses. If it could result in standalone games build thanks to >> wish 4., so good. >> >> C. Develop a white board application, easy to extend to add third party >> features. The OpenBoard[2] we are using in school are merely goods >> (can't get the right tooling to do geometry for example), handwriting is >> not nice, hacking on it is super complicated (C++ code), not to mention >> the building process. A Pharo based one will be fantastic and much easy >> to hack. >> >> >> Have a nice Christmas! >> >> >> [1] >> http://bazaar.launchpad.net/~drgeo-developers/drgeo/trunk/files/head:/src/ >> [2] http://openboard.ch >> >> Le 23/12/2017 à 17:58, Esteban Lorenzano a écrit : >> > So, let’s those wishes come! >> >> -- >> Dr. Geo >> http://drgeo.eu >> >> >
