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- Subject: Novice seeks help in Smalltalk 80
- Message-ID: <1992Nov16.171405.31@uoft02.utoledo.edu>
- Date: 16 Nov 92 17:14:05 EST
- Organization: University of Toledo, Computer Services
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- Hi Guys
-
- I am a novice programmer in smalltalk. I am using Smalltalk 80 from Parc Place
- systems on a Gateway 486 using Windows 3.1. I have the following problems which
- I could not figure out. If some guru would give the answers, it would be very
- helpful.
-
- 1. Some of the colors like lightCyan, veryLightGray etc. do not work, while
- colors like red, green, yellow etc. work perfectly. When I try to use lightCyan
- or springGreen, all I get is a gray window.
-
- 2. When you get a prompt window, say to enter a filename, and you change your
- mind and decide to cancel it, you have to delete the filename and hit return.
- If by mistake you click the mouse outside the prompter, the prompter hides in
- the background and all keys/mouse gets stuck. I have to minimize the present
- window, go back to the prompter and hit return after removing any filename. Is
- there any way to get rid of this annoying feature?
-
- 3. Is there any way to go directly to the MS-DOS prompt from smalltalk? I want
- to design a button, clicking which will take you to MS-DOS prompt, and to
- return back you type Exit. Can I write a method that will accomplish this?
-
- 4. How do I save a file using my own method?. I have a file in a textWindow
- which I have read using contentsOfEntireFile and after making a few changes, I
- want to save it. I want it to be like the "save" option in the editor.
-
- If you could send the answers by e-mail directly to me, I will be very grateful
- to you. Thanks in advance.
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- Abhijit Bagal , Graduate Student , Dept. of Mechanical Engineering
- e-mail: cscon102@uoft02.utoledo.edu University of Toledo, Toledo, OH
- phone: (419) 537-2359/4930
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