Class: DialogBox

• Inheritance
• Description
• Related information
• Class protocol
  • Compatibility-Squeak
  • Compatibility-VW
  • class initialization
  • common dialogs
  • confirmation dialogs
  • defaults
  • file name dialogs
  • fill in multiple blank dialogs
  • fill in the blank dialogs
  • multiple choice dialogs
  • on the fly modifications
  • private
  • queries
  • smalltalk dialogs
• Instance protocol
  • accessing-behavior
  • accessing-channels
  • accessing-components
  • accessing-elements
  • accessing-look
  • accessing-models
  • construction-adding
  • construction-buttons
  • construction-check & comboboxes
  • construction-inputfields
  • construction-layout
  • construction-lists
  • construction-rows & columns
  • explicit focus control
  • initialization & release
  • layout control
  • private
  • queries
  • testing
  • user actions
• Examples

Inheritance:

   Object
   |
   +--GraphicsMedium
      |
      +--DisplaySurface
         |
         +--SimpleView
            |
            +--View
               |
               +--TopView
                  |
                  +--StandardSystemView
                     |
                     +--ModalBox
                        |
                        +--DialogBox
                           |
                           +--ActionWaitBox
                           |
                           +--Dolphin::ListPrompter
                           |
                           +--Dolphin::MessageBox
                           |
                           +--Dolphin::Prompter
                           |
                           +--EnterBox
                           |
                           +--FontPanel
                           |
                           +--InfoBox
                           |
                           +--LicenceBox
                           |
                           +--OptionBox
                           |
                           +--Tools::SearchDialog

Package:

stx:libwidg

Category:

Views-DialogBoxes

Version:

rev: 1.459 date: 2019/07/17 09:25:32

user: cg

file: DialogBox.st directory: libwidg

module: stx stc-classLibrary: libwidg

Author:

Claus Gittinger

Description:

this class implements the common behavior of dialogboxes.

DialogBox is also a superclass of many other boxes - see InfoBox,
WarningBox, YesNoBox etc. for concrete examples.
Most of them simply add buttons or other elements.

For programmatically created boxes, instances support adding of components
in a top-to-bottom fashion, and also keep track of added text-fields and,
since they are most common, automatically create an EnterFieldGroup for
them.

Caveat:
    more adding support is required - especially for row-wise construction.
    The programmatic interface is best suited for row-wise
    arranged components; laying out elements in columns is a bit
    complicate - for complicated dialogs, it may be better to not use
    the automatic arrangement, but instead give explicit layouts to
    the components (in a subclass) or better use the UIPainter.

Compatibility note:
    For ST-80 compatibility, DialogBox is also accessible under
    the global named 'Dialog' (which is the name of an ST-80 class,
    providing a very similar protocol).
    This may lead to confusion, if DialogBox is recompiled - you have
    to manually assign Dialog again to refer to the new DialogBox class.
    In future versions of ST/X, DialogBox may be renamed to Dialog.

Historic note:
    originally, ST/X had separate classes for the various entry methods;
    there were YesNoBox, EnterBox, InfoBox and so on.
    ST-80 has all this defined in the common Dialog.
    Therefore, for compatibility, many ST/X methods defined here in Dialogs
    class protocol simply dispatch to some other boxes class method.
    In the future, those existing subclasses' functionality is going to
    be moved full into Dialog, and the subclasses will be replaced by dummy
    delegators. (They will be kept for backward compatibility, though).


[instance variables:]

    buttonPanel      <PanelView>    contains the button(s)

    okButton         <Button>       the ok-Button

    okAction         <Block>        the action to be performed when ok is pressed,
                                    or return is pressed.

    acceptReturnAsOK <Boolean>      if true, pressing the return-key counts
                                    as if ok was pressed. Default is true.

    abortButton      <Button>       the cancel-Button

    abortAction      <Block>        the action to be performed when cancel is
                                    pressed.

    yPosition        <Integer>      current y position when adding components

    leftIndent       <Integer>      left inset to use when adding components

    rightIndent      <Integer>      right inset to use when adding components

    addedComponents  <Collection>   programmatically added components

    inputFieldGroup  <EnterFieldGroup>
                                    for added input fields

    acceptOnLeave    <Boolean>      if true (the default) and there are
                                    tabable inputFields, accept and close when
                                    the last field is left. If false, the ok
                                    button must be pressed to close the box.

    acceptedValue    v(<Boolean>)   valueHolder on a boolean
                                    after close: holds true if box was accepted
                                    (i.e. ok-Button was pressed), false if box was
                                    closed via cancel or window manager.

    autoAccept       Boolean        if true, pressing ok (or return)
                                    sends #accept to all subcomponents.
                                    I.e. all subfields update their models
                                    first. The default is true.

    variablePanel   nil|VPanel      an optional additional panel to be filled dynamically
                                    in an aboutToOpenNotification hook.

For compatibility with ST-80, this class is also available under
the global names DialogView and Dialog (see patches file).

Related information:

    Button
    CheckToggle
    Toggle
    EditField
    SelectionInListView
    FileSelectionList
    FramedBox
    Separator
    [introduction to view programming]

Class protocol:

 chooseDirectory

self chooseDirectory

 choose: aString fromList: list values: listValues lines: maxLines cancel: cancelBlock for: aView

launch a Dialog showing the message and list.
The user can select an item and click ok; in this case, the corresponding value
from listValues is returned (doubleclick works as well).
If cancel is pressed, the value of cancelBlock is returned.
Pressing ok without a selection is treated like cancel.
This is a new VW2.5 interface - passing an addtional argument.
In ST/X, this is not needed and ignored

usage example(s):

Transcript showCR:( Dialog choose:'choose any' fromList:#('one' 'two' 'three' 'four') values:#(1 2 3 4) lines:4 cancel:nil ) Transcript showCR:( Dialog choose:'choose example' fromList:#('one' 'two' 'three' 'four') values:#(1 2 3 4) lines:4 cancel:[Transcript flash. #aborted] )

 confirm: aMessageString for: ignoredView

VW compatibility - confirm using the same viewStyle as in the view
argument; not supported in ST/X (who mixes styles ?)

 request: aString for: aView

launch a Dialog, which allows user to enter something.
Return the entered string (may be empty string)
or the empty string (if cancel was pressed),
This is a new VW2.5 interface - passing an addtional argument.
In ST/X, this is not needed and ignored

 request: aString initialAnswer: initial for: aView

launch a Dialog, which allows user to enter something.
Return the entered string (may be empty string) or nil (if cancel was pressed).
This is a new VW2.5 interface - passing an addtional argument.
In ST/X, this is not needed and ignored

 requestFileName: title default: default version: versionSym ifFail: failBlock for: aViewOrNil

new VW2.5 interface - passing an addtional argument.
In ST/X, this is not needed and ignored

 warn: aMessageString for: ignoredView

VW compatibility - warn using the same viewStyle as in the view
argument; not supported in ST/X (who mixes styles ?)

 initialize

do this for ST-80 compatibility

 about: text label: label icon: image

opens an standard about box for an application.

 aboutClass: aClass

opens a standard (simple) aboutBox for aClass.

usage example(s):

Dialog aboutClass:Dialog Dialog aboutClass:Dialog withText:'some more blabla'

 aboutClass: aClass withText: textOrNil

opens a standard (simple) aboutBox for aClass.

usage example(s):

self aboutClass:Array withText:'bla bla'

 ask: setupBlock ifNotNilOrEmptyDo: actionBlock

utility: open a requestor with setupBlock;
if it answers ok, invoke actionBlock with the entered input.
Otherwise do nothing

usage example(s):

Dialog ask:[ Dialog request:'Some Answer:' ] ifNotNilOrEmptyDo:[:what | Transcript showCR:what ]

usage example(s):

Dialog ask:[ Dialog requestFileName:'Some File:' ] ifNotNilOrEmptyDo:[:what | Transcript showCR:what ]

 askYesNo: setupBlock ifYesDo: actionBlock

utility: open a confirmer with setupBlock;
if it answers true, invoke actionBlock.
Otherwise do nothing

usage example(s):

Dialog askYesNo:[ Dialog confirm:'Yes or No?' ] ifYesDo:[ Transcript showCR:'yes' ]

 informUser: aString during: aBlock

show a message-box while executing aBlock.
If aBlock expects an argument, pass it the box,
so it can change its label via label:

usage example(s):

Dialog informUser:'wait a second...' during:[Delay waitForSeconds:1] Dialog informUser:'wait a few seconds...' during:[100000 factorial] Dialog informUser:'wait two seconds...' during:[:box | Delay waitForSeconds:1. box label:'still running...'. Delay waitForSeconds:1. box label:'one more second...'. Delay waitForSeconds:1. ]

 informUser: aString during: aBlock cancel: canCancel

show a message-box while executing aBlock

usage example(s):

Dialog informUser:'don''t wait ...' during:[true] cancel:true Dialog informUser:'please wait a second...' during:[Delay waitForSeconds:1] cancel:true Dialog informUser:'please wait, while I compute 30000 factorial...' during:[30000 factorial] cancel:true Dialog informUser:'wait two seconds...' during:[:box | Delay waitForSeconds:1. box label:'still running...'. Delay waitForSeconds:1. box label:'one more second...'. Delay waitForSeconds:1. ] cancel:true

 information: aString

launch a Dialog to tell user something

usage example(s):

Dialog information:'help'

 information: aString title: windowTitle

launch a Dialog to tell user something

usage example(s):

Dialog information:'help' title:'Attention'

 information: aString with: arg

launch a Dialog to tell user something

usage example(s):

Dialog information:'help %1' with:'foo'

 information: aString with: arg1 with: arg2

launch a Dialog to tell user something

usage example(s):

Dialog information:'help %1 %2' with:'foo' with:1234

 informationText: aString title: windowTitle

launch a Dialog to tell user something.
The argument aString is shown as multiline, scrollable text

usage example(s):

Dialog informationText:(DialogBox class compiledMethodAt:#information:title:) source title:'Hello'

 informationText: aString title: title windowTitle: windowTitle

launch a Dialog to tell user something.
The argument aString is shown as multiline, scrollable text

usage example(s):

Dialog informationText:(DialogBox class compiledMethodAt:#information:title:) source title:'Hello - the text is:' windowTitle:'Hello'

 warn: aString

launch a Dialog to warn user

usage example(s):

Dialog warn:'some warning message' Dialog warn:('some text with italic emphasis' asText emphasizeFrom:16 to:22 with:#italic) Dialog warn:('some warning message' asText emphasizeAllWith:(#color->Color red)) Dialog warn:('some text with color emphasis' asText emphasizeFrom:6 to:10 with:(#color->Color blue); emphasizeFrom:16 to:20 with:(#color->Color red))

 warn: aString title: windowTitle

launch a Dialog to warn user

usage example(s):

Dialog warn:'some warning message' title:'oops' Dialog warn:('some text with italic emphasis' asText emphasizeFrom:16 to:22 with:#italic) Dialog warn:('some warning message' asText emphasizeAllWith:(#color->Color red)) Dialog warn:('some text with color emphasis' asText emphasizeFrom:6 to:10 with:(#color->Color blue); emphasizeFrom:16 to:20 with:(#color->Color red))

 warn: aString with: arg

launch a Dialog to warn user

usage example(s):

Dialog warn:'some %1 message' with:'warning'

 warn: aString with: arg1 with: arg2

launch a Dialog to warn user

usage example(s):

Dialog warn:'some %1 message %2' with:'warning' with:'with argument'

 confirm: aString

open a modal yes-no dialog.
Return true for yes, false for no

usage example(s):

Dialog confirm:'really ?' Transcript showCR:( Dialog confirm:'are you certain ?' )

 confirm: aString default: what

launch a Dialog, which allows user to enter yes or no.
return true for yes, false for no.
InitialAnswer must be true or false and defines which button is to be
the default (i.e. return-) button

usage example(s):

Dialog confirm:'Are you happy' default:true Dialog confirm:'Are you happy' default:false

 confirm: aString initialAnswer: what

launch a Dialog, which allows user to enter yes or no.
return true for yes, false for no.
InitialAnswer must be true or false and defines which button is to be
the default (i.e. return-) button

usage example(s):

