Class Hierarchy Browser changes

Aside from the additions of the horizontal scrollbars, the scroll bars speed governor, the source button resizing and the cascading browser windows feature, the primary changes to this browser include additions to the pop-up menus and a new feature added to the method list pane.

Class list pane menu:

There are two items in this pop-up menu.

reset list

This provides a way to change which class is considered the main focus of a Class Hierarchy browser.

It also makes it easier to browse a group of sibling classes after initially opening a hierarchy browser on one of the siblings.

If reset list is chosen on a selected superclass or subclass of the current focus class, the selected class will become the new focus, and the hierarchy list will be redrawn accordingly.

The menu item reset list on the Class list pane pop-up menu can be removed from the menu using code in the supplied DevTools workspace.

See EtClassesBrowser>>resetList and its callers for additional details.

inspect all instances

This provides a way to bring up a list of all the instances of the class which has been selected in the Class list pane.

If there is only one instance, an Inspector will be opened on that sole instance. If there is more than one instance of the class, an Inspector will be opened on the Array of instances.

If the selected class has not overridden Object>>inspect, the Inspector will be a SortedInspector.

This function is also available if the browseAllInstances: method has been mapped to a keystroke.

The menu item inspect all instances on the Class list pane pop-up menu can be removed from the menu using code in the supplied DevTools workspace.

See EtClassesBrowser>>inspectAllInstances and its callers for additional details.

Methods list menu and pane:

There is a new item in this pop-up menu and an added feature in the pane.

copy method call

This provides a way to copy a method call template for the currently selected method.

This works much like the method call... menu item of the paste special submenu in the text pane pop-up menu. However, the self or self class part of the template is not included, and the template is copied to the clipboard rather then being pasted into the text.

The menu item copy method call on the Class list pane pop-up menu can be removed from the menu using code in the supplied DevTools workspace.

See EtAbstractMethodsBrowser>>copyMethodTemplate and its callers for additional details.

double clicking on class methods

Certain types of class methods, when selected and double clicked, will bring up a type-specific resource editor for the information in the selected method’s code.

If the selected method is a graphic image spec, <resource: #image>, a UIMaskEditor (image editor) will be opened.

If the selected method is a menu spec, <resource: #menu>, a MenuEditor will be opened.

If the selected method is a window spec, <resource: #canvas>, a UIPainter (canvas editor) will be opened.

This double clicking feature on class methods can be turned on or off using code in the supplied DevTools workspace.

See EtClassBrowser>>methodListDoubleClick and its callers for additional details.

Text pane menu:

The text pane in the browser has an enhanced pop-up menu like the one on the right.

These changes are documented in the TextEditor pop-up menu changes.

See EtAbstractMethodsBrowser>>textMenu and its callers for additional details.

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