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- From: bush@ecs.ox.ac.uk (Mark Bush)
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- Subject: [comp.lang.smalltalk] ANNOUNCE: First release of GNU Smalltalk GUI
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- Date: 14 Dec 1992 10:19:04 GMT
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- Archive-name: auto/comp.lang.smalltalk/ANNOUNCE-First-release-of-GNU-Smalltalk-GUI
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-
- Well, the time for waiting is now over! I have made my code which I've been
- writing available for anonymous ftp. You can get it from:
-
- site: ftp.comlab.ox.ac.uk
- file: /pub/Packages/mst/mstGUI-1.0.tar.Z
-
- This file contains a replacement for socket.c in the stix directory of the
- source code, and a replacement for Server.st. You will need to recompile
- mst and rebuild your image.
-
- I have not had chance to test this with version 1.1.1, nor have I had chance
- to do much more with the text input methods.
-
- The README explains what to do once you've unpacked the distribution.
-
- Briefly, this package contains the basics for creating window applications
- in the manner available in other graphical based Smalltalk implementations.
- That is, you have a display screen, and are able to create windows with
- titlebars, menus, etc. List and Text views are implemented, though Text
- views aer not complete.
-
- As examples of the power already available in this distribution, the class
- Inspector is available, as is class ClassHierarchyBrowser, though you may
- not change elements of an Object you inspect, nor edit classes using these
- applications due to the limitations of the Text classes.
-
- Errors are now diverted from standard output and appear in a window instead
- (with a view to being able to call up a Debugger eventually...). When Text
- classes are fully implemented, all remaining stdout output will be diverted
- to the system transcript window.
-
- Please have a look at this package and let me know what you think.
-
- Send all comments and bug reports to me and I will try to fix any problems
- in future releases.
-
- Have fun,
- Mark
-
-