Dialog confirm:'really ?' initialAnswer:false Transcript showCR:( Dialog confirm:'are you certain ?' initialAnswer:false ) Transcript showCR:( Dialog confirm:'are you certain ?' initialAnswer:true )

 confirm: aString initialAnswer: what noLabel: noText

launch a Dialog, which allows user to enter yes or no.
return true for yes, false for no.
InitialAnswer must be true or false and defines which button is to be
the default (i.e. return-) button

 confirm: aString noLabel: noText

launch a Dialog, which allows user to enter yes or no.
return true for yes, false for no.
The no-button is labeled noText (for example, if you need a 'cancel' there)

usage example(s):

Dialog confirm:'really ?' Dialog confirm:'really ?' noLabel:'Cancel'

 confirm: aString title: title

open a modal yes-no dialog.
Return true for yes, false for no

usage example(s):

Dialog confirm:'really ?' Transcript showCR:( Dialog confirm:'are you certain ?' )

 confirm: aString title: title noLabel: noText

launch a Dialog, which allows user to enter yes or no.
return true for yes, false for no.
The no buttons label is defined by noText (for example, to make it 'cancel').

usage example(s):

Dialog confirm:'really ?' title:'fooBar' noLabel:'Nope'

usage example(s):

Dialog confirm:'really ?' title:nil noLabel:'Cancel'

 confirm: aString title: title yesLabel: yesText noLabel: noText

launch a Dialog, which allows user to enter yes or no.
return true for yes, false for no.
The yes/no buttons labels are defined by yesText/noText.

usage example(s):

Dialog confirm:'really ?' title:'fooBar' yesLabel:'Oh well' noLabel:'Nope'

usage example(s):

Dialog confirm:'really ?' title:nil yesLabel:'Oh well' noLabel:'Nope'

usage example(s):

Dialog confirm:'really ?' title:'' yesLabel:'Oh well' noLabel:'Nope'

 confirm: aString title: title yesLabel: yesText noLabel: noText initialAnswer: what

launch a Dialog, which allows user to enter yes or no.
return true for yes, false for no.
The yes/no buttons labels are defined by yesText/noText.

usage example(s):

Dialog confirm:'really ?' title:'fooBar' yesLabel:'Oh well' noLabel:'Nope' initialAnswer:true

usage example(s):

Dialog confirm:'really ?' title:'fooBar' yesLabel:'Oh well' noLabel:'Nope' initialAnswer:false

 confirm: msg withCancel: aBoolean

launch a Dialog, which allows user to enter yes, no and optionally: cancel.
Return true for 'yes', false for 'no', nil for 'cancel'

usage example(s):

Dialog confirm:'really ?' withCancel:false Dialog confirm:'really ?' withCancel:true

 confirm: msg withCancel: aBoolean default: default

launch a Dialog, which allows user to enter yes, no and optionally: cancel.
Return true for 'yes', false for 'no', nil for 'cancel'

usage example(s):

Dialog confirm:'really ?' withCancel:false Dialog confirm:'really ?' withCancel:true

 confirm: aString yesLabel: yesText

launch a Dialog, which allows user to enter yes or no.
Return true for yes, false for no.
The yes button's label is defined by yesText.

usage example(s):

Dialog confirm:'really ?' yesLabel:'Oh well'

 confirm: aString yesLabel: yesText initialAnswer: what

launch a Dialog, which allows user to enter yes or no.
Return true for yes, false for no.
The yes button's label is defined by yesText.

usage example(s):

Dialog confirm:'really ?' yesLabel:'Oh well' initialAnswer:false

 confirm: aString yesLabel: yesText noLabel: noText

launch a Dialog, which allows user to enter yes or no.
Return true for yes, false for no.
The yes/no buttons' labels are defined by yesText/noText.

usage example(s):

Dialog confirm:'really ?' yesLabel:'Oh well' noLabel:'Nope'

 confirm: aString yesLabel: yesText noLabel: noText initialAnswer: what

launch a Dialog, which allows user to enter yes or no.
Return true for yes, false for no.
The yes/no buttons labels are defined by yesText/noText.

usage example(s):

Dialog confirm:'really ?' yesLabel:'Oh well' noLabel:'Nope' initialAnswer:false

 confirmOKCancel: aString

launch a Dialog, which allows user to enter OK or Cancel.
return true for OK, false for Cancel.

usage example(s):

Dialog confirmOKCancel:'really ?'

 confirmWithCancel: aString

launch a Dialog, which allows user to enter yes, no and cancel.
return true for 'yes', false for 'no', nil for 'cancel'

usage example(s):

Dialog confirmWithCancel:'really ?'

usage example(s):

Transcript showCR:( Dialog confirmWithCancel:'really ?' )

 confirmWithCancel: aString default: default

launch a Dialog, which allows user to enter yes, no and cancel.
return true for 'yes', false for 'no', nil for 'cancel'.
The default argument marks the return-button; it may be one of nil, false or true

usage example(s):

Dialog confirmWithCancel:'really ?' default:false Dialog confirmWithCancel:'really ?' default:true

 confirmWithCancel: aString default: defaultValue onCancel: cancelValue

launch a Dialog, which allows user to enter yes, no and cancel.
return true for 'yes', false for 'no', cancelValues value for 'cancel'

usage example(s):

Dialog confirmWithCancel:'really ?' onCancel:[AbortSignal raise]

 confirmWithCancel: aString default: default title: titleString

launch a Dialog, which allows user to enter yes, no and cancel.
return true for 'yes', false for 'no', nil for 'cancel'.
The default argument marks the return-button; it may be one of nil, false or true

usage example(s):

Dialog confirmWithCancel:'really ?' default:false Dialog confirmWithCancel:'really ?' default:true

 confirmWithCancel: aString labels: labelArray

launch a Dialog, which allows user to enter cancel, no or yes.
Return true for 'yes', false for 'no', nil for 'cancel'.
The default is yes.
The buttons labels are given in labelArray with order #(cancel, no, yes)
(notice that the order may get reversed in some styles)

usage example(s):

Dialog confirmWithCancel:'really ?' labels:#( 'Oops' 'Nope' 'Yea') Dialog confirmWithCancel:'really ?'

 confirmWithCancel: aString labels: buttonLabels default: default

launch a Dialog, which allows user to enter yes, no and cancel.
Return true for 'yes', false for 'no', nil for 'cancel'.
The strings for cancel, no and yes are to be passed in
buttonLabels, with order #(cancel, no, yes).
The default argument (if non-nil) defines the index of the
return button (1 to 3)

usage example(s):

Transcript showCR:( Dialog confirmWithCancel:'really ?' labels:#('mhmh' 'Maybe' 'Definitely') default:3 )

 confirmWithCancel: aString labels: labelArray title: title

launch a Dialog, which allows user to enter cancel, no or yes.
Return true for 'yes', false for 'no', nil for 'cancel'.
The default is yes.
The buttons labels are given in labelArray with order #(cancel, no, yes)
(notice that the order may get reversed in some styles)

usage example(s):

Dialog confirmWithCancel:'really ?' labels:#( 'Oops' 'Nope' 'Yea') title:'bla' Dialog confirmWithCancel:'really ?'

 confirmWithCancel: aString labels: buttonLabels values: buttonValues default: default

launch a Dialog, which allows user to click on any button.
Return the corresponding value from the values array.
The labels for the buttons are to be passed in
buttonLabels, with order #(cancel, no, yes).
The default argument (if non-nil) defines the index of the
return button (1 to n)

usage example(s):

Transcript showCR:( Dialog confirmWithCancel:'really ?' labels:#('mhmh' 'maybe' 'definitely') values:#(1 2 3) default:3 )

 confirmWithCancel: aString labels: buttonLabels values: buttonValues default: default boxLabel: boxLabelOrNil

obsolete - for backward compatibility

** This is an obsolete interface - do not use it (it may vanish in future versions) **

 confirmWithCancel: aString labels: buttonLabels values: buttonValues default: default check: checkLabelOrNil on: checkHolderOrNil title: boxLabelOrNil

launch a Dialog, which allows user to click on any button.
Return the corresponding value from the values array.
The labels for the buttons are to be passed in
buttonLabels, with order #(cancel, no, yes).
The default argument (if non-nil) defines the index of the return button (1 to n).
If checkLabel/checkHolder are not nil, and additional labelled checkBox is added to operate on
checkHolder. This can be used for 'do not show this box again' checkItems.

usage example(s):

Transcript showCR:( Dialog confirmWithCancel:'really ?' labels:#('mhmh' 'maybe' 'definitely') values:#(1 2 3) default:3 check:'Again' on:(true asValue) title:'hello there' ) Transcript showCR:( Dialog confirmWithCancel:'really ?' labels:#('mhmh' 'maybe' 'definitely') values:#(1 2 3) default:3 check:nil on:nil title:'hello there' )

 confirmWithCancel: aString labels: buttonLabels values: buttonValues default: default title: boxLabelOrNil

launch a Dialog, which allows user to click on any button.
Return the corresponding value from the values array.
The labels for the buttons are to be passed in
buttonLabels, with order #(cancel, no, yes).
The default argument (if non-nil) defines the index of the
return button (1 to n)

usage example(s):

Transcript showCR:( Dialog confirmWithCancel:'really ?' labels:#('mhmh' 'maybe' 'definitely') values:#(1 2 3) default:3 title:'hello there' )

 confirmWithCancel: aString onCancel: cancelValue

launch a Dialog, which allows user to enter yes, no and cancel.
return true for 'yes', false for 'no', cancelValues value for 'cancel'

usage example(s):

Dialog confirmWithCancel:'really ?' onCancel:[AbortSignal raise]

 confirmWithCancel: aString title: titleString

launch a Dialog, which allows user to enter yes, no and cancel.
return true for 'yes', false for 'no', nil for 'cancel'

usage example(s):

Dialog confirmWithCancel:'really ?'

usage example(s):

Transcript showCR:( Dialog confirmWithCancel:'really ?' )

 confirmWithRaiseAbortOnCancel: aString

launch a Dialog, which allows user to enter yes, no and cancel.
Return true for 'yes', false for 'no'.
Raise the abort signal on 'cancel'

usage example(s):

Dialog confirmWithRaiseAbortOnCancel:'really ?'

usage example(s):

Transcript showCR:( Dialog confirmWithRaiseAbortOnCancel:'really ?' )

 confirmWithRaiseAbortOnCancel: aString default: default

launch a Dialog, which allows user to enter yes, no and cancel.
Return true for 'yes', false for 'no'.
Raise the abort signal on 'cancel'

usage example(s):

Dialog confirmWithRaiseAbortOnCancel:'really ?'

usage example(s):

Transcript showCR:( Dialog confirmWithRaiseAbortOnCancel:'really ?' )

 defaultLabel

return the boxes default window title.

 defaultMinWidthForListBoxes

 updateStyleCache

extract values from the styleSheet and cache them in class variables

 requestDirectoryName

same as requestFileName, but only show directories.

usage example(s):

Dialog requestDirectoryName

 requestDirectoryName: title

same as requestFileName, but only show directories.

usage example(s):

Dialog requestDirectoryName:'which directory ?'

 requestDirectoryName: title default: aFileName

same as requestFileName, but only show directories

usage example(s):

Dialog requestDirectoryName:'which directory ?' default:'/etc'

 requestDirectoryName: title default: aFileName acceptReturnAsOK: aBoolean

same as requestFileName, but only show directories

usage example(s):

Dialog requestDirectoryName:'which directory ?' default:'/etc'

 requestDirectoryName: title default: aFileName ifFail: failBlock

same as requestFileName, but only show directories

usage example(s):

Dialog requestDirectoryName:'which directory ?' default:'/etc' ifFail:'none' 'none'

 requestDirectoryName: title default: aFileName ok: okText abort: abortText

same as requestFileName, but only show directories

usage example(s):

Dialog requestDirectoryName:'which directory ?' default:'/etc' ok:'Yes' abort:'No'

 requestDirectoryName: title default: aFileName ok: okText abort: abortText ifFail: failBlock

Same as requestFileName, but only show directories.

 requestDirectoryName: title default: aFileName ok: okText abort: abortText ifFail: failBlock acceptReturnAsOK: aBoolean

Same as requestFileName, but only show directories.
Extended to accept return as ok if wanted.

