Hello! Suppose, that I need to write simple UI app + write my own UI list component (some special behaviour, can’t use default list UI component from Pharo) + I need perfect keyboard support (shortcuts, tab navigation + navigation by cursor keys in some windows), which also means, that I need perfect UI component “focus” support…
Another priority: I do not want to learn things (in exhaustive detail) that expire in 2 years. Current status: I like Smalltalk (Pharo!), know basics of Morphic and I noticed some future as Athens and Bloc. I am trying to get out from “closed” app development and Apple “closed” technologies as ObjC/Swift/Cocoa and want to be little more productive and platform independent. Simple, snappy, attractive and smooth UI is the key for me/users. And now… which direction: 1) old Morphic (simple powerful work with old Morphs etc.) 2) Morphic + Athens drawing (maybe I don’t understand the connection) 3) Bloc Sub-questions: A) Is Bloc (complete Morphic rewrite, sigh) “one man show”? What about future, support, long-term issues? Look at Marina CMS framework, even used for Pharo website, but not maintained now... B) Is Bloc prepared with Retina displays in mind (perfect smooth fonts and graphics, scaling, more detailed images for retina etc.)? C) Is current keyboard + UI component focus support perfect or pain in... Isn’t a “bad time” for this decision (Pharo) now? Thanks very much for any brief hint, Petr Fischer
