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The Undiscoverable/Squeak (view source)
Revision as of 16:44, 23 August 2012
, 16:44, 23 August 2012→The System Browser
==The System Browser==
==The System Browser==
If you open the Tools tab and drag a System Browser onto the Desktop, you will get a display similar to this.
If you open the Tools tab and drag a System Browser onto the Desktop, you will get a display similar to this. If you select Kernel-Numbers in the leftmost pane, and then Fraction in the next pane over, you should see almost exactly this.
[[File:SqueakSystemBrowserFraction.png]]
[[File:SqueakSystemBrowserFraction.png]]
The System Browser window has the same top toolbar and outer frame around the other three sides as a Workspace window, but is divided into several panes. The four panes on top allow users to explore the Smalltalk Object hierarchy. The panes are called, from left to right,
* System Category pane
* Class pane
* Class category pane
* Method pane
Next may come an optional Annotation pane, which can be turned on or off in the Preferences, and is omitted here.
Below those are a text pane for various purposes, with a row of buttons at the top These buttons open other windows for various purposes. At the bottom is a comment pane where the programmer can explain the purpose of the Object type being viewed and how it is to be used.
==Creating an Object==
At this point, you know almost enough to follow any of the introductory Squeak tutorials available at various sites, some of which are listed below. Let us step through the mechanics, so that you are clear about what goes where and how to invoke each part correctly.
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