[Help-smalltalk] Re: New syntax and the BLOX browser

[Stephen Compall]

Diego Fernandez wrote:
> It's intentional or it's a bug? Can I help to change this?

It's intentional in the sense that source code in string form for 
methods should now have those brackets.  The browser currently just 
shows whatever the source code property is, and compiles it directly 
using the standard methods.

I believe the place to make changes of the kind you desire is directly 
in the Browser.  If you want to work on a patch to the Browser for this, 
it would be welcome.  You should first apply the patch in 
http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/help-smalltalk/2007-10/msg00051.html, 
which alters source code semantics and is likely to be applied soon to devo.

I cannot tell you much else about the Browser implementation, but I 
think the GSTParser and the positioning information that RBProgramNodes 
provide would be useful in implementing this.  Feel free to join us 
(http://smalltalk.gnu.org/wiki/irc) if you'd like to chat about it.

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