Spotter rulez :-) On Mon, Jun 19, 2017 at 6:02 PM, Tim Mackinnon <tim@testit.works> wrote:
> Damnit your right…. #help keyboard gives you the business… nice > > I think the prompt to use Spotter should be in the welcome text though, as > its a bit hidden - maybe is should be in the “Explore” section. > > Tim > > > On 19 Jun 2017, at 11:30, p...@highoctane.be wrote: > > That being said, maybe one can do a spotter extension that looks into the > help topics. > > I did one with windows (should be in Pharo7). > > So one would ho to spotter and put a word followed by #help or #he > > Maybe this is in already! > Phil > > On Mon, Jun 19, 2017 at 10:43 AM, Tim Mackinnon <tim@testit.works> wrote: > >> It is in the Pharo help - however I have noticed that Help doesn’t have a >> convenient search box and the new Welcome screen that launches with Pharo >> possibly should have a shortcut to useful navigational features…. Sounds >> like something I can contributed. >> >> Tim >> >> On 19 Jun 2017, at 00:39, horrido <horrido.hobb...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> I didn't know about the Spotter. That is so frickin' cool!!! >> >> Thanks. >> >> >> philippeback wrote >> >> Spotting for hex is hardly complex. >> >> Shift-Enter hex #im >> >> --> implementors of hex, first one I see is in ByteArray. >> >> Shit-Enter hex #se >> >> --> senders of hex. First one is a test in ByteArray >> >> testHex >> "self debug: #testHex" >> self assert: #[122 43 213 7] hex = '7a2bd507'. >> self assert: #[151 193 242 221 249 32 153 72 179 41 49 154 48 193 99 134] >> hex = '97c1f2ddf9209948b329319a30c16386'. >> self assert: (ByteArray readHexFrom: '7A2BD507') = #[122 43 213 7]. >> self assert: (ByteArray readHexFrom: '7a2bd507') = #[122 43 213 7]. >> >> From this test, one can spot readHexFrom: which uses lowercase or >> uppercase >> for reading. >> >> And asUppercase, Shift-Enter upper, scrolll down as bit, find >> String>>#asUppercase >> >> Spotter is really great at finding stuff, and coupled with tests and >> examples it helps in building understanding. >> >> Agreed, this is not the same as looking for stuff as in, say, Java or >> Python. I find it better in the long run still. >> >> Phil >> >> On Sat, Jun 17, 2017 at 9:23 PM, horrido < >> >> >> horrido.hobbies@ >> >> >> > wrote: >> >> Message 'next' is not understood. >> >> But yes, >> >> UUID new hex asUppercase >> >> works fine. >> >> This is what happens when there is inadequate documentation: you end up >> doing things the *hard* way. >> >> Thanks. >> >> >> >> Sven Van Caekenberghe-2 wrote >> >> Why not just >> >> UUIDGenerator default next hex asUppercase. >> >> Or even >> >> UUID new hex asUppercase. >> >> ? >> >> Since you are using #generateBytes:forVersion: (which is an internal >> method BTW), you must be working in an older Pharo image (older than >> >> 6). >> >> We replaced the UUIDGenerator class, the class comment in from the >> >> newer >> >> version. >> >> On 17 Jun 2017, at 16:27, horrido < >> >> >> horrido.hobbies@ >> >> >> > wrote: >> >> >> Okay, I figured it out. Here's my method: >> >> generateUUID >> | aStream hex s x | >> hex := '0123456789ABCDEF'. >> x := ByteArray new: 16. >> UUIDGenerator default generateBytes: x forVersion: 4. >> s := String new: 32. >> aStream := WriteStream on: s. >> x do: [ :each | aStream nextPut: (hex at: each // 16 + 1). >> aStream nextPut: (hex at: each \\ 16 + 1) ]. >> ^ s >> >> Works like a charm. It would've been nice if a similar example was >> available >> /somewhere/ on the web. >> >> >> >> -- >> View this message in context: >> http://forum.world.st/UUIDGenerator-tp4951725p4951731.html >> Sent from the Pharo Smalltalk Users mailing list archive at >> >> Nabble.com <http://nabble.com/>. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> View this message in context: http://forum.world.st/UUIDGenerator- >> tp4951725p4951743.html >> Sent from the Pharo Smalltalk Users mailing list archive at Nabble.com >> <http://nabble.com/>. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> View this message in context: http://forum.world.st >> /UUIDGenerator-tp4951725p4951844.html >> Sent from the Pharo Smalltalk Users mailing list archive at Nabble.com >> <http://nabble.com/>. >> >> >> > >