usage example(s):

Dialog requestDirectoryName:'which directory ?' default:'/etc' ifFail:'none'

 requestDirectoryName: titleString default: aFileName ok: okText abort: abortText version: versionSymbol pattern: pattern fromDirectory: aDirectoryPath ifFail: failBlock whenBoxCreatedEvaluate: boxCreatedCallback asLoadDialog: aBoolean

same as requestFileName, but only show directories

 requestDirectoryName: titleString default: aFileName pattern: pattern fromDirectory: aDirectoryPath

same as requestFileName, but only show directories

usage example(s):

Dialog requestDirectoryName:'which directory ?' default:'/etc' pattern:'*' fromDirectory:'/'

 requestFileName

launch a Dialog, which allows the user to enter a filename.
Return the pathname string consisting of the full pathname of the filename,
or an empty string (if cancel was pressed).

usage example(s):

Dialog requestFileName

 requestFileName: titleString

launch a Dialog, which allows user to enter a filename.
Return the pathname string consisting of the full pathname of the filename,
or an empty string (if cancel was pressed).

usage example(s):

Dialog requestFileName:'enter a fileName:' Dialog requestFileName:'enter a fileName:'

 requestFileName: titleString default: defaultName

launch a Dialog, which allows user to enter a filename.
The box will not allow pressing 'ok' without an entered string.
Return the pathname string consisting of the full pathname of the filename,
or an empty string (if cancel was pressed).

usage example(s):

Dialog requestFileName:'Enter a fileName:' default:'' Dialog requestFileName:'Enter a fileName:' default:'Makefile.bak'

 requestFileName: titleString default: defaultName fromDirectory: aDirectoryPath

launch a Dialog, which allows user to enter a filename.
The box will not allow pressing 'ok' without an entered string.
Return the pathname string consisting of the full pathname of the filename,
or an empty string (if cancel was pressed).

usage example(s):

Dialog requestFileName:'enter a fileName:' default:'Makefile.bak' fromDirectory:'..'

 requestFileName: titleString default: defaultName ifFail: cancelBlockOrValue

launch a Dialog, which allows user to enter a filename.
The box will not allow pressing 'ok' without an entered string.
Return the pathname string consisting of the full pathname of the filename,
or an empty string (if cancel was pressed).

usage example(s):

Dialog requestFileName:'enter a fileName:' default:'' Dialog requestFileName:'enter a fileName:' default:'Makefile.bak'

 requestFileName: titleString default: defaultName ifFail: failReturn pattern: pattern fromDirectory: dir

launch a Dialog, which allows user to enter a filename.
The files presented initially are those from dir.
The box will show ok/cancel in its buttons.
The matchPattern is set to pattern initially.
Return the string or failReturn if cancel was pressed.

 requestFileName: titleString default: defaultName ok: okText abort: abortText

launch a Dialog, which allows user to enter a filename.
The files presented initially are those from the current directory.
The box will show okText in its okButton, abortText in the abortButton.
The matchPattern is set to pattern initially.
Return the string or nil if cancel was pressed.

usage example(s):

Dialog requestFileName:'enter a fileName:' default:'' ok:'yeah' abort:'oh, no'

 requestFileName: titleString default: defaultName ok: okText abort: abortText pattern: pattern

launch a Dialog, which allows user to enter a filename.
The files presented initially are those from the current directory.
The box will show okText in its okButton, abortText in the abortButton.
The matchPattern is set to pattern initially.
Return the string or nil if cancel was pressed.

usage example(s):

Dialog requestFileName:'enter a fileName:' default:'' ok:'yeah' abort:'oh, no' pattern:'*.st'

 requestFileName: titleString default: defaultName ok: okText abort: abortText pattern: pattern fromDirectory: aDirectoryPathOrNil

launch a Dialog, which allows user to enter a filename.
The files presented initially are those in aDirectoryPathOrNil, or the
last fileBox directory (default: current directory) (if a nil path is given).
The box will show okText in its okButton, abortText in the abortButton.
The matchPattern is set to pattern initially.
Return the string, or nil if cancel was pressed.

 requestFileName: titleString default: defaultName ok: okText abort: abortText pattern: pattern fromDirectory: aDirectoryPathOrNil forSave: forSave

launch a Dialog, which allows user to enter a filename.
The files presented initially are those in aDirectoryPathOrNil, or the
last fileBox directory (default: current directory) (if a nil path is given).
The box will show okText in its okButton, abortText in the abortButton.
The matchPattern is set to pattern initially.
Return the string, or nil if cancel was pressed.

 requestFileName: titleString default: defaultName ok: okText abort: abortText pattern: pattern fromDirectory: aDirectoryPathOrNil forSave: forSave whenBoxCreatedEvaluate: boxCreatedCallback

launch a Dialog, which allows user to enter a filename.
The files presented initially are those in aDirectoryPathOrNil, or the
last fileBox directory (default: current directory) (if a nil path is given).
The box will show okText in its okButton, abortText in the abortButton.
The matchPattern is set to pattern initially.
Return the string, or nil if cancel was pressed.

 requestFileName: titleString default: defaultName ok: okText abort: abortText pattern: pattern fromDirectory: aDirectoryPathOrNil whenBoxCreatedEvaluate: boxCreatedCallback

launch a Dialog, which allows user to enter a filename.
The files presented initially are those in aDirectoryPathOrNil, or the
last fileBox directory (default: current directory) (if a nil path is given).
The box will show okText in its okButton, abortText in the abortButton.
The matchPattern is set to pattern initially.
Return the string, or nil if cancel was pressed.

usage example(s):

Dialog requestFileName:'enter a fileName:' default:'' ok:'yeah' abort:'oh, no' pattern:'rc*' fromDirectory:'/etc'

 requestFileName: titleString default: defaultName ok: okText abort: abortText pattern: patternOrNil orFilters: filtersOrNil fromDirectory: aDirectoryPathOrNil forSave: forSave whenBoxCreatedEvaluate: boxCreatedCallback

launch a Dialog, which allows user to enter a filename.
The files presented initially are those in aDirectoryPathOrNil, or the
last fileBox directory (default: current directory) (if a nil path is given).
The box will show okText in its okButton, abortText in the abortButton.
The matchPattern is set to pattern initially.
Return the string, or nil if cancel was pressed.

usage example(s):

Dialog requestFileName:'enter a fileName:' default:'' ok:'yeah' abort:'oh, no' pattern:'rc*' fromDirectory:'/etc'

 requestFileName: titleString default: defaultName ok: okText abort: abortText version: versionSymbol ifFail: failBlock pattern: pattern fromDirectory: aDirectoryPath whenBoxCreatedEvaluate: boxCreatedCallback asLoadDialog: aBoolean

launch a Dialog, which allows user to enter a filename.
The files presented initially are those in aDirectoryPathOrNil, or the
last fileBox directory (default: current directory) (if a nil path is given).
The box will show okText in its okButton, abortText in the abortButton.
The matchPattern is set to pattern initially.
Return the string, or nil if cancel was pressed
The version argument allows validation of the files existance;
it may be any of:
#mustBeNew - fail (return empty string) if the file exists
#new - confirm if the file exists
#mustBeOld - fail if the file does not exist
#old - confirm if the file does not exist
#any (other) - no validation

 requestFileName: titleString default: defaultName pattern: pattern

launch a Dialog, which allows user to enter a filename.
The files presented initially are those from the current directory.
The box will show ok/cancel in its buttons.
The matchPattern is set to pattern initially.
Return the string or nil if cancel was pressed.

usage example(s):

Dialog requestFileName:'enter a fileName:' default:'' pattern:'*.st'

usage example(s):

Dialog requestFileName:'enter a fileName:' default:'' pattern:'*.st;*.h'

 requestFileName: titleString default: defaultName pattern: pattern fromDirectory: aDirectory

launch a Dialog, which allows user to enter a filename.
The files presented initially are those from the current directory.
The box will show ok/cancel in its buttons.
The matchPattern is set to pattern initially.
Return the string or nil if cancel was pressed.

usage example(s):

Dialog requestFileName:'enter a fileName:' default:'' pattern:'*.st'

usage example(s):

Dialog requestFileName:'enter a fileName:' default:'' pattern:'*.st;*.h'

 requestFileName: titleString default: defaultName version: versionSymbol

launch a Dialog, which allows user to enter a filename.
The box will not allow pressing 'ok' without an entered string.
Return the pathname string or the empty string if cancel was pressed.
The version argument allows validation of the files existance;
it may be any of:
#mustBeNew - fail (return empty string) if the file exists
#new - confirm if the file exists
#mustBeOld - fail if the file does not exist
#old - confirm if the file does not exist
#any (other) - no validation

usage example(s):

Dialog requestFileName:'enter a fileName:' default:'' version:nil Dialog requestFileName:'enter a fileName:' default:'' version:#mustBeNew Dialog requestFileName:'enter a fileName:' default:'' version:#new

 requestFileName: titleString default: defaultName version: versionSymbol ifFail: failBlock

launch a Dialog, which allows user to enter a filename.
The box will not allow pressing 'ok' without an entered string.
Return the string or the value of failBlock if cancel was pressed.
The version argument allows validation of the files existance;
it may be any of:
#mustBeNew - fail (return empty string) if the file exists
#new - confirm if the file exists
#mustBeOld - fail if the file does not exist
#old - confirm if the file does not exist
#any (other) - no validation

usage example(s):

Dialog requestFileName:'enter a fileName:' default:'' version:nil ifFail:['none']

usage example(s):

Dialog requestFileName:'enter a fileName:' default:'' version:#old ifFail:['none']

 requestFileName: titleString default: defaultName version: versionSymbol ifFail: failBlock fromDirectory: aDirectoryPath

launch a Dialog, which allows user to enter a filename.
Return the string or the value of failBlock if cancel was pressed.
The version argument allows validation of the files existance;
it may be any of:
#mustBeNew - fail (return empty string) if the file exists
#new - confirm if the file exists
#mustBeOld - fail if the file does not exist
#old - confirm if the file does not exist
#any (other) - no validation

usage example(s):

Dialog requestFileName:'enter a fileName:' default:'' version:nil ifFail:['none'] fromDirectory:'/etc'

usage example(s):

Dialog requestFileName:'enter a fileName:' default:'' version:#old ifFail:['none'] fromDirectory:'/etc'

usage example(s):

Dialog requestFileName:'enter a fileName:' default:'' version:#mustBeNew ifFail:['none'] fromDirectory:'/etc'

 requestFileName: titleString default: defaultName version: versionSymbol ifFail: failBlock pattern: pattern fromDirectory: aDirectoryPath

launch a Dialog, which allows user to enter a filename.
Return the string or the value of failBlock if cancel was pressed.
The version argument allows validation of the files existance;
it may be any of:
#mustBeNew - fail (return empty string) if the file exists
#new - confirm if the file exists
#mustBeOld - fail if the file does not exist
#old - confirm if the file does not exist
#any (other) - no validation

 requestFileName: titleString default: defaultName version: versionSymbol ifFail: failBlock pattern: pattern fromDirectory: aDirectoryPath forSave: forSave whenBoxCreatedEvaluate: boxCreatedCallback

launch a Dialog, which allows user to enter a filename.
Return the string or the value of failBlock if cancel was pressed.
The version argument allows validation of the files existance;
it may be any of:
#mustBeNew - fail (return empty string) if the file exists
#new - confirm if the file exists
#mustBeOld - fail if the file does not exist
#old - confirm if the file does not exist
#any (other) - no validation

usage example(s):

Dialog requestFileName:'enter a fileName:' default:'' version:nil ifFail:['none'] pattern:'*.conf' fromDirectory:'/etc'

usage example(s):

Dialog requestFileName:'Enter a fileName:' default:'' version:#old ifFail:['none'] pattern:'*.conf' fromDirectory:'/etc'

usage example(s):

