[UI8] UI8Browser

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[UI8] UI8Browser

UI8Browser is a class hierarchy browser (CHB).
It supports hierarchy, category, flat list class browsing modes, multiple selection -of classes and messages- and filtering category methods.
As in other browsers it implements (in the bottom toolbar) a functionality to allow you to accept changes to the system from the browser.

	Show it action.	Show the result of evaluating the selected text as smalltalk code.
	Do it action.	Evaluate the selected text as smalltalk code.
	Inspect it action.	Open an inspector on the result of evaluating the selected text. See [UI8] UI8Inspector
	File it in action.	Perform a fileIn on selected text.
	Eval it action.	Evaluate the javascript code in selected text.
	Browse chunks action.	Compare, explore or fileIn for selected chunks of code. See [UI8] UI8ChunkBrowser.
	Qr action.	Show a QrCode of code pane contents.See [UI8] UI8Workspace (showQr)
	Quick list action
	Browse action.	Open a new CHB.
	Browse references action	Open a new references tool. See [UI8] UI8References
	Screen action	Open a new screen tool. See [UI8] UI8Screen
	Snapshot action	Captures a new system snapshot. See [UI8] UI8Snapshot
	Connect action.	Binds your browser to a remote S8 system.
	Reset connection action.	Clear cached remote classes in remote System Browser instances.
	Transfer action.	Transfer local compiled chunks to a connected remote system.

It is a multiple selection browser. It can be selected/edited multiple methods at the same time in the code pane, and also browse methods for multiple classes and hierarchy depth.

The code pane show expressions using chunk format, and all the expressions are evaluated when "accept"

button is pressed.

Message toolbar

	Show a new template message definition in code area.
	Delete the selected method.
	Open a system references tool.
	Open a system references tool with selected method.
	Activate expert or simple mode for System browser (see Simple vs Expert mode).

Class toolbar

	Select all descendant classes and methods of current selected class.
	Select all ancestor classes and methods of current selected class.
	Expand hierarchy of current selected class.
	Show a new template class definition in code area. See [UI8] UI8Browser (addingClasses)
	Open a classic prompter asking for a desired class name.
	Open a system references tool with current selected class.
	Delete the selected class.

Adding Classes

To create a new class just select any class in the class hierarchy list and click on

button. Once browser displays the class definition (as subclass of current selected class) in the contents pane you can edit/adapt that definition to your needs. Click

button.

Adding a method follows the same way. Just click on

button. Edit a the method body (in chunk format) and click

button.

Editing methods follows the same philosophy. Edit in chunk format and click

button. On the other hand deleting a method is achieved selecting it and clicking in

button.
Both class and message definitions in S8 are operated in chunk format. See next section for more info about this topic.

Simple vs Expert Mode

By default UI8Browser starts with expert mode. By clicking

will switch to simple mode, no chunks and single selection.
Simple mode works as you expect in most of traditional browser.
In Expert mode you can select multiple classes/messages (with shift/ctrl+click) and browse code for multiple elements at once.
The code is shown in chunk format and you must use chunk convention to save/fileIn code and objects.

About chunk format

Related info about chunk format

Hierarchy

UI8Browser inherits from [UI8] UI8SystemTool

Events

UI8Browser can handle the following events (besides the ones inherited from its superclass):

needsRoots

References

Todo list and NTH features

Implement Drag&drop for:
- method (from messages list, drop on desktop open references)
- message categories (browse category)