Ben

On Jan 30, 2013, at 10:03 AM, jannik laval <[email protected]> wrote:

> Hi Benjamin,
> 
> I am trying to use Nautilus and going to Pharo 2.0 (I am using 20480).
> I have some remarks about the usability of the tool. I think the idea is cool 
> and I begin to appreciate it.
> 
> But, I have some problems:
> 
> - When I am on a method and search senders (b,n). If there is only one 
> sender, another browser is opened focusing on the sender of the method. But 
> the method call is not highlighted. When I have to parse long methods, I 
> loose time.

True :)

> - About the keyboard shortcuts: please I need the same shortcuts everywhere… 
> Not everywhere because I know it takes time to do that. BUT everywhere in 
> nautilus itself. The shortcuts are not the same in the sourcecode panel (old 
> shortcuts) and in the list of entities (new shortcuts).
> As a user, I would like to have the possibility to disable the new shortcuts 
> to have the same shortcuts everywhere in my environment.

It's implemented Nautilus side, but KeyBindings still need some love :)

> 
> - About the package menu: 
> >there is too much items: 4 items to add package in groups is too much. I 
> >would prefer one item (add as group) and a menu More.
> > Why is there a "Search code" in "rewrite code" item ? The name does not 
> > make sense.

Probably comes from OB :)

> > Create Slice should be in the DEBUG mode. Which could be disabled in the 
> > Settings.

Debug mode ? Why ??

> 
> - The "Show instance variables" and "Show class variables" does not show the 
> variables but the accessors to the variables, no ?

Yes, as the other browsers did, but I can change the name ;)

> 
> - Is it possible to have a popup on the icons in Nautilus. There is lots of 
> icons that I don't know what they mean.

There are (or at least should, maybe a bug)

> - It is the same for the color of classes and methods: Why are there methods 
> in gray ? classes in gray ?

Extensions

> 
> - The command "edit a comment", which is a clickable icon, opens a new 
> window. I would prefer that it has the same behavior than the button 
> "Comments": opening the comments in the same browser.

No, thanks to the popup and shortcuts, you can edit in a row a lot of classes 
very quickly

> 
> - in the lists of the browser, I would like to select multiple packages 
> without using the mouse. Is it possible ? In all the browsers, the shift-up 
> and shift-down can do that.

PluggableListMorph can't do that, but NewList can.

Unfortunately, I think the integration will be in 3.0

> 
> - When I select multiple packages, the classes of all these packages should 
> appear. Not only the ones of the last selected package.

There is a bug entry and discussion about that. Due to extension, it's quite 
complicated to due and raises some issues.

> 
> - what does the locker means in the source code editor ? I understood that 
> the method cannot be modified… But I can, so I don't understand.

It's a feature not yet really used. You can pin a text panel, and have 
multiples. We need to polish that as well :)

> 
> - The history navigator is not shared between browsers.

There is a bug entry for this

> 
> That is a good beginning I think. 
> I give you my point of view as a user of the browser. This is the main tool I 
> am supposed to use in Pharo and I would like to not be frustrated using it.

You know I love feedback :)
Do you know what I like more ? Bug entries :P


Thanks again
Ben


> 
> My 2 cents,
> Jannik
> 
> -- 
> ~~Dr. Jannik Laval~~
> École des Mines de Douai
> Enseignant-chercheur
> http://www.jannik-laval.eu
> 

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