Julien Delplanque provided this week a goodie to switch between
"desktops" - but his initial solution was more or less hiding windows
and not really switching between real Pharo worlds/desktops.
I gave him some tips what could be done on the pharo-user list. Havent heard
from him afterwards.
Now I was able to spend a few hours on this topic myself and implemented
a full multiple desktop solution myself.
This works in Pharo 5 only (currently) and requires latest VM (at least on
Windows)
from files.pharo.org to get the keyboard shortcuts right.
To try:
Gofer new
smalltalkhubUser: 'TorstenBergmann' project: 'DesktopManager';
configuration;
loadDevelopment.
The goodie has some nice features like keyboard navigation, world menu
integration and even a custom spotter with preview of the desktops.
Quick start:
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- evaluate the above expression in a Pharo 5 image
- check the world menu "Desktop"
- you can press CTRL + D and then CTRL + A (= Desktop Add) to add a new
desktop
- you can press CTRL + D and then CTRL + D (= Desktop Desktop) to open the
overview
- you can press CTRL + D and then CTRL + P (= Desktop Previous) to navigate to
the previous desktop
- you can press CTRL + D and then CTRL + N (= Desktop Next) to navigate to the
next desktop
The code is hopefully a good example on how to build a custom spotter,
shortcuts, inspector extensions, ...
Additionally all this is described in a new article including screenshots
and a guide on how to use this new goodie:
https://medium.com/@astares/multiple-desktops-for-pharo-5cbc46f3179f
Actually the article took more time to write than coding but I hope
it helps explaining Pharo and why it is a power tool.
Project is on http://www.smalltalkhub.com/#!/~TorstenBergmann/DesktopManager
Article and code is still subject to change.
Have fun
T.
