diff -r ac4ceea3f464 -r 6f6e2b71b607 CharacterArray.st
--- a/CharacterArray.st	Sun Jun 14 22:07:21 2009 +0200
+++ b/CharacterArray.st	Sun Jun 14 22:08:04 2009 +0200
@@ -4061,10 +4061,32 @@
     ^ '''' , self , ''''
 !
 
+displayOn:aGCOrStream
+    "Compatibility
+     append a printed desription on some stream (Dolphin,  Squeak)
+     OR:
+     display the receiver in a graphicsContext at 0@0 (ST80).
+     This method allows for any object to be displayed in some view
+     (although the fallBack is to display its printString ...)"
+
+    "/ what a kludge - Dolphin and Squeak mean: printOn: a stream;
+    "/ ST/X (and some old ST80's) mean: draw-yourself on a GC.
+    (aGCOrStream isStream or:[aGCOrStream == Transcript]) ifTrue:[
+        self storeOn:aGCOrStream.
+        ^ self
+    ].
+    ^ super displayOn:aGCOrStream
+!
+
 displayString
-    "return a string to display the receiver - use storeString to have quotes around."
+    "return a string to display the receiver in a view (inspector).
+     Here, we use storeString to have quotes around."
 
     ^ self storeString
+
+    "
+     'foo' displayString 
+    "
 !
 
 printOn:aStream
@@ -5745,7 +5767,7 @@
 !CharacterArray class methodsFor:'documentation'!
 
 version
-    ^ '$Header: /cvs/stx/stx/libbasic/CharacterArray.st,v 1.395 2009-06-10 14:45:35 stefan Exp $'
+    ^ '$Header: /cvs/stx/stx/libbasic/CharacterArray.st,v 1.396 2009-06-14 20:08:04 cg Exp $'
 ! !
 
 CharacterArray initialize!