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Quick User Guide to Get Started
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1) Adjust Settings
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Recommended:
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Go to the launchers "Settings-Tools" dialog.
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Enable the following advanced tools:
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(+) New System Browser
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(+) New File Browser
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(+) New File Dialog
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(+) New Settings Dialog
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(+) New ProcessMonitor
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The New ChangesBrowser and Hierarchical Inspectors are unfinished and
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should not (yet) be enabled.
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Expect a short delay, while these tools are autoloaded.
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Save an image for faster startup the next time.
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Useful:
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Choose a view style in the "Settings-ViewStyle dialog" that suits your taste.
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Start an HTTPServer on port 8082 via the settings menu and talk to it via a browser.
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Useful:
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If you work alot with non latin1 characters (i.e. cyrillic, japanee etc.),
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select an appropriate unicode font (use the font-selection dialog from either the
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Launcher or via a textViews popupMenu). Notice that many fonts do not include the full
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set of characters (even if the ones that are present are correctly uni-coded).
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Nice:
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If you are able to provide tranlations for the UI (menu items, labels and strings),
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I would be very happy, if you'd sit down for an hour or so, type in the translations,
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for greek, russian, etc. and send me the result.
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See the files under the 'lib*/resources' directories for how this is done, and what is missing.
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Even fragments will help - I'll merge them into the next release.
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Think about returning something this way - you get ST/X for free, so an hour or so
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is not too much time to spend - is it ?
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2) Learn some of the Tools
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The most heavily used tools are:
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Workspace
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SystemBrowser
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ChangesBrowser
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Get used to them.
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3) Learn Smalltalk / Write little demo programs
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See the "Reading List" in the online documentation;
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we recommend reading Ivan Tomek's "Joy of Smalltalk" and also work through
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the "Introduction to ST" interactive document.
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Both can be reached via the "Help - Online Documentation" menu;
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then proceed to the "Reading List".
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4) Save your work
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Save a snapshot (launchers "File - Save Image" menu) and/or
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fileOut your classes from time to time.
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Have a look at the ChangesBrowser, which is your life saver in case of desaster.
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5) Communicate
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Talk to others - there is a very active Smalltalk community.
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See comp.lang.smalltalk, various Smalltalk related webSites and various mailing lists.
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6) Don't Panic
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Always)
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Have fun
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