Dialog requestFileName:'Enter a fileName:' default:'' version:#mustBeNew ifFail:['none'] pattern:'*.conf' fromDirectory:'/etc'

 requestFileName: titleString default: defaultName version: versionSymbol ifFail: failBlock pattern: pattern fromDirectory: aDirectoryPath whenBoxCreatedEvaluate: boxCreatedCallback

launch a Dialog, which allows user to enter a filename.
Return the string or the value of failBlock if cancel was pressed.
The version argument allows validation of the files existance;
it may be any of:
#mustBeNew - fail (return empty string) if the file exists
#new - confirm if the file exists
#mustBeOld - fail if the file does not exist
#old - confirm if the file does not exist
#any (other) - no validation

usage example(s):

Dialog requestFileName:'enter a fileName:' default:'' version:nil ifFail:['none'] pattern:'*.conf' fromDirectory:'/etc'

usage example(s):

Dialog requestFileName:'enter a fileName:' default:'' version:#old ifFail:['none'] pattern:'*.conf' fromDirectory:'/etc'

usage example(s):

Dialog requestFileName:'enter a fileName:' default:'' version:#mustBeNew ifFail:['none'] pattern:'*.conf' fromDirectory:'/etc'

 requestFileName: titleString fromDirectory: aDirectory

launch a Dialog, which allows user to enter a filename.
The files presented initially are those from the current directory.
The box will show ok/cancel in its buttons.
Return the string or nil if cancel was pressed.

usage example(s):

Dialog requestFileName:'enter a fileName:' fromDirectory:'../../libbasic'

 requestFileName: titleString ifFail: cancelBlockOrValue

launch a Dialog, which allows user to enter a filename.
Return the pathname string consisting of the full pathname of the filename,
or the value from evaluating cancelBlock (if cancel was pressed).

usage example(s):

Dialog requestFileName:'enter a fileName:' ifFail:['foo'] Dialog requestFileName:'enter a fileName:' ifFail:[nil]

 requestFileName: titleString pattern: pattern

launch a Dialog, which allows user to enter a filename.
The files presented initially are those from the current directory.
The box will show ok/cancel in its buttons.
The matchPattern is set to pattern initially.
Return the string or nil if cancel was pressed.

usage example(s):

Dialog requestFileName:'enter a fileName:' pattern:'*.st'

usage example(s):

Dialog requestFileName:'enter a fileName:' pattern:'*.st;*.h'

 requestFileName: titleString pattern: pattern fromDirectory: aDirectory

launch a Dialog, which allows user to enter a filename.
The files presented initially are those from the current directory.
The box will show ok/cancel in its buttons.
The matchPattern is set to pattern initially.
Return the string or nil if cancel was pressed.

usage example(s):

Dialog requestFileName:'enter a fileName:' pattern:'*.st'

usage example(s):

Dialog requestFileName:'enter a fileName:' pattern:'*.st;*.h'

 requestFileNameForImageSave: title image: anImage default: defaultName pattern: patternOrNil

launch a Dialog, which allows user to enter a filename for a bitmap image save operation.
Return the pathname string consisting of the full pathname of the filename,
or an empty string (if cancel was pressed).

usage example(s):

self requestFileNameForImageSave:'save' image:(Image fromScreen:(0@0 corner:100@100)) default:'screen.png' pattern:'*.png'

 requestFileNameForSave: titleString

launch a Dialog, which allows user to enter a filename.
Return the pathname string consisting of the full pathname of the filename,
or an empty string (if cancel was pressed).

 requestFileNameForSave: titleString default: defaultName

launch a Dialog, which allows user to enter a filename.
The box will not allow pressing 'ok' without an entered string.
Return the pathname string consisting of the full pathname of the filename,
or an empty string (if cancel was pressed).

usage example(s):

Dialog requestFileName:'enter a fileName:' default:'' Dialog requestFileNameForSave:'enter a fileName:' default:''

 requestFileNameForSave: titleString default: defaultName fromDirectory: aDirectoryPath

launch a Dialog, which allows user to enter a filename.
The box will not allow pressing 'ok' without an entered string.
Return the pathname string consisting of the full pathname of the filename,
or an empty string (if cancel was pressed).

 requestFileNameForSave: titleString default: defaultName ok: okText abort: abortText pattern: pattern

launch a Dialog, which allows user to enter a filename.
The files presented initially are those from the current directory.
The box will show okText in its okButton, abortText in the abortButton.
The matchPattern is set to pattern initially.
Return the string or nil if cancel was pressed.

 requestFileNameForSave: titleString default: defaultName ok: okText abort: abortText pattern: pattern fromDirectory: aDirectoryPathOrNil

launch a Dialog, which allows user to enter a filename.
The files presented initially are those in aDirectoryPathOrNil, or the
last fileBox directory (default: current directory) (if a nil path is given).
The box will show okText in its okButton, abortText in the abortButton.
The matchPattern is set to pattern initially.
Return the string, or nil if cancel was pressed.

 requestFileNameForSave: titleString default: defaultName ok: okText abort: abortText pattern: pattern fromDirectory: aDirectoryPathOrNil whenBoxCreatedEvaluate: boxCreatedCallback

launch a Dialog, which allows user to enter a filename.
The files presented initially are those in aDirectoryPathOrNil, or the
last fileBox directory (default: current directory) (if a nil path is given).
The box will show okText in its okButton, abortText in the abortButton.
The matchPattern is set to pattern initially.
Return the string, or nil if cancel was pressed.

 requestFileNameForSave: titleString default: defaultName version: versionSymbol ifFail: failBlock

launch a Dialog, which allows user to enter a filename.
The box will not allow pressing 'ok' without an entered string.
Return the string or the value of failBlock if cancel was pressed.
The version argument allows validation of the files existance;
it may be any of:
#mustBeNew - fail (return empty string) if the file exists
#new - confirm if the file exists
#mustBeOld - fail if the file does not exist
#old - confirm if the file does not exist
#any (other) - no validation

 requestFileNameForSave: titleString default: defaultName version: versionSymbol ifFail: failBlock fromDirectory: aDirectoryPath

launch a Dialog, which allows user to enter a filename.
Return the string or the value of failBlock if cancel was pressed.
The version argument allows validation of the files existance;
it may be any of:
#mustBeNew - fail (return empty string) if the file exists
#new - confirm if the file exists
#mustBeOld - fail if the file does not exist
#old - confirm if the file does not exist
#any (other) - no validation

 requestFileNameForSave: titleString default: defaultName version: versionSymbol ifFail: failBlock pattern: pattern fromDirectory: aDirectoryPath

launch a Dialog, which allows user to enter a filename.
Return the string or the value of failBlock if cancel was pressed.
The version argument allows validation of the files existance;
it may be any of:
#mustBeNew - fail (return empty string) if the file exists
#new - confirm if the file exists
#mustBeOld - fail if the file does not exist
#old - confirm if the file does not exist
#any (other) - no validation

 requestFileNames: titleString default: defaultName ok: okText abort: abortText ifFail: failBlock pattern: pattern fromDirectory: aDirectoryPath whenBoxCreatedEvaluate: boxCreatedCallback asLoadDialog: asLoadDialog

launch a Dialog, which allows user to enter a filename or select multiple files.
The files presented initially are those in aDirectoryPathOrNil, or the
last fileBox directory (default: current directory) (if a nil path is given).
The box will show okText in its okButton, abortText in the abortButton.
The matchPattern is set to pattern initially.
Return all selected Filenames as filenames in a collection, or nil if cancel was pressed

usage example(s):

self requestFileNames:'test' default:nil ok:'OK' abort:'Cancel' ifFail:[] pattern:'*.st' fromDirectory:(Filename currentDirectory) whenBoxCreatedEvaluate:nil asLoadDialog:true

 requestNewFileName: titleString default: defaultName

launch a Dialog, which allows user to enter a filename.
We expect a new files (i.e. nonexisting) name to be entered,
and confirm if it already exists.
The box will not allow pressing 'ok' without an entered string.
Return the pathname string consisting of the full pathname of the filename,
or an empty string (if cancel was pressed).

usage example(s):

Dialog requestNewFileName:'enter a fileName:' default:''

 requestSaveFileName: title default: defaultOrNil fromDirectory: directoryOrNil action: action appendAction: appendActionOrNil

save contents into a file - ask user for filename using a fileSelectionBox.
Append is NOT offered, if appendActionOrNil is nil.

usage example(s):

Dialog requestSaveFileName:'Save dialog example with append' default:'xxx.txt' fromDirectory:(Filename homeDirectory) action:[:fn | Transcript showCR:'save ',fn] appendAction:[:fn | Transcript showCR:'append ',fn] Dialog requestSaveFileName:'Save dialog example' default:'xxx.txt' fromDirectory:(Filename homeDirectory) action:[:fn | Transcript showCR:'save ',fn] appendAction:nil

 request: string1 asPassWord: isPassword1 initialAnswer: initial1 and: string2 asPassWord: isPassword2 initialAnswer: initial2 label: label title: boxTitle okLabel: okLabel cancelLabel: cancelLabel onCancel: cancelValue

launch a Dialog, asking for 2 string values, labelled string1 and string2,
with corresponding initial values.
Above the fields, label is shown, and the window title will be boxTitle.
Returns the entered strings as a pair or the value from cancelValue.
Useful to ask for user+password or host+port

usage example(s):

Dialog request:'UserName:' asPassWord:false initialAnswer:'tim' and:'Password' asPassWord:true initialAnswer:'' label:'Please Login' title:'Login' okLabel:'Login' cancelLabel:'Cancel' onCancel:nil

 request: string1 asPassWord: isPassword1 on: holder1 and: string2 asPassWord: isPassword2 on: holder2 label: label title: boxTitle okLabel: okLabel cancelLabel: cancelLabel onCancel: cancelValue

launch a Dialog, asking for 2 string values, labelled string1 and string2,
with corresponding initial values.
Above the fields, label is shown, and the window title will be boxTitle.
Returns the entered strings as a pair or the value from cancelValue.
Useful to ask for user+password or host+port

usage example(s):

Dialog request:'UserName:' asPassWord:false initialAnswer:'tim' and:'Password' asPassWord:true initialAnswer:'' label:'Please Login' title:'Login' okLabel:'Login' cancelLabel:'Cancel' onCancel:nil

 request: string1 initialAnswer: initial1 andText: string2 initialAnswer: initial2 lines: numLines label: label title: boxTitle okLabel: okLabel cancelLabel: cancelLabel onCancel: cancelValue

launch a Dialog, asking for 1 single line string value, and one multiline string,
with corresponding initial values.
Above the fields, label is shown, and the window title will be boxTitle.
Returns the entered strings as a pair or the value from cancelValue.
Useful to ask for short message+long message

usage example(s):

Dialog request:'User Name:' initialAnswer:'tim' andText:'Password' initialAnswer:'' lines:5 label:'Please Enter your Name and a Log Message' title:'Login' okLabel:'Login' cancelLabel:'Cancel' onCancel:nil

 request: string1 on: holder1 andText: string2 lines: numLines on: holder2 label: label title: boxTitle okLabel: okLabel cancelLabel: cancelLabel onCancel: cancelValue

launch a Dialog, asking for 1 single line string value, and one multiline string,
with corresponding initial values.
Above the fields, label is shown, and the window title will be boxTitle.
Returns the entered strings as a pair or the value from cancelValue.
Useful to ask for short message+long message

usage example(s):

Dialog request:'UserName:' initialAnswer:'tim' andText:'Password:' initialAnswer:'' lines:5 label:'Please Login' title:'Login' okLabel:'Login' cancelLabel:'Cancel' onCancel:nil

 forRequestText: title editViewClass: editViewClass lines: numLines columns: numCols initialAnswer: initialText initialSelection: anIntervalOrNil model: textModel

return a dialog asking for multiline text.
The box is not shown yet, for further customization

 forRequestText: title editViewClass: editViewClass lines: numLines columns: numCols initialAnswer: initialText model: textModel

return a dialog asking for multiline text.
The box is not shown yet, for further customization

 forRequestText: title editViewClass: editViewClass lines: numLines columns: numCols initialAnswer: initialText setupWith: aSetupBlockOrNil

return a dialog asking for multiline text.
The box is not shown yet, for further customization

 forRequestText: title lines: numLines columns: numCols initialAnswer: initialText initialSelection: anIntervalOrNil model: textModel

return a dialog asking for multiline text.
The box is not shown yet, for further customization

 forRequestText: title lines: numLines columns: numCols initialAnswer: initialText model: textModel

return a dialog asking for multiline text.
The box is not shown yet, for further customization

 request: aString

launch a Dialog, which allows user to enter something.
Return the entered string (may be empty string)
or the empty string (if cancel was pressed)

usage example(s):

