On Sun, Apr 22, 2012 at 11:03 PM, [email protected] <[email protected]>wrote:

> Ok, thanks.
>
> I'll give it another shot then. I've no big problem grasping Metacello
> concepts: I've modularized a 400 KSLOC Java source tree with Maven POM,
> including parent POMs,
>

I know the effor for that, since I have also experiened quite large java
projects with complex maven configurations.


> Maven Proxy repository and associated visualizations. (Shameless plug:
> http://philippeback.eu/tiki-read_article.php?articleId=3)
>
>
well, not that much ;)  btw... looks like you own a nice company :)


> The key to all this is to invest time (lots) so that everything falls
> together nicely (remove dupes, run a ton of tests etc).
>
>
Exactlly. And it is not only to make it work, but you really need to
understand the tool.  For Maven I remember reading abook about it. For
Metacello you can read the chapter we wrote with Stef.


>  Your imagebuilder idea provides an additional level: the ability to load
> everything from start to finish in a starting point. This evokes make
> clean; make; make install to me. Which is good: build everything in an
> automated step.
>

Exactly. In my slides of the talk you can see my own motivations behind it:
http://www.slideshare.net/MarianoMartinezPeck/building-you-own-images-with-metacello-smalltalks-2011


>
> The Pharo team scores quite well on the Joel Test if you ask me:
> http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/fog0000000043.html
>
>
Interesting.


> Phil
>
>
>
> 2012/4/22 Mariano Martinez Peck <[email protected]>
>
>>
>>
>> On Sun, Apr 22, 2012 at 8:40 PM, [email protected] 
>> <[email protected]>wrote:
>>
>>> There is a comment on your blog article asking for details :-)
>>>
>>>
>> Yes, I answerd it. But I think over another post (sorry, mistake)
>> Here is the answer:
>> http://marianopeck.wordpress.com/2012/02/26/nautilus-the-reborn-of-the-systembrowser/#comment-373
>>
>> Cheers
>>
>>
>>>
>>> 2012/4/22 Mariano Martinez Peck <[email protected]>
>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Sun, Apr 22, 2012 at 8:28 PM, [email protected] <[email protected]
>>>> > wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Not forgotten :-)
>>>>>
>>>>> BTW, This Builder thing of yours deserves a chapter in PBE2.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> I think the idea is really really cool. However, after several months I
>>>> noticed Metacello is not ready for that :(
>>>> See: http://forum.world.st/WTF-td4557982.html
>>>> Dale says that next version of Metacello may help for that...so maybe
>>>> we are lucky.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>  I volunteer to help once I'll get a simple thing working on my side.
>>>>> Which I failed to get so far.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> That would be nice. Let me know if I can help you with the failure.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Phil
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> 2012/4/22 Mariano Martinez Peck <[email protected]>
>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Sun, Apr 22, 2012 at 8:22 PM, Esteban Lorenzano <
>>>>>> [email protected]> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> for having a search bar, you can give Spotlight a try.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Gofer it
>>>>>>> squeaksource: 'Spotlight';
>>>>>>> package: 'ConfigurationOfSpotlight';
>>>>>>>  load.
>>>>>>> (ConfigurationOfSpotlight project version: #bleedingEdge) load.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> then, just press shift+enter :)
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> is not finished (because nobody is using it but me, he)
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Do not forget me ;)
>>>>>> In fact, I vote for including Spotlight in Pharo 2.0 (and remove it
>>>>>> from #cleanUpForProduction)
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> , but it is useful... it is just a OCompletion bar resembling
>>>>>>> spotlight from macs.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> best,
>>>>>>> Esteban
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Apr 22, 2012, at 8:15 PM, [email protected] wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Yes, Nautilus is ubernice. Especially given the forthcoming search
>>>>>>> bar :-p
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> The help panel cutting the bottom pane in two is all right but then,
>>>>>>> could we have it with a smaller font? I drives me nuts to have to scroll
>>>>>>> down there.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Phil
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> 2012/4/22 Sean P. DeNigris <[email protected]>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Wow, Nautilus is *really* fun to use! I have quite a few ideas for
>>>>>>>> plugins...
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> A few suggestions...
>>>>>>>> * Hierarchical package list - also, since with Metacello the
>>>>>>>> convention is
>>>>>>>> (e.g. P-Core, P-UI, P-Tests) with no overarching package, it should
>>>>>>>> group
>>>>>>>> all packages matching P-*, even if they are technically separate
>>>>>>>> packages
>>>>>>>> * I miss the search bar from OB where I could just start typing as
>>>>>>>> soon as I
>>>>>>>> opened the window. It seems that Nautilus doesn't set the keyboard
>>>>>>>> focus
>>>>>>>> anywhere useful. Options:
>>>>>>>>  - search bar
>>>>>>>>  - typing brings up the class search dialog
>>>>>>>>  - give keyboard focus to the package list so I can use the
>>>>>>>> shortcuts right
>>>>>>>> away. This may be the best one because I have access to 3 options:
>>>>>>>>    - cmd-F to search packages
>>>>>>>>    - cmd-f to search classes
>>>>>>>>    - start typing to do a basic package search
>>>>>>>> * creating new methods - when you click a protocol name, the
>>>>>>>> "messageSelectorAndArgumentNames" template is displayed in the code
>>>>>>>> pane,
>>>>>>>> and is pre-selected. I found this very confusing as a newbie
>>>>>>>> because the
>>>>>>>> selection made me think that I could start typing to replace the
>>>>>>>> template,
>>>>>>>> but the keyboard focus is not on the template. It's also useless
>>>>>>>> because
>>>>>>>> when you click on the code pane, it unselects, so you have to
>>>>>>>> double-click
>>>>>>>> anyway. Two suggestions
>>>>>>>>  - from the class pane, protocol pane, or both, have an "add
>>>>>>>> method" menu
>>>>>>>> item that transfers focus to the preselected template
>>>>>>>>  - when just clicking on a protocol, don't pre-select the template
>>>>>>>> * back/forward buttons for history navigation?
>>>>>>>> * a centralized place to put/list plugins so we can share them
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Many thanks to Benjamin. This was sorely needed!
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Cheers,
>>>>>>>> Sean
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>> View this message in context:
>>>>>>>> http://forum.world.st/Nautilus-first-impression-tp4578301p4578301.html
>>>>>>>> Sent from the Pharo Smalltalk mailing list archive at Nabble.com.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
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>>>>>
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