[Cuis] How do I get the halos?

[H. Hirzel]

On 8/28/12, Juan Vuletich <juan at jvuletich.org> wrote:
> Hi Hannes,
>
> H. Hirzel wrote:
>> Hello again Juan,
>>
>> On 8/28/12, Juan Vuletich <juan at jvuletich.org> wrote:
>> ...
>>
>>>  you
>>> can get a halo on the Styled Text Editor window,
>>>
>>
>> The halos on SystemWindows and components are not enabeled by default
>> which is good.
>> (I tried ctrl-click, alt-click, left-click, right-click on Windows 7).
>>
>> With the 'World menu' / 'Help' / 'Preferences' I can set certain
>> preferences. I could not find how to switch on halos.
>>
>
> You can set preferences by sending #enable: or #disable: to Preferences.
> But there's no need here. Halos are enabled, via mouse button 3 (mouse
> wheel on most mice).

Thank you.
I changed my mouse to a mouse with three buttons (the middle button
being a wheel as well). Now everything works fine. A worthwhile
investment!

--Hannes


Only on the Mac, the VM emulates button 3 by
> command-click, and button 2 by option-click. This is because many mac
> mice came with just 1 button.
>
>> --Hannes
>>
>>
>> Note:
>> I was looking for the preferences in the 'Appearance' menu first,
>> later I found it in the 'Help' menu. I am used to find read-only
>> information in a help menu only not actually dialog where I configure
>> the system.
>>
>
> Mhhh. Never thought about this. This behavior (having actions in the
> help menu) is quite old (in Squeak)... But you're right. 'Appareance'
> menu should in fact be 'Preferences', and include all system settings,
> both visual and non-visual. Will do it right now. Thanks for the
> suggestion!
>
> Cheers,
> Juan Vuletich
>
>> Appendix:
>> The preferences
>>
>>  #allowBlockArgumentAssignment
>>  #allowUnderscoreAssignments
>>  #allowUnderscoreSelectors
>>  #alternativeBrowseIt
>>  #annotationPanes
>>  #automaticPlatformSettings
>>  #balloonHelpEnabled
>>  #biggerCursors
>>  #browserShowsPackagePane
>>  #browseWithPrettyPrint
>>  #canRecordWhilePlaying
>>  #caseSensitiveFinds
>>  #changeSetVersionNumbers
>>  #checkForSlips
>>  #classicNewMorphMenu
>>  #cmdDotEnabled #restartAlsoProceeds
>>  #collapseWindowsInPlace
>>  #conversionMethodsAtFileOut
>>  #cpuWatcherEnabled
>>  #debugHaloHandle
>>  #debugShowDamage
>>  #decorateBrowserButtons
>>  #diffsInChangeList
>>  #diffsWithPrettyPrint
>>  #dismissAllOnOptionClose
>>  #extraDebuggerButtons
>>  #fastDragWindowForMorphic
>>  #fullScreenLeavesDeskMargins
>>  #haloEnclosesFullBounds
>>  #higherPerformance
>>  #logDebuggerStackToFile
>>  #menuIcons
>>  #menuKeyboardControl
>>  #menuWithIcons
>>  #modalColorPickers
>>  #optionalButtons
>>  #personalizedWorldMenu
>>  #reverseWindowStagger
>>  #selectionsMayShrink
>>  #selectiveHalos
>>  #showBoundsInHalo
>>  #showDeprecationWarnings
>>  #showLinesInHierarchyViews
>>  #simpleMenus
>>  #smartUpdating
>>  #soundQuickStart
>>  #soundsEnabled
>>  #soundStopWhenDone
>>  #subPixelRenderFonts
>>  #syntaxHighlightingAsYouType
>>  #syntaxHighlightingAsYouTypeAnsiAssignment
>>  #syntaxHighlightingAsYouTypeLeftArrowAssignment
>>  #systemWindowEmbedOK
>>  #thoroughSenders
>>  #twentyFourHourFileStamps
>>  #warnIfNoChangesFile
>>  #warnIfNoSourcesFile
>>  #wordStyleCursorMovement
>>
>
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