Dialog request:'enter a string:'

 request: aString displayAt: aPoint centered: centered action: resultAction initialAnswer: initial

launch a Dialog, which allows user to enter a string.
If aPoint is nonNil, the box is shown there, optionally centered around
that point.
If it is nil, it is shown at the current pointer position or at the
screen center.
Return the string or an empty string (if cancel was pressed)

usage example(s):

centered around 200@200: Dialog request:'Enter a string:' displayAt:200@200 centered:true action:[:result | result printNewline] initialAnswer:'the default' origin at 200@200: Dialog request:'Enter a string:' displayAt:200@200 centered:false action:[:result | result printNewline] initialAnswer:'the default' under mouse pointer: Dialog request:'Enter a string:' displayAt:nil centered:false action:[:result | result printNewline] initialAnswer:'the default' centered on the screen: Dialog request:'Enter a string:' displayAt:nil centered:true action:[:result | result printNewline] initialAnswer:'the default'

 request: aString displayAt: aPoint centered: centered action: resultAction initialAnswer: initial okLabel: okLabel cancelLabel: cancelLabel onCancel: cancelValue

launch a Dialog, which allows user to enter a string.
If aPoint is nonNil, the box is shown there, optionally centered around it.
If it is nil, it is shown at the current pointer position or at the
screen center (if centered is true).
The ok-button is labelled okLabel (or the default, ifNil),
the cancel-button is labelled cancelLabel (or the default, ifNil).
Return the string or the value of cancelValue (if cancel was pressed)

usage example(s):

at topLeft (centering is suppressed, to make the box fully visible) Dialog request:'Enter a string:' displayAt:0@0 centered:true action:[:result | result printNewline] initialAnswer:'the default' okLabel:'Yes' cancelLabel:'No' onCancel:#foo centered around 200@200: Dialog request:'Enter a string:' displayAt:200@200 centered:true action:[:result | result printNewline] initialAnswer:'the default' okLabel:'Yes' cancelLabel:'No' onCancel:#foo topLeft of box at 200@200: Dialog request:'Enter a string:' displayAt:200@200 centered:false action:[:result | result printNewline] initialAnswer:'the default' okLabel:'Yes' cancelLabel:'No' onCancel:#foo under mouse pointer: Dialog request:'Enter a string:' displayAt:nil centered:false action:[:result | result printNewline] initialAnswer:'the default' okLabel:'Yes' cancelLabel:'No' onCancel:#foo centered on the screen: Dialog request:'Enter a string:' displayAt:nil centered:true action:[:result | result printNewline] initialAnswer:'the default' okLabel:'Yes' cancelLabel:'No' onCancel:#foo

 request: aString displayAt: aPoint centered: centered action: resultAction initialAnswer: initial okLabel: okLabel cancelLabel: cancelLabel title: titleString onCancel: cancelValue

launch a Dialog, which allows user to enter a string.
The dialog's window is titled titleString, or the default (if nil).
If aPoint is nonNil, the box is shown there, optionally centered around it.
If it is nil, it is shown at the current pointer position or at the
screen center (if centered is true).
The ok-button is labelled okLabel (or the default, ifNil),
the cancel-button is labelled cancelLabel (or the default, ifNil).
Return the string or the value of cancelValue (if cancel was pressed)

 request: aString displayAt: aPoint centered: centered action: resultAction initialAnswer: initial okLabel: okLabel cancelLabel: cancelLabel title: titleString onCancel: cancelValue list: listToSelectFrom

launch a Dialog, which allows user to enter a string.
The dialog's window is titled titleString, or the default (if nil).
If aPoint is nonNil, the box is shown there, optionally centered around it.
If it is nil, it is shown at the current pointer position or at the
screen center (if centered is true).
The ok-button is labelled okLabel (or the default, ifNil),
the cancel-button is labelled cancelLabel (or the default, ifNil).
Return the string or the value of cancelValue (if cancel was pressed)

usage example(s):

centered around 200@200: Dialog request:'enter a string:' displayAt:200@200 centered:true action:[:result | result printNewline] initialAnswer:'the default' okLabel:'yes' cancelLabel:'no' title:'foo' onCancel:#foo under mouse pointer: Dialog request:'enter a string:' displayAt:nil centered:false action:[:result | result printNewline] initialAnswer:'the default' okLabel:'yes' cancelLabel:'no' title:'foo' onCancel:#foo centered on the screen: Dialog request:'enter a string:' displayAt:nil centered:true action:[:result | result printNewline] initialAnswer:'the default' okLabel:'yes' cancelLabel:'no' title:'foo' onCancel:#foo with a list: Dialog request:'enter a string:' displayAt:nil centered:true action:[:result | result printNewline] initialAnswer:'the default' okLabel:'yes' cancelLabel:'no' title:'foo' onCancel:#foo list:#(foo bar baz)

 request: aString displayAt: aPoint centered: centered action: resultAction initialAnswer: initial okLabel: okLabel cancelLabel: cancelLabel title: titleString onCancel: cancelValue list: listToSelectFrom initialSelection: anIntervalOrNil

launch a Dialog, which allows user to enter a string.
The dialog's window is titled titleString, or the default (if nil).
If aPoint is nonNil, the box is shown there, optionally centered around it.
If it is nil, it is shown at the current pointer position or at the
screen center (if centered is true).
The ok-button is labelled okLabel (or the default, ifNil),
the cancel-button is labelled cancelLabel (or the default, ifNil).
Return the string or the value of cancelValue (if cancel was pressed)

usage example(s):

centered around 200@200: Dialog request:'Enter a string:' displayAt:200@200 centered:true action:[:result | result printNewline] initialAnswer:'the default' okLabel:'Yes' cancelLabel:'No' title:'foo' onCancel:#foo under mouse pointer: Dialog request:'Enter a string:' displayAt:nil centered:false action:[:result | result printNewline] initialAnswer:'the default' okLabel:'Yes' cancelLabel:'No' title:'foo' onCancel:#foo centered on the screen: Dialog request:'Enter a string:' displayAt:nil centered:true action:[:result | result printNewline] initialAnswer:'the default' okLabel:'Yes' cancelLabel:'No' title:'foo' onCancel:#foo with a list: Dialog request:'Enter a string:' displayAt:nil centered:true action:[:result | result printNewline] initialAnswer:'the default' okLabel:'Yes' cancelLabel:'No' title:'foo' onCancel:#foo list:#(foo bar baz)

 request: aString displayAt: aPoint centered: centeredOrNil action: resultAction initialAnswer: initial okLabel: okLabel cancelLabel: cancelLabel title: titleString onCancel: cancelValue list: listToSelectFrom initialSelection: anIntervalOrNil entryCompletionBlock: entryCompletionBlock

launch a Dialog, which allows user to enter a string.
The dialog's window is titled titleString, or the default (if nil).
If aPoint is nonNil, the box is shown there, optionally centered around it.
If it is nil, it is shown at the current pointer position or at the
screen center (if centered is true).
The ok-button is labelled okLabel (or the default, ifNil),
the cancel-button is labelled cancelLabel (or the default, ifNil).
Return the string or the value of cancelValue (if cancel was pressed)

usage example(s):

centered around 200@200: Dialog request:'Enter a string:' displayAt:200@200 centered:true action:[:result | result printNewline] initialAnswer:'the default' okLabel:'yes' cancelLabel:'no' title:'foo' onCancel:#foo under mouse pointer: Dialog request:'Enter a string:' displayAt:nil centered:false action:[:result | result printNewline] initialAnswer:'the default' okLabel:'yes' cancelLabel:'no' title:'foo' onCancel:#foo centered on the screen: Dialog request:'enter a string:' displayAt:nil centered:true action:[:result | result printNewline] initialAnswer:'the default' okLabel:'yes' cancelLabel:'no' title:'foo' onCancel:#foo with a list: Dialog request:'enter a string:' displayAt:nil centered:true action:[:result | result printNewline] initialAnswer:'the default' okLabel:'yes' cancelLabel:'no' title:'foo' onCancel:#foo list:#(foo bar baz)

 request: aString displayAt: aPoint centered: centered action: resultAction initialAnswer: initial onCancel: cancelValue

launch a Dialog, which allows user to enter a string.
If aPoint is nonNil, the box is shown there, optionally centered.
If it is nil, it is shown at the current pointer position or at the screen center.
Return the string or the value of cancelValue (if cancel was pressed)

usage example(s):

at topLeft (centering is suppressed, to make the box fully visible) Dialog request:'enter a string:' displayAt:0@0 centered:true action:[:result | result printNewline] initialAnswer:'the default' onCancel:#foo centered around 200@200: Dialog request:'enter a string:' displayAt:200@200 centered:true action:[:result | result printNewline] initialAnswer:'the default' onCancel:#foo topLeft of box at 200@200: Dialog request:'enter a string:' displayAt:200@200 centered:false action:[:result | result printNewline] initialAnswer:'the default' onCancel:#foo under mouse pointer: Dialog request:'enter a string:' displayAt:nil centered:false action:[:result | result printNewline] initialAnswer:'the default' onCancel:#foo centered on the screen: Dialog request:'enter a string:' displayAt:nil centered:true action:[:result | result printNewline] initialAnswer:'the default' onCancel:#foo

 request: aString displayAt: aPoint initialAnswer: initial

launch a Dialog, which allows user to enter something.
The boxes topLeft is placed at aPoint, or under the mouse pointer (if aPoint is nil).
Return the entered string (may be empty string) or nil (if cancel was pressed)

usage example(s):

Dialog request:'enter a string:' displayAt:(250 @ 250) initialAnswer:'the default'

 request: aString initialAnswer: initial

launch a Dialog, which allows user to enter something.
Return the entered string (may be empty string) or nil (if cancel was pressed)

usage example(s):

Dialog request:'enter a string:' initialAnswer:'the default'

 request: aString initialAnswer: initial entryCompletionBlock: entryCompletionBlock

launch a Dialog, which allows user to enter something.
Return the entered string (may be empty string) or nil (if cancel was pressed)

usage example(s):

Dialog request:'enter a selector:' initialAnswer:'at:p' entryCompletionBlock:[:s | |completion| completion := Smalltalk selectorCompletion:s. completion second size > 1 ifTrue:[ Screen current beep]. completion first ].

 request: aString initialAnswer: initial initialSelection: anIntervalOrNil

launch a Dialog, which allows user to enter something.
Return the entered string (may be empty string) or nil (if cancel was pressed)

usage example(s):

Dialog request:'enter a string:' initialAnswer:'the default' initialSelection:(1 to:3)

 request: aString initialAnswer: initial list: aList

launch a Dialog, which allows user to enter something,
or select from a list of values.
Return the entered string (may be empty string) or nil (if cancel was pressed)

usage example(s):

Dialog request:'Enter a string:' initialAnswer:'the default' list:#('foo' 'bar' 'baz')

usage example(s):

Dialog request:'enter a string:' initialAnswer:'the default' list:((1 to:30) collect:[:i | i printString])

 request: aString initialAnswer: initial list: aList entryCompletionBlock: entryCompletionBlock

launch a Dialog, which allows user to enter something,
or select from a list of values.
Return the entered string (may be empty string) or nil (if cancel was pressed)

usage example(s):

Dialog request:'Enter a string:' initialAnswer:'the default' list:#('foo' 'bar' 'baz')

usage example(s):

Dialog request:'enter a string:' initialAnswer:'the default' list:((1 to:30) collect:[:i | i printString])

 request: aString initialAnswer: initial list: aList title: titleString

launch a Dialog, which allows user to enter something,
or select from a list of values.
Return the entered string (may be empty string) or nil (if cancel was pressed)

usage example(s):

Dialog request:'Enter a string:' initialAnswer:'the default' list:#('foo' 'bar' 'baz')

usage example(s):

Dialog request:'enter a string:' initialAnswer:'the default' list:((1 to:30) collect:[:i | i printString])

 request: aString initialAnswer: initial okLabel: okLabel title: titleString

launch a Dialog, which allows user to enter something.
Return the entered string (may be empty string)
or cancelValue (if cancel was pressed)

usage example(s):

