hahahhahaha  I didn't think about renaming the file from outside :)

Thanks Igor.

On Mon, Jan 18, 2010 at 10:31 PM, Igor Stasenko <[email protected]> wrote:

> 2010/1/18 Mariano Martinez Peck <[email protected]>:
> >
> >
> > On Mon, Jan 18, 2010 at 5:50 PM, Igor Stasenko <[email protected]>
> wrote:
> >>
> >> I think the LastImageName is confusing.
> >> It should be CurrentImageName or LastKnownImageName.
> >>
> >> In either way, this is not an image name, which were before you
> >> setting a new using
> >> #changeImageNameTo:, this is an image name, which you set.
> >>
> >> The thing is, that if you save an image, the value of this var will be
> >> held within an image,
> >> so if you rename the image and run squeak with it,
> >> the #imageName will return you a file name,
> >> while LastImageName is the name what was assigned last.
> >>
> >> This is how it works, if i'm not mistaken. However i don't see where
> >> LastImageName could be useful.
> >>
> >
> > Are you sure ?  If LastImageName is what you say, it has few things I
> see:
> >
> > - It has no sense and it is redudant, as I can always do "SmalltalkImage
> > current imageName "   which uses a primitive, not that global variable
> > - the name is wrong from my point of view. If it is LastImageName I
> imagine
> > it is the previous one. I would rather call it CurrentImageName
> >
> > I even don't understand why it is a global. It cannot be a simple
> variable?
> > because I checked in code and it is only used in three methods, all from
> > SmalltalkImage.
> >
> > And, for example, for me is useful in this case. Look SmalltalkImage >>
> > saveImageInFileNamed:
> >
> > You see where it does a saveImageSegments ? Ok, inside that method, I
> need
> > both images name: the current and the future want. At that moment, I
> already
> > loose the original. Thus, I need to move it before changeImageNameTo:  is
> > call. I can do that (I guess), but suppose I cannot. What would I do ?
> >
> > If I understood you correctly, I would do:
> >
> > a) Remove completely the global, as I can always do SmalltalkImage
> current
> > imageName
> > b) change everyplace (3 places) where it was used, and replace it by
> > SmalltalkImage current imageName  and then, change the semantic of
> > LastImageName so that it is really the previous one. We can even call it
> > PreviousImageName. And those who wants, can use it (right now, only that
> > part of ImageSegment).
> >
>
> You seem still confused.
> The LastImageName is not a 'previous image name' , it is the file name
> of image, when it was last saved to disk.
>
> so, if you save an image as 'myImage.image'
> it will set the LastImageName to that value.
>
> But next, suppose you renamed an image file, outside of squeak to ,
> say  'myPharoimage.image'
> and now, if you run this image you will get:
>
> self imageName ==> 'myPharoimage.image'
> LastImageName ==> 'myImage.image'
>
> > What do you think ?
> >
> >
> >>
> >> 2010/1/18 Mariano Martinez Peck <[email protected]>:
> >> > Look at SmalltalkImage >> changeImageNameTo:
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > changeImageNameTo: t1
> >> >     self imageName: t1 asSqueakPathName.
> >> >     LastImageName := self imageName
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > Here, it is putting to LastImageName the new one. Shouldn't be in the
> >> > other
> >> > order, like this:
> >> >
> >> > changeImageNameTo: t1
> >> >    LastImageName := self imageName
> >> >    self imageName: t1 asSqueakPathName.
> >> >
> >> > Maybe I misunderstood what LastImageName is
> >> >
> >> > Thoughts?
> >> >
> >> > Mariano
> >> >
> >> >
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