Stef, put that on wiki, or somewhere else, so we can read it later :) I like Grand Plans.. especially if they are succeed :)
On 24 March 2011 09:17, Stéphane Ducasse <[email protected]> wrote: > Here is the vision: we need it better and simpler with better widgets, better > UIBuilder and better tools. > if you give me some engineers I can build something clear, now this is not > the case so we are exploring and multiple paths > Now if you want to see the system moving faster just join and help > > So here is a list > > Frameworks > ---------- > First step > - Integrate polymorph (move class to the right packages, remove > overrides) > - Reduce complexity of morphic when possible > > In parallel > - Clean SimpleMorphic (remove preferences, PopUpChoiceMenu) > - Based on SimpleMorphic, clean also Morphic > > Alain told me that he want to take simpleMorphic and create a kernel that can > be run and debugged on the side > or morphic. Then he wants to add list and tree and see if he can add a better > version of polymorph. > Now he can fail too. so this is why the incremental points are important. > > Fixing and improving announcements is important > - It was done during the last sprint > - We were discussing how to make anonucement faster to avoid to > climbing their parent tree - but no success so far. > - We evaluated signals (as used in HPI frameworks) and we do not > really like it. The use of thisContext is probably a problem among others. > > Widgets > ------- > We need better widgets > - accordion > - better text > - grid > We should evaluate your widgets to integrate them. But first we should > clean what is there. > Stacking on top of bad foundation just make the system more complex > and difficult to maintain. > > > Low level: a new Canvas and clean event > ----------------------------------- > Igor started to design a new canvas called Athens and we will see > where it will go > Again if people want to see this coming faster, they should help. > The idea is to have a canvas for > - opengl > - cairo > - bitbl > > We are evaluating the event hierarchy designed by Mickael Rueger and > we would like > to integrate it: eliminate the floating of arrays btween eventfetcher > and HandMorph > the idea is that event should be emitted by eventSensor not raw array > > I'm starting to clean Sensor references that are using the polling > behavior because we should not have polling anymore > the Windows virtual machine should be fixed and get the enhancement > that Igor sent more than a year ago for the input semaphore > and so that all the vm are aligned. > > > Tools > ----- > We are rewriting from scratch the basic tools > - Browser (Nautilus soon to be announced - with groups, > package browsers, refactorings, may be plugin architecture) > - Finder > - TestRunner (soon) > - MCBrowser > - Debugger (waiting for a debugger model) > The idea is that we want to kill the StringHolder hierarchy alltogther > so in a first phase we will probably have to keep it > for the debugger but only for it. > > We will remove toolBuilder (we are waiting to finish the TestRunner > rewriting). > > Glamour will probably be used as a default super IDE of the future but > it depends on people > We are currently working on the fall back (the tools when you have > nothing). > > So I hope it clarifies the picture and you are welcome to help. Now an > important point > This is not because something is under preparation that the other should not > get clean and improve. > We have no problem throwing away our effort if something better come up but > we should be prepared that nothing come up or is delayed > this is why we have this parallel strategy. > > > Stef > > > > > > > > >> Many new things is happens this days on Pharo, and I don´t understand the >> status of all. >> >> What is the future of GUI in Pharo? what changes will happen? which is the >> roadmap? Now I see SimpleMorphic. Pharo will work with it? Pharo will works >> with another way of draw/render the morphs? >> We will reduce the number of morph classes and hierarchy? The Morphic UI >> designer will be incorporated in dev image? >> >> Thanks for your answers. > > > -- Best regards, Igor Stasenko AKA sig.