Dialog request:'Enter a string:' initialAnswer:'the default' okLabel:'Yes' title:'Only a Test'

 request: aString initialAnswer: initial okLabel: okLabel title: titleString list: list

launch a Dialog, which allows user to enter something.
Return the entered string (may be empty string)
or cancelValue (if cancel was pressed)

usage example(s):

Dialog request:'Enter or select a string:' initialAnswer:'the default' okLabel:'Yes' title:'Only a Test' list:#('a' 'b' 'c')

 request: aString initialAnswer: initial okLabel: okLabel title: titleString onCancel: cancelAction

launch a Dialog, which allows user to enter something.
Return the entered string (may be empty string)
or cancelValue (if cancel was pressed)

usage example(s):

Dialog request:'Enter a string:' initialAnswer:'the default' onCancel:['foooo']

 request: aString initialAnswer: initial okLabel: okLabel title: titleString onCancel: cancelAction list: listOfChoices

launch a Dialog, which allows user to enter something
(with a list of choices for fast input).
Return the entered string (may be empty string)
or cancelValue (if cancel was pressed)

usage example(s):

Dialog request:'Enter a String:' initialAnswer:'the default' okLabel:'OK' title:'demo' onCancel:nil list:#('foo' 'bar' 'baz')

 request: aString initialAnswer: initial okLabel: okLabel title: titleString onCancel: cancelAction list: listOfChoices entryCompletionBlock: entryCompletionBlock

launch a Dialog, which allows user to enter something
(with a list of choices for fast input).
Return the entered string (may be empty string)
or cancelValue (if cancel was pressed)

usage example(s):

Dialog request:'Enter a String:' initialAnswer:'the default' okLabel:'OK' title:'demo' onCancel:nil list:#('foo' 'bar' 'baz')

 request: aString initialAnswer: initial onCancel: cancelAction

launch a Dialog, which allows user to enter something.
Return the entered string (may be empty string)
or cancelValue (if cancel was pressed)

usage example(s):

Dialog request:'enter a string:' initialAnswer:'the default' onCancel:['foooo']

 request: aString initialAnswer: initial title: titleString

launch a Dialog, which allows user to enter something.
Return the entered string (may be empty string) or nil (if cancel was pressed)

usage example(s):

Dialog request:'enter a string:' initialAnswer:'the default'

 request: aString list: listOfChoices

launch a Dialog, which allows user to enter something,
but adds a list of choices for fast input.
Return the entered string (may be empty string)
or the empty string (if cancel was pressed)

usage example(s):

Dialog request:'Enter a string:' list:#('foo' 'bar' 'baz')

 request: aString list: listOfChoices initialAnswer: initialAnswer

launch a Dialog, which allows user to enter something,
but adds a list of choices for fast input.
Return the entered string (may be empty string)
or the empty string (if cancel was pressed)

usage example(s):

Dialog request:'Enter a string:' list:#('foo' 'bar' 'baz') initialAnswer:'foe'

 request: aString list: listOfChoices initialAnswer: initialAnswer initialSelection: initialSelection

launch a Dialog, which allows user to enter something,
but adds a list of choices for fast input.
Return the entered string (may be empty string)
or the empty string (if cancel was pressed)

usage example(s):

Dialog request:'Enter a string:' list:#('foo' 'bar' 'baz') initialAnswer:'foe'

 request: aString okLabel: okLabel

launch a Dialog, which allows user to enter something.
The okButton is labelled as okLabel.
Return the entered string (may be empty string)
or the empty string (if cancel was pressed)

usage example(s):

Dialog request:'Enter a string:' okLabel:'Yes'

 request: aString okLabel: okLabel onCancel: cancelValue

launch a Dialog, which allows user to enter something.
The okButton is labelled as okLabel.
Return the entered string (may be empty string)
or the value from evaluating cancelValue (if cancel was pressed)

usage example(s):

Dialog request:'Enter a string:' okLabel:'Yes' onCancel:nil

 request: aString okLabel: okLabel title: titleString onCancel: cancelValue

launch a Dialog, which allows user to enter something.
The okButton is labelled as okLabel.
Return the entered string (may be empty string)
or the value from evaluating cancelValue (if cancel was pressed)

usage example(s):

Dialog request:'Enter a String:' okLabel:'Yes' title:'foo' onCancel:nil

 request: aString onCancel: cancelActionOrValue

launch a Dialog, which allows user to enter something.
Return the entered string (may be empty string)
or the value of cancelAction (if cancel was pressed).

usage example(s):

Dialog request:'Enter a String:' onCancel:nil

 request: aString title: windowTitle

launch a Dialog, which allows user to enter a string.

usage example(s):

at topLeft (centering is suppressed, to make the box fully visible) Dialog request:'enter a string:' displayAt:0@0 centered:true action:[:result | result printNewline] initialAnswer:'the default' onCancel:#foo centered around 200@200: Dialog request:'enter a string:' displayAt:200@200 centered:true action:[:result | result printNewline] initialAnswer:'the default' onCancel:#foo topLeft of box at 200@200: Dialog request:'enter a string:' displayAt:200@200 centered:false action:[:result | result printNewline] initialAnswer:'the default' onCancel:#foo under mouse pointer: Dialog request:'enter a string:' displayAt:nil centered:false action:[:result | result printNewline] initialAnswer:'the default' onCancel:#foo centered on the screen: Dialog request:'enter a string:' displayAt:nil centered:true action:[:result | result printNewline] initialAnswer:'the default' onCancel:#foo

 request: aString title: titleString initialAnswer: initial

launch a Dialog, which allows user to enter something.
Return the entered string (may be empty string) or nil (if cancel was pressed)

usage example(s):

Dialog request:'enter a string:' initialAnswer:'the default'

 requestNumber: aString

launch a Dialog, which allows user to enter a number.
Return the numeric value or nil
(for an invalid number or if cancel was pressed)

usage example(s):

Dialog requestNumber:'Enter your Age:'

 requestNumber: aString initialAnswer: aNumber

launch a Dialog, which allows user to enter a number.
Return the numeric value or nil
(for an invalid number or if cancel was pressed)

usage example(s):

Dialog requestNumber:'Enter your Age:' initialAnswer: 25

 requestPassword: aString

launch a Dialog, which allows user to enter something invisibly.
Return the entered string (may be empty string)
or nil (if cancel was pressed)

usage example(s):

Dialog requestPassword:'Enter Secret:'

 requestPassword: aString initialAnswer: defaultAnswer

launch a Dialog, which allows user to enter something invisibly.
Return the entered string (may be empty string)
or nil (if cancel was pressed)

usage example(s):

Dialog requestPassword:'Enter Secret:' initialText:'blabla'

 requestText: title

open a dialog asking for multiline text.
Return a stringCollection or nil if canceled.

usage example(s):

Dialog requestText:'Bla'

 requestText: title initialAnswer: initialAnswer

open a dialog asking for multiline text.
Return a stringCollection or nil if canceled.

usage example(s):

Dialog requestText:'Bla' initialAnswer:'Hello world'

 requestText: title initialAnswer: initialAnswer initialSelection: anIntervalOrNil

open a dialog asking for multiline text.
Return a stringCollection or nil if canceled.

usage example(s):

Dialog requestText:'Bla' initialAnswer:'Hello world' initialSelection:(1 to:5)

 requestText: title lines: numLines columns: numCols initialAnswer: initialText

open a dialog asking for multiline text.
Return a stringCollection or nil if canceled.

usage example(s):

Dialog requestText:'Bla' lines:8 columns:40 initialAnswer:'hello world'

 requestText: title lines: numLines columns: numCols initialAnswer: initialText initialSelection: anIntervalOrNil

open a dialog asking for multiline text.
Return a stringCollection or nil if canceled.

usage example(s):

Dialog requestText:'Bla' lines:8 columns:40 initialAnswer:'hello world' Dialog requestText:'Bla2' lines:8 columns:40 initialAnswer:'hello world' initialSelection:(1 to:5)

 choose: aString fromList: list lines: maxLines

launch a Dialog showing the message and list.
The user can select an item and click ok; in this case, the value
from list is returned (doubleclick works as well).
If cancel is pressed, the value of cancelBlock is returned.
Pressing ok without a selection is treated like cancel.

usage example(s):

Transcript showCR:( Dialog choose:'choose any' fromList:#(1 2 3 4 5 6 7) lines:4 )

 choose: aString fromList: list lines: maxLines initialSelection: initialSelection

launch a Dialog showing the message and list.
The user can select an item and click ok; in this case, the value
from list is returned (doubleclick works as well).
If cancel is pressed, the value of cancelBlock is returned.
Pressing ok without a selection is treated like cancel.

usage example(s):

Transcript showCR:( Dialog choose:'choose any' fromList:#(1 2 3 4 5 6 7) lines:4 initialSelection:4 )

 choose: aString fromList: list lines: maxLines initialSelection: initialSelection title: windowTitle

launch a Dialog showing the message and list.
The user can select an item and click ok; in this case, the value
from list is returned (doubleclick works as well).
If cancel is pressed, the value of cancelBlock is returned.
Pressing ok without a selection is treated like cancel.

usage example(s):

Transcript showCR:( Dialog choose:'choose any' fromList:#(1 2 3 4 5 6 7) lines:4 title:'Choose' )

 choose: aString fromList: list lines: maxLines title: windowTitle

launch a Dialog showing the message and list.
The user can select an item and click ok; in this case, the value
from list is returned (doubleclick works as well).
If cancel is pressed, the value of cancelBlock is returned.
Pressing ok without a selection is treated like cancel.

usage example(s):

Transcript showCR:( Dialog choose:'choose any' fromList:#(1 2 3 4 5 6 7) lines:4 title:'Choose' )

 choose: aString fromList: list values: listValues buttons: buttonLabels values: buttonValues lines: maxLines cancel: cancelBlock

launch a Dialog showing the message and list.
The user can select an item and click ok; in this case, the corresponding value
from listValues is returned (doubleclick works as well).
The list may be suppressed (if the list arg is nil).
Below the list, an optional row of buttons is shown, which can also be
clicked upon, and a corresponding value from buttonValues is returned.
If cancel is pressed, the value of cancelBlock is returned.
Pressing ok without a selection is treated like cancel.

usage example(s):

full example: Transcript showCR:( Dialog choose:'choose any' fromList:#('one' 'two' 'three' 'four') values:#(1 2 3 4) buttons:#('five' 'six' 'seven') values:#(5 6 7) lines:10 cancel:nil ) no buttons: Transcript showCR:( Dialog choose:'choose any' fromList:#('one' 'two' 'three' 'four') values:#(1 2 3 4) buttons:nil values:nil lines:4 cancel:nil ) no list (lines argument is ignored): Transcript showCR:( Dialog choose:'choose any' fromList:nil values:nil buttons:#('one' 'two' 'three' 'four') values:#(1 2 3 4) lines:nil cancel:nil ) full including cancel value: Transcript showCR:( Dialog choose:'choose example' fromList:#('one' 'two' 'three' 'four') values:#(1 2 3 4) buttons:#('five' 'six' 'seven') values:#(5 6 7) lines:4 cancel:[Transcript flash. #aborted] ) degenerated: Transcript showCR:( Dialog choose:'choose any' fromList:nil values:nil buttons:nil values:nil lines:nil cancel:nil )

 choose: aString fromList: list values: listValues buttons: buttonLabels values: buttonValues lines: maxLines cancel: cancelBlock multiple: multiple

launch a Dialog showing the message and list.
The user can select an item and click ok; in this case, the corresponding value
from listValues is returned (doubleclick works as well).
The list may be suppressed (if the list arg is nil).
If a list is present, multiple controls if multiple selections are allowed.
Below the list, an optional row of buttons is shown, which can also be
clicked upon, and a corresponding value from buttonValues is returned.
If cancel is pressed, the value of cancelBlock is returned.
Pressing ok without a selection returns nil or an empty collection (if multiple is true).

