[Cuis-dev] Pen error

[Hernán Wilkinson]

I agree with your proposal Juan.
Also, people that created the packages should be responsible to maintain
them

Cheers!
Hernan.

On Tue, Oct 8, 2024 at 5:08 PM Juan Vuletich <juan at cuis.st> wrote:

> Hi Mark,
>
> On 10/5/2024 6:01 PM, Mark Volkmann via Cuis-dev wrote:
>
> The following example code found in a comment in the Pen method
> print:withFont: results in the error MessageNotUnderstood:
> TrueTypeFont>>glyphAt:
>
> Display restoreAfter: [
>     Pen new squareNib: 2;
>         color: Color red;
>         turn: 45;
>         print: 'The owl and the pussycat went to sea
> in a beautiful pea green boat.'
>         withFont: FontFamily defaultFamilyAndPointSize
> ]
>
> To install the Pen class, clone the
> https://github.com/Cuis-Smalltalk/Morphic repository and evaluate Feature
> require: 'Pen'.
>
> Do I need to use a non-TrueType font in order for this to work?
>
> --
> R. Mark Volkmann
> Object Computing, Inc.
>
>
> That code could be made to work again. Some investigation is required,
> though.
>
> However I'm strongly about that. This points to a real problem we need to
> address. The lineage Smalltalk-76 -> Smalltalk-80 -> Squeak -> Cuis
> comprises almost 50 years. A lot of code has been written! Some things have
> been made obsolete by much better options. This is one of them.
> VectorGraphics offers way more flexibility and unbelievable better quality
> graphics.
>
> We need to classify packages in, perhaps, these categories:
> 1 - Abandoned.
> 2 - Maintained, but only for historical value. Use beyond that is not
> recommended.
> 3 - Somewhat maintained. Bitrot possible, and usually fixed in no more
> than a couple of months. If bugs are reported, someone fixes them in no
> more than a few weeks.
> 4 - Maintained. Someone or several people act as maintainers. They
> regularly use it and problems are detected and fixed quickly. If a bug is
> reported, it is acknowledged in no more that a few days, and fixed in no
> more than a week or two.
>
> The Pen package would be in category 1, unless someone volunteers to
> maintain (and fix!) it. In any case, it would never go beyond 2, unless
> someone rewrites it to use Vector Graphics.
>
>
> These categories for asses
>
> --
> Juan Vuletichcuis.stgithub.com/jvuletichresearchgate.net/profile/Juan-Vuletichindependent.academia.edu/JuanVuletichpatents.justia.com/inventor/juan-manuel-vuletichlinkedin.com/in/juan-vuletich-75611b3twitter.com/JuanVuletich
>
>

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