Hi, Thanks for the feedback. Indeed, your points are much inline with where we should go next.
On Sun, Sep 7, 2014 at 9:50 PM, Offray Vladimir Luna Cárdenas < off...@riseup.net> wrote: > Hi Doru, > > I really like the advancements in this direction. If fact what I have > trying to do, as a newbie, by making a Glamorous Toolkit powered > outliner/tree like interface for writing structured documents tries > something similar. I think that writing is mainly a non-linear experience > and the usual metaphors of document processors are not powerful enough in > expressing/exploring the structure of ideas in the writing process (some > thought about it ane examples about how implement non-linear academic > writing are in [1], in Spanish). > > [1] http://mutabit.com/offray/static/blog/output/posts/la- > forma-en-que-escribo-para-el-doctorado.html > > I would like to create Visual Data Narratives inside Pharo/Moose/Roassal > that use file system and web, and LateX as "exportation formats", but where > the writing/structuring experience happen mainly inside Pharo. For that > persistence/change of trees is important, but as I have documented in other > threads, I'm having problems with it, using Glamorous Toolkit (specifically > on updating objects from text panes and from emergent windows for tree > names/properties). > > With your post, I'm wondering who difficult is: > > a. To put support to Pillar/Markdown inside text panes (something similar > to the "smalltalkCode" message for showing Smalltalk in text panes but with > "pillarCode" or "markdownCode" (or some dictionary with the #syntax keyword > and the language as a value). > That is precisely what already happened. If you load the code, you can take a look at the FileReference>>gtInspectorPillarIn: method to see how to specify the presentation. > b. To execute some parts of the code, for example the ones that are inside > "[[[" "]]]" while the cursor is there, so we could not only preview > imagages, but also execute code for visualizations or other computations > Exactly. That should definitely be a direction. We need to experiment here with the exact semantics. For example, you will not always want to execute the code. Or not all code is meant to be executed. > c. The ability to support drag and drop to files to the tree (a Glamorous > Tree) and get some kind of node pointing to that file. > That is indeed something I would want as well. For example, we should be able to drag and drop a pier file from the outside and spawn an editor on it. > d. Tha ability to preview thumbnail images in a similar way of the > "contextual places" for printing described on your post at [2] > > [2] http://www.humane-assessment.com/blog/rethinking-print-it-in-pharo > Yes. This will likely come soon :) e. The hability to show a preview of the pdf/html in an emergent lateral > panel in a simlar way to what TeXStudio or TeXmaker do[3] > > [3] http://www.xm1math.net/texmaker/texmakertop_big.png I do not know how to do it at this time. For this purpose, we would need to be able to embed a browser in a Pharo UI, and I am not aware of how to do it > > So here I put my other ideas about "bringing liveliness to documentation" > as you said and I would like to build them together. > Great. Please keep experimenting and keep us posted. Cheers, Doru > Cheers, > > Offray > > Ps: In the other threads I'm asking about how to advance in the outliner > metaphor for live doc writing on Pharo/Moose/Roassal. I'll keep you posted. > > On 09/07/2014 08:41 AM, Tudor Girba wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> Documentation is important. To make it more likely and more enjoyable for >> people >> to write more of it, I teamed up with Andrei and Jan to build up support >> for >> Pillar in the GTInspector. >> >> The current solution brings the following: >> - Pillar specific syntax highlighting including Shout highlighting for >> code snippets >> - Embedded files validation and preview possibility >> - Quick browsing of Pillar book projects when inspecting the book folder >> - Class comment rendering using Pillar syntax when inspecting the class >> object >> - Text editor support for custom highlighting in Glamour (using Rubric >> for now) >> - Island parsing for quick specification of incomplete parser >> >> You can learn more about it here: >> http://www.humane-assessment.com/blog/writing-pillar-books- >> with-the-gtinspector >> >> Inline image 1 >> >> There is much more to do in this direction, and I would be happy to >> inspire some >> of you to join forces. Please let us know what you think. >> >> Cheers, >> Doru >> >> -- >> www.tudorgirba.com <http://www.tudorgirba.com> >> >> "Every thing has its own flow" >> >> > > -- www.tudorgirba.com "Every thing has its own flow"
