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Discussion about Smalltalk 80.
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learning smalltalk
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Hi all, I am interested in learning smalltalk just for fun. I was wondering where i can get a good tutorial on the subject and a compiler that i can get for free to learn smalltalk. I also am wondering where is smalltalk's greatest strenght, in terms of applications, i.e. gui,console,web etc... thanks... more »
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(VW7.6) Help on implementing a CairoGraphics printer context
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Hi, I have an app that produces interesting graphics on screen using Cairo. I would like to be able to hard-print them. There is no printer graphics context class for Cairo and so I'm wondering if I could create one, say, called HostPrinterCairoGraphicsContex t which would subclass off HostPrinterGraphicsContext.... more »
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NYCST - Return to Smalltalk
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Please join us for our presentation Nov.18th where Dan Antion of American Nuclear Insurers will share his story of how his company returned to Smalltalk after having made the decision to go to C#. For more info check: [link] -Charles [link] [link]
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Extending protocol of Object
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I have created a few new instance methods to extend String and Integer (convenience methods for padding, etc.). What is the general feeling about adding new Object instance methods for all other classes to utilize? Is it considered a bad approach?
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What Killed Smalltalk?
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After watching [link] I have to respond - somewhere. Smalltalk died of a hundred cuts. It didn't die from simply making a mess, being arrogant, and ignoring the enterprise. Among the first cuts I'm aware of was how Xerox Parc treated Tektronix on licensing, eventually shutting down Tek's... more »
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What do you want in Redline Smalltalk?
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Hi Smalltalkers, Development is progressing well for SmalltalkJVM, a Smalltalk on top of the Java Virtual Machine that compiles to bytecode. I now call this Smalltalk - Redline Smalltalk. What I'm wanting is your opinion on the format of a Smalltalk source file? Some of what follows is my thinking aloud.... more »
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Toronto Smalltalk User Group meeting rescheduled to November 16
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Ivan, our WebVelocity presenter, is not feeling well, so we've moved the meeting to Monday, November 16. Hopefully that's not a problem for anyone, but there would be little point in having our meeting without the presenter. Still at Northwater, 47th floor of Brookfield Place, at 6:30. Hope to see you all there.... more »
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input field event?
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I am using vw7.6 to build a sentence diagram tool. I am displaying the file in a text editor widget. I want to capture a mouse click. I want to be able to, for example, have displayed in the GUI: the quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dogs. <click the beginning of the sentence and have the domain insert a... more »
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