 choose: aString fromList: list values: listValues buttons: buttonLabels values: buttonValues lines: maxLines cancel: cancelBlock multiple: multiple postBuildBlock: aBlockOrNil

launch a Dialog showing the message and list.
The user can select an item and click ok; in this case, the corresponding value
from listValues is returned (doubleclick works as well).
The list may be suppressed (if the list arg is nil).
If a list is present, multiple controls if multiple selections are allowed.
Below the list, an optional row of buttons is shown, which can also be
clicked upon, and a corresponding value from buttonValues is returned.
If cancel is pressed, the value of cancelBlock is returned.
Pressing ok without a selection returns nil or an empty collection (if multiple is true).

usage example(s):

full example: Transcript showCR:( Dialog choose:'choose any' fromList:#('one' 'two' 'three' 'four') values:#(1 2 3 4) buttons:#('five' 'six' 'seven') values:#(5 6 7) lines:10 cancel:nil multiple:true ) no buttons: Transcript showCR:( Dialog choose:'choose any' fromList:#('one' 'two' 'three' 'four') values:#(1 2 3 4) buttons:nil values:nil lines:4 cancel:nil multiple:true )

 choose: aString fromList: list values: listValues buttons: buttonLabels values: buttonValues lines: maxLines cancel: cancelBlock postBuildBlock: postBuildBlock

launch a Dialog showing the message and list.
The user can select an item and click ok; in this case, the corresponding value
from listValues is returned (doubleclick works as well).
The list may be suppressed (if the list arg is nil).
Below the list, an optional row of buttons is shown, which can also be
clicked upon, and a corresponding value from buttonValues is returned.
If cancel is pressed, the value of cancelBlock is returned.
Pressing ok without a selection is treated like cancel.

usage example(s):

full example: Transcript showCR:( Dialog choose:'choose any' fromList:#('one' 'two' 'three' 'four') values:#(1 2 3 4) buttons:#('five' 'six' 'seven') values:#(5 6 7) lines:10 cancel:nil ) no buttons: Transcript showCR:( Dialog choose:'choose any' fromList:#('one' 'two' 'three' 'four') values:#(1 2 3 4) buttons:nil values:nil lines:4 cancel:nil ) no list (lines argument is ignored): Transcript showCR:( Dialog choose:'choose any' fromList:nil values:nil buttons:#('one' 'two' 'three' 'four') values:#(1 2 3 4) lines:nil cancel:nil ) full including cancel value: Transcript showCR:( Dialog choose:'choose example' fromList:#('one' 'two' 'three' 'four') values:#(1 2 3 4) buttons:#('five' 'six' 'seven') values:#(5 6 7) lines:4 cancel:[Transcript flash. #aborted] ) degenerated: Transcript showCR:( Dialog choose:'choose any' fromList:nil values:nil buttons:nil values:nil lines:nil cancel:nil )

 choose: aString fromList: list values: listValues initialSelection: initialListSelectionOrNil buttons: buttonLabels values: buttonValues default: defaultValue lines: maxLines cancel: cancelBlock multiple: multiple postBuildBlock: aBlockOrNil

launch a Dialog showing the message and list.
The user can select an item and click ok; in this case, the corresponding value
from listValues is returned (doubleclick works as well).
The list may be suppressed (if the list arg is nil).
If a list is present, multiple controls if multiple selections are allowed.
Below the list, an optional row of buttons is shown, which can also be
clicked upon, and a corresponding value from buttonValues is returned.
If cancel is pressed, the value of cancelBlock is returned.
Pressing ok without a selection returns nil or an empty collection (if multiple is true).

 choose: aString fromList: list values: listValues initialSelection: initialListSelectionOrNil buttons: buttonLabels values: buttonValues default: defaultValue lines: maxLines cancel: cancelBlock multiple: multiple title: windowTitle postBuildBlock: aBlockOrNil

launch a Dialog showing the message and list.
The user can select an item and click ok; in this case, the corresponding value
from listValues is returned (doubleclick works as well).
The list may be suppressed (if the list arg is nil).
If a list is present, multiple controls if multiple selections are allowed.
Below the list, an optional row of buttons is shown, which can also be
clicked upon, and a corresponding value from buttonValues is returned.
If cancel is pressed, the value of cancelBlock is returned.
Pressing ok without a selection returns nil or an empty collection (if multiple is true).

usage example(s):

full example: Transcript showCR:( Dialog choose:'choose any' fromList:#('one' 'two' 'three' 'four') values:#(1 2 3 4) initialSelection: nil buttons:#('five' 'six' 'seven') values:#(5 6 7) default:6 lines:10 cancel:nil multiple:true postBuildBlock:nil ) no buttons: Transcript showCR:( Dialog choose:'choose any' fromList:#('one' 'two' 'three' 'four') values:#(1 2 3 4) buttons:nil values:nil lines:4 cancel:nil multiple:true )

 choose: aString fromList: list values: listValues initialSelection: initialListSelectionOrNil buttons: buttonLabels values: buttonValues default: defaultValue lines: maxLines width: boxWidthOrNil cancel: cancelBlock multiple: multiple title: windowTitle postBuildBlock: aBlockOrNil

launch a Dialog showing the message and list.
The user can select an item and click ok; in this case, the corresponding value
from listValues is returned (doubleclick works as well).
The list may be suppressed (if the list arg is nil).
If a list is present, multiple controls if multiple selections are allowed.
Below the list, an optional row of buttons is shown, which can also be
clicked upon, and a corresponding value from buttonValues is returned.
The buttonValue may be a block of up to 3 arguments; it gets the selection, the box and selIndices as args.
If cancel is pressed, the value of cancelBlock is returned.
Pressing ok without a selection returns nil or an empty collection (if multiple is true).

usage example(s):

full example: Transcript showCR:( Dialog choose:'choose any' fromList:#('one' 'two' 'three' 'four') values:#(1 2 3 4) initialSelection: nil buttons:#('five' 'six' 'seven') values:#(5 6 7) default:6 lines:10 cancel:nil multiple:true postBuildBlock:nil ) no buttons: Transcript showCR:( Dialog choose:'choose any' fromList:#('one' 'two' 'three' 'four') values:#(1 2 3 4) buttons:nil values:nil lines:4 cancel:nil multiple:true )

 choose: aString fromList: list values: listValues initialSelection: initialListSelectionOrNil buttons: buttonLabels values: buttonValues lines: maxLines cancel: cancelBlock multiple: multiple postBuildBlock: aBlockOrNil

launch a Dialog showing the message and list.
The user can select an item and click ok; in this case, the corresponding value
from listValues is returned (doubleclick works as well).
The list may be suppressed (if the list arg is nil).
If a list is present, multiple controls if multiple selections are allowed.
Below the list, an optional row of buttons is shown, which can also be
clicked upon, and a corresponding value from buttonValues is returned.
If cancel is pressed, the value of cancelBlock is returned.
Pressing ok without a selection returns nil or an empty collection (if multiple is true).

 choose: aString fromList: list values: listValues lines: maxLines

launch a Dialog showing the message and list.
The user can select an item and click ok; in this case, the corresponding value
from listValues is returned (doubleclick works as well).
If cancel is pressed, the value of cancelBlock is returned.
Pressing ok without a selection is treated like cancel.

usage example(s):

Transcript showCR:( Dialog choose:'choose any' fromList:#('one' 'two' 'three') values:#(1 2 3) lines:4 )

 choose: aString fromList: list values: listValues lines: maxLines cancel: cancelBlock

launch a Dialog showing the message and list.
The user can select an item and click ok; in this case, the corresponding value
from listValues is returned (doubleclick works as well).
If cancel is pressed, the value of cancelBlock is returned.
Pressing ok without a selection is treated like cancel.

usage example(s):

Transcript showCR:( Dialog choose:'choose any' fromList:#('one' 'two' 'three' 'four') values:#(1 2 3 4) lines:4 cancel:nil ) Transcript showCR:( Dialog choose:'choose example' fromList:#('one' 'two' 'three' 'four') values:#(1 2 3 4) lines:4 cancel:[Transcript flash. #aborted] )

 choose: aString fromList: list values: values lines: maxLines cancel: cancelBlock title: windowTitle

launch a Dialog showing the message and list.
The user can select an item and click ok; in this case, the corresponding value
from listValues is returned (doubleclick works as well).
If cancel is pressed, the value of cancelBlock is returned.
Pressing ok without a selection is treated like cancel.

usage example(s):

Transcript showCR:( Dialog choose:'choose any' fromList:#(1 2 3 4 5 6 7) lines:4 title:'Choose' )

 choose: aString fromList: list values: values lines: maxLines initialSelection: initialSelection title: windowTitle

launch a Dialog showing the message and list.
The user can select an item and click ok; in this case, the corresponding value
from listValues is returned (doubleclick works as well).
If cancel is pressed, the value of cancelBlock is returned.
Pressing ok without a selection is treated like cancel.

usage example(s):

Transcript showCR:( Dialog choose:'choose any' fromList:#(1 2 3 4 5 6 7) lines:4 title:'Choose' )

 choose: aString fromList: list values: values lines: maxLines title: windowTitle

launch a Dialog showing the message and list.
The user can select an item and click ok; in this case, the corresponding value
from listValues is returned (doubleclick works as well).
If cancel is pressed, the value of cancelBlock is returned.
Pressing ok without a selection is treated like cancel.

usage example(s):

Transcript showCR:( Dialog choose:'choose any' fromList:#(1 2 3 4 5 6 7) lines:4 title:'Choose' )

 choose: aString label: windowLabel image: imageOrNil labels: buttonLabels values: values default: default onCancel: cancelValue

launch a Dialog, which allows user to enter any of buttonLabels.
Returning a corresponding value from the values-array.
The default entries button is marked as a return button and entering
return will choose that value; hitting escape returns cancelValue.
For a good userInterface style, we recommend this being the last
entry (to make the right-most button the default button).

usage example(s):

no good style (default button is not the rightmost one) Dialog choose:'choose any' label:'Foo Bar Baz' labels:#('one' 'two' 'three' 'four') values:#(1 2 3 4) default:2 onCancel:1 Dialog choose:'choose any' labels:#('cancel' 'foo' 'bar' 'baz') values:#(nil foo bar baz) default:#baz Dialog choose:'choose any' labels:#('one' 'two' 'three' 'four') values:#(1 2 3 4) default:nil

 choose: aString label: windowLabel labels: buttonLabels values: values default: default

launch a Dialog, which allows user to enter any of buttonLabels.
Returning a corresponding value from the values-array.
The default entries button is marked as a return button and entering
return will choose that value; hitting escape returns nil.
For a good userInterface style, we recommend this being the last
entry (to make the right-most button the default button).

usage example(s):

no good style (default button is not the rightmost one) Dialog choose:'choose any' labels:#('one' 'two' 'three' 'four') values:#(1 2 3 4) default:2 Dialog choose:'choose any' labels:#('cancel' 'foo' 'bar' 'baz') values:#(nil foo bar baz) default:#baz Dialog choose:'choose any' labels:#('one' 'two' 'three' 'four') values:#(1 2 3 4) default:nil

 choose: aString label: windowLabel labels: buttonLabels values: values default: default onCancel: cancelValue

launch a Dialog, which allows user to enter any of buttonLabels.
Returning a corresponding value from the values-array.
The default entries button is marked as a return button and entering
return will choose that value; hitting escape returns cancelValue.
For a good userInterface style, we recommend this being the last
entry (to make the right-most button the default button).

usage example(s):

no good style (default button is not the rightmost one) Dialog choose:'choose any' label:'Foo Bar Baz' labels:#('one' 'two' 'three' 'four') values:#(1 2 3 4) default:2 onCancel:1 Dialog choose:'choose any' labels:#('cancel' 'foo' 'bar' 'baz') values:#(nil foo bar baz) default:#baz Dialog choose:'choose any' labels:#('one' 'two' 'three' 'four') values:#(1 2 3 4) default:nil

 choose: aString labels: buttonLabels values: values default: default

launch a Dialog, which allows user to enter any of buttonLabels.
Returning a corresponding value from the values-array.
The default entries button is marked as a return button and entering
return will choose that value.
For a good userInterface style, we recommend this being the last
entry (to make the right-most button the default button).

