Bill, On Sun, 2009-03-01 at 09:23 -0500, Schwab,Wilhelm K wrote: > Norbert, > > I agree re aliases, but only to a point. When trying to be compatible with > other dialects, the aliases spare many other users from independently having > to add them. When it is reasonable, I have no problem with it. This is > another example of how nice it would be to have Dolphin's ability to apply > multiple categories to a method; aliases can be flagged as such. Then they > can be tested and maintained rather than having myriad ad hoc attempts to > fill a gap between dialects. > > We have seen some complaints about lack of backward compatibility with > Squeak. I have no desire to be hostile, but Pharo is the cleaning that > Squeak has needed for several years; there will be side effects. If Pharo > becomes what I think it will, there will be a time when things get > back-ported to Squeak from Pharo. > > The difference is on one of purpose and degree. Are we trying desperately to > fix Squeak and yet ensure that all of Pharo's improvements work perfectly on > it? I consider that unlikely to work. If we are instead providing a few > methods here or there that eliminate small incompatibilities, it is probably > appropriate to add them and categorize them appropriately. > I agree. Coming from AXAnnouncements I already had to exchange when:do: with subscribe:do:. I'm just wondering why there are then three sets of these methods. Having VW compatibility is good. But then I should consider deprecating one of the others. Where does subscribe:do: come from?
Norbert > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Norbert > Hartl > Sent: Sunday, March 01, 2009 8:13 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Pharo-project] Fwd: [ANN] 10245 > > On Sun, 2009-03-01 at 10:47 +0100, Tudor Girba wrote: > > I copied it to the repository of Lukas as well. > > > > Does anyone actually see a reason for not having the when:do: method > > in as an alias to on:do:? I do not see it. > > > Because then there is > > on:do: > subscribe:do: > when:do: > > with all for: and send:to: variants. > > Counting the methods, the aliases are then on par with the > methods provided. It is 6:6. Honestly I don't like having > even another alias. > > my 2 cents > > Norbert > > > > On 1 Mar 2009, at 10:19, Stéphane Ducasse wrote: > > > > > Where? > > > It was not on lukas source and in the pharo inbox > > > Then there is the question to be sure if we want it. > > > > > > > > > On Mar 1, 2009, at 9:56 AM, Tudor Girba wrote: > > > > > >> Hi Stef, > > >> > > >>> Some more happy people :) > > >>> > > >>> - Announcements-lr.10 from souce.lukas-renggli.ch > > >>> Is when:do: not missing for compatibility with VW? > > >> > > >> I published a new version containing when:do: Announcements-tg.11. > > >> > > >> Cheers, > > >> Doru > > >> > > >> > > >>> > > >>> - Polymorph > > >>> Fix for button for currently selected window in tasklist not > > >>> being > > >>> differentiated when using Watery 2 theme. > > >>> > > >>> - ContextPart argument > > >>> > > >>> - merged Issue 608: saveAsNewVersion uses deprecated method > > >>> > > >>> - Issue 614: > > >>> MessageTally broken when invoked from non-GUI process (e.g., in > > >>> Seaside code) > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> Now we should really kill more items for the milestone 1.0. > > >>> > > >>> Stef (now breakfast :) > > >>> > > >>> _______________________________________________ > > >>> Pharo-project mailing list > > >>> [email protected] > > >>> http://lists.gforge.inria.fr/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/pharo-project > > >> > > >> -- > > >> www.tudorgirba.com > > >> > > >> "Yesterday is a fact. > > >> Tomorrow is a possibility. > > >> Today is a challenge." > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> _______________________________________________ > > >> Pharo-project mailing list > > >> [email protected] > > >> http://lists.gforge.inria.fr/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/pharo-project > > >> > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Pharo-project mailing list > > > [email protected] > > > http://lists.gforge.inria.fr/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/pharo-project > > > > -- > > www.tudorgirba.com > > > > "Be rather willing to give than demanding to get." > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Pharo-project mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://lists.gforge.inria.fr/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/pharo-project > > > _______________________________________________ > Pharo-project mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.gforge.inria.fr/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/pharo-project > > _______________________________________________ > Pharo-project mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.gforge.inria.fr/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/pharo-project _______________________________________________ Pharo-project mailing list [email protected] http://lists.gforge.inria.fr/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/pharo-project
