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Archive-name: auto/comp.lang.smalltalk/ANNOUNCE-First-release-of-GNU-Smalltalk-GUI


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