+1 - platform specific defaults. Also, is there any document anyone can point me to on why Pharo is not viable for iOS? I have an iPad Pro and I'd LOVE to be able to code/test and run my apps when I travel... my old MacBookPro is getting long-in-the-tooth.
On Sun, Aug 2, 2020 at 1:01 PM tbrunz <wild.id...@gmail.com> wrote: > It might be best to have this be configurable/customizable for each user > (which is what I think you're getting at). > > The question is what should the default "out of the box" behavior be? > There > are conventions, although they're not exactly "standardized" (as they > should > be). > > Most of us have "muscle memory" for many of these operations: Go forward > one > word, select a paragraph, expectations of where the cursor will be when you > go forward/backward word-by-word, etc. and I don't think anyone enjoys > having to learn a different way for every tool they use. > > So the default probably should follow the most common conventions, while > still allowing a fairly easy way to change it to suit each user. > > The best approach might be to have the default adapt itself automatically > to > the platform the VM is running on, so that Windows users get Windows > conventions, Mac users get Mac conventions, Linux users get Linux > conventions. > > -t > > > > -- > Sent from: http://forum.world.st/Pharo-Smalltalk-Users-f1310670.html > > -- Russ Whaley whaley.r...@gmail.com
