I think the reason was the need of registering onWindowClose: event or closing the window by the code easily. Now you can do : | w | w := Object inspect. w onWindowClosed: [ ... ]. ... w close.
2013/6/9 Igor Stasenko <[email protected]> > On 8 June 2013 20:29, Sabine Knöfel <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi, > > > > while developing my app with seaside, I sometimes use inspect within any > > statement. > > I am used from Pharo 1.4 and from other smalltalk dialects, that > >>inspect > > returns the receiver itself. > > But in Pharo 2.0 it returns an instance of SystemWindow. > > I dont see any sense in that. It that with intent? > > > > I was not behind the change, but i think answering window is more > useful than just receiver. > Since you sending 'inspect' message to object you already having access to > it, > and getting same object back is less useful, than inspector window, > which you can > give extra instructions (like placement etc). > > > > Sabine > > > > > > > > -- > > View this message in context: > http://forum.world.st/inspect-returns-iOf-SystemWindow-and-not-receiver-tp4692399.html > > Sent from the Pharo Smalltalk Users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > > > > > > -- > Best regards, > Igor Stasenko. > > -- Clément Béra Mate Virtual Machine Engineer Bâtiment B 40, avenue Halley 59650 *Villeneuve d'Ascq*
