Hey folks! I've dabbled with smalltalk here and there over the years,
but recently I've settled in to learn Pharo in earnest. A few of you
might have seen the videos I've been putting up; they seem to be
making the rounds on Twitter. I just want to say I've felt really
welcomed by all the people who have commented with helpful tips, or
offered to help with my exploration :-)
Welcome
I've run into my first big blocker as a newcomer. Like many
programmers I'm a fan of keeping my hands on the keyboard. Now, I'm
more flexible on this than some. I recognize that Pharo is a visual
environment, and it makes sense to explore it with a mouse. And some
interactions just make more sense with a mouse.
That said, no matter what windowing environment I'm in, I find the
ability to quickly cycle between windows without leaving the keyboard
pretty crucial. One Windows or Ubuntu I would normally do this with
Alt-Tab or Super-Tab. On MacOS it's Cmd-Tab.
I've been trying to figure out how to do this in Pharo. I've looked
for answers with Google, SO, and on IRC, and I've come up blank. I'm
starting to think it can't be done.
So, I've come here for your help. Is there a way to cycle between
windows? Or is anyone working on it? Or, perhaps, am I missing an
element of the Pharo programming workflow which renders it unneeded?
I'm not really happy with the state of the keybindings but too busy to
be able to fix anything for now on this part.
Now if people wants to help they are more then welcome.
Stef
