[Cuis] HelpSystem in core vs. external package

[Germán Arduino]

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2013/1/26 Juan Vuletich <juan at jvuletich.org>:
> Hi Casey,
>
> If the code is nice and small (I trust you), then let's integrate it in the
> image. Having it at hand will encourage other people to use it to document
> both external packages and core functionality.
>
> Cheers,
> Juan Vuletich
>
> Casey Ransberger wrote:
>>
>> So I'm looking at a design decision.
>>
>> Either I port the package on squeaksource (which I take it is the Pharo
>> version) as an external package, or...
>>
>> ???
>>
>> I'd honestly love to have HelpSystem in "the image we ship." Which is
>> currently the "core" but doesn't always have to be. I don't want to go all
>> the way back down that rabbit hole today, though, so I'm going to try to be
>> on topic here.
>>
>> I think having a help menu actually *is* a creature comfort that's worth
>> investing in. One could argue that "no one ever looks up help" but that's
>> just because they're literate, in the conventional sense of "computer
>> literacy" which basically boils down to knowing how to surf the web, and use
>> Excel and Word; as such, one could also argue that most people aren't doing
>> crazy advanced stuff like navigating an object-soup, or especially doing
>> open-heart surgery on an object-soup.
>>
>> HelpSystem is small enough, and Torsten seems willing to take changes,
>> that we could probably keep it in core and still keep it up to date.
>> Anyhow, I'd like a show of hands about whether or not I should aim for
>> internal or external. I'm raising my hand in favor of internal, which isn't
>> something I do lightly (for the record!)
>>
>> The main decision is whether or not to replace PluggableListMorph with
>> HierarchicalListMorph and call it a fork (something I'd be more likely to do
>> if we integrated it) or map the APIs onto the Cuis Pharo-compat lib (which I
>> would *only* do if HelpSystem remained external [we don't have Pharo-compat
>> in the core.])
>>
>> Let me know what I should shoot for, folks.
>>
>> --
>> Casey Ransberger
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