usage example(s):

no good style (default button is not the rightmost one) Dialog choose:'choose any' labels:#('one' 'two' 'three' 'four') values:#(1 2 3 4) default:2 Dialog choose:'choose any' labels:#('cancel' 'foo' 'bar' 'baz') values:#(nil foo bar baz) default:#baz Dialog choose:'choose any' labels:#('one' 'two' 'three' 'four') values:#(1 2 3 4) default:nil

 chooseMultiple: aString fromList: list lines: maxLines

launch a Dialog showing the message and list.
The user can select any combination of items and click ok;
in this case, the values from list is returned (doubleclick works as well).
If cancel is pressed, the value of cancelBlock is returned.
Pressing ok without a selection returns an empty collection.

usage example(s):

Transcript showCR:( Dialog chooseMultiple:'choose any combination' fromList:#(1 2 3 4 5 6 7) lines:4 )

 chooseMultiple: aString fromList: list values: listValues buttons: buttonLabels values: buttonValues lines: maxLines cancel: cancelBlock

launch a Dialog showing the message and list.
The user can select an item and click ok; in this case, the corresponding value
from listValues is returned (doubleclick works as well).
The list may be suppressed (if the list arg is nil).
Below the list, an optional row of buttons is shown, which can also be
clicked upon, and a corresponding value from buttonValues is returned.
If cancel is pressed, the value of cancelBlock is returned.
Pressing ok without a selection returns an empty collection.

usage example(s):

full example: Transcript showCR:( Dialog chooseMultiple:'choose selected' fromList:#('one' 'two' 'three' 'four') values:#(1 2 3 4) buttons:nil values:nil lines:10 cancel:nil ) Transcript showCR:( Dialog chooseMultiple:'choose selected' fromList:#('one' 'two' 'three' 'four') values:#(1 2 3 4) buttons:#() values:#() lines:10 cancel:nil )

 chooseMultiple: aString fromList: list values: listValues initialSelection: initialListSelectionOrNil lines: maxLines

launch a Dialog showing the message and list.
The user can select an item and click ok; in this case, the corresponding value
from listValues is returned (doubleclick works as well).
The list may be suppressed (if the list arg is nil).
Below the list, an optional row of buttons is shown, which can also be
clicked upon, and a corresponding value from buttonValues is returned.
If cancel is pressed, the value of cancelBlock is returned.
Pressing ok without a selection returns an empty collection.

usage example(s):

full example: Transcript showCR:( Dialog chooseMultiple:'choose selected' fromList:#('one' 'two' 'three' 'four') values:#(1 2 3 4) initialSelection:#(2 4) lines:10 ) Transcript showCR:( Dialog chooseMultiple:'choose selected' fromList:#('one' 'two' 'three' 'four') values:#('one' 'two' 'three' 'four') initialSelection:#( 'two' 'three') lines:10 )

 modifyingBoxWith: modifyBlock do: openingBlock

perform openingBlock (which usually creates a standard dialog box),
but call modifyBlock right before the dialog is actually opened.
This allows modifyBlock to add additional controls to the dialog.
ModifyBlock is called with the box as argument.

usage example(s):

DialogBox modifyingBoxWith:[:box | box allViewBackground:Color red. ] do:[ Dialog information:'hello' ].

 withAdditionalOKButtonLabeled: label1 action: action1 andOKButtonLabeled: label2 action: action2 do: boxOpeningBlock

launch a Dialog.
Add two additional ok-like buttons to the bottom panel.
These will invoke the corresponding actions before closing the box with ok

 withAdditionalOKButtonLabeled: label1 action: action1 do: boxOpeningBlock

launch a Dialog.
Add an additional ok-like button to the bottom panel.
This will invoke the corresponding actions before closing the box with ok

 withCheckBoxFor: checkModelOrNil labelled: checkLabel do: boxOpeningBlock

launch a Dialog to warn or request something.
If checkModelOrNil is not nil,
then add a checkbox on a value holder.

 withOptoutHolder: aValueHolderOrNil labelled: labelString do: boxOpeningBlock

launch a Dialog to warn user.
If aValueHolderOrNil is not nil,
then add a 'do not show this dialog again'-like checkbox,
and change aValueHolder if the checkbox was checked.

usage example(s):

Dialog withOptoutHolder:nil labelled:'opt out' do:[ Dialog confirm:'some question' ].

 withOptoutOption: optOutAction1OrNil labelled: labelString1 andOptoutOption: optOutAction2OrNil labelled: labelString2 do: boxOpeningBlock

launch a Dialog to warn user.
If the corresponding optOutActionXOrNil is notNil,
add a 'do not show this dialog again'-like checkbox,
and call optOutActionX after the dialog, if the checkbox was indeed checked.

usage example(s):

Dialog withOptoutOption:[Transcript flash] labelled:'opt out1' andOptoutOption:[Transcript show:'wow'] labelled:'opt out2' do:[ Dialog confirm:'some question' ].

 withOptoutOption: optOutActionOrNil labelled: labelString do: boxOpeningBlock

launch a Dialog to warn user.
If optOutActionOrNil is not nil,
then add a 'do not show this dialog again'-like checkbox,
and call optOutAction after the dialog, if the checkbox was indeed checked.

usage example(s):

Dialog withOptoutOption:[Transcript flash] labelled:'opt out' do:[ Dialog confirm:'some question' ].

usage example(s):

Dialog withOptoutOption:nil labelled:'opt out' do:[ Dialog confirm:'some question' ].

 withOptoutOption: optOutActionOrNil labelled: labelString warn: warnString

launch a Dialog to warn user.
If optOutActionOrNil is not nil,
then add a 'do not show this dialog again'-like checkbox,
and call optOutAction after the warning, if the checkbox was indeed checked.

usage example(s):

Dialog withOptoutOption:[Transcript flash] labelled:'opt out' warn:'some warning'.

 showAndThenDestroyBox: aBox

 showBox: aBox

central method to finally open a dialog box;
determine where to show it:
if ForceModalBoxesToOpenAtCenter is true, it is always opened at the center of the screen
if ForceModalBoxesToOpenAtPointer is true, it is always opened under the mouse pointer
otherwise:
open it centered above the opening application,
or - if opened from another modal box - centered above the current modal box.

If there is no current application (i.e. box is opened from a background thread),
then open it centered on the screen

 defaultOKButtonAtLeft

somewhat of a kludge:
some viewStyles have ok at left (motif), others at right...

usage example(s):

DialogBox defaultOKButtonAtLeft

 defaultParentWindow

return a default parent (top-) window for the dialog.
Here, the currently active view is returned, if there
is one; otherwise, the first encountered topView is
returned.

usage example(s):

self defaultParentWindow

 patternForFilters: filtersOrNil

argument #filtersOrNil is window specific,
it is an array of arrays with filter (*.zip) and its description (ZIP compressed archive file)
to support a call with just #filtersOrNil and no #patternOrNil the pattern will be extracted from the #filtersOrNil for linux

which is done here

 imageSaveDialog: title image: image default: defaultFileName pattern: pattern

a complete bitmap image save dialog.
Offers edit and save as button options.
Returns the fileName if saved, nil if not

usage example(s):

Dialog imageSaveDialog:'save screen image' image:(Image fromScreen:(0@0 corner:100@100)) default:'screen.png' pattern:'*.png;*.gif;*.bmp'

 requestClass: aString

launch a Dialog, which allows user to enter an existing classes name.
Return the entered class or nil (if cancel was pressed).
The entryField does classNameCompletion on TAB.

usage example(s):

Dialog requestClass:'Enter a class:'

 requestClass: aString initialAnswer: initialAnswer

launch a Dialog, which allows user to enter an existing classes name.
Return the entered class or nil (if cancel was pressed).
The entryField does classNameCompletion on TAB.

usage example(s):

Dialog requestClass:'Enter a class:' initialAnswer:'Array'

 requestClass: aString list: list okLabel: okLabel initialAnswer: initial

launch a Dialog, which allows user to enter an existing classes name.
Return the entered class or nil (if cancel was pressed).
The entryField does classNameCompletion on TAB.

usage example(s):

Dialog requestClass:'Enter a class:' list:(View withAllSubclasses copy sortBySelector:#name) okLabel:'OK' initialAnswer:'Arr'

 requestClass: aString okLabel: okLabel initialAnswer: initial

launch a Dialog, which allows user to enter an existing class's name.
Return the entered class or nil (if cancel was pressed).
The entryField does classNameCompletion on TAB.

usage example(s):

Dialog requestClass:'Enter a class:' okLabel:'OK' initialAnswer:'Arr'

 requestClassName: aString initialAnswer: initial

launch a Dialog, which allows user to enter a class name.
Return the entered string (may be empty string) or nil (if cancel was pressed).
The entryField does classNameCompletion on TAB.

usage example(s):

Dialog requestClassName:'enter a class:' initialAnswer:'Arr'

 requestClassName: aString list: list okLabel: okLabel initialAnswer: initial

launch a Dialog, which allows user to enter a class name.
Return the entered string (may be empty string) or nil (if cancel was pressed).
The entryField does classNameCompletion on TAB.

usage example(s):

Dialog requestClassName:'Enter a class:' list:(Array with:Array with:String with:Point) okLabel:'OK' initialAnswer:'Arr'

 requestClassName: aString okLabel: okLabel initialAnswer: initial

launch a Dialog, which allows user to enter a class name.
Return the entered string (may be empty string) or nil (if cancel was pressed).
The entryField does classNameCompletion on TAB.

usage example(s):

Dialog requestClassName:'enter a class:' okLabel:'OK' initialAnswer:'Arr'

 requestName: title fromList: nameList title: boxTitle initialAnswer: initialTextOrNil

Ask for a name from a list (used for namespaces and sharedPools)

usage example(s):

Dialog requestName:'Select a Name' fromList:#('foo' 'bar' 'baz') title:'blabla' initialAnswer:nil

 requestNameSpace: title initialAnswer: initialTextOrNil

Ask for a namespaces name

usage example(s):

Dialog requestNameSpace:'Select a NameSpace' initialAnswer:nil

 requestNameSpace: title title: boxTitle initialAnswer: initialTextOrNil

Ask for a namespaces name

usage example(s):

Dialog requestNameSpace:'Select a NameSpace' initialAnswer:nil

 requestProject: title from: listOfProjectsIn initialAnswer: initialTextOrNil suggestions: suggestionsOrNil

Ask for a project (package-id)

usage example(s):

Dialog requestProject:'enter a project' initialAnswer:'stx:libbasic' suggestions:#('foo' 'bar' 'baz')

 requestProject: title initialAnswer: initialTextOrNil suggestions: suggestions

Ask for a project (package-id)

 requestSelector: aString initialAnswer: initial

launch a Dialog, which allows user to enter a method selector.
Return the entered string (may be empty string) or nil (if cancel was pressed).
The entryField does selectorCompletion on TAB.

usage example(s):

Dialog requestSelector:'enter a selector:' initialAnswer:'at:p'

 requestSelector: aString okLabel: okLabel initialAnswer: initial

launch a Dialog, which allows user to enter a method selector.
Return the entered string (may be empty string) or nil (if cancel was pressed).
The entryField does selectorCompletion on TAB.

usage example(s):

Dialog requestSelector:'enter a selector:' initialAnswer:'at:p'

 requestSharedPool: title title: boxTitle initialAnswer: initialTextOrNil

Ask for a sharedPools name

usage example(s):

Dialog requestSharedPool:'Select a SharedPool' title:nil initialAnswer:nil

Instance protocol:

 abortAction: aBlock

define the action to be performed when abort is pressed

 acceptCheck: aBlock

if nonNil, the acceptCheck-block is evaluated when the dialog is
accepted (ok-button or Return-key). If it returns true, the box is closed,
otherwise not. Of course, you may also use a valueHolder instead of a block
to provide the check value.

 acceptOnLeave: aBoolean

define the behavior when the last input field is left via cursor keys.
The default is to accept & close the dialog (i.e. true).

 acceptReturnAsOK: aBoolean

turn on/off interpretation of return-key as ok.
Default is on

 action: aBlock

set the action to be performed when user presses ok-button;
aBlock must be nil or a block. This method simply
reuses okAction: and has been added for a consistent action-setting
protocol.

 focusOnField: anInputField

arrange for the argument to get the focus (initially)

 focusToOKOnLeave: aBoolean

define the behavior when the last input field is left via a return
or cursor key.
The default is to shift the focus to the OK button (i.e. true).
If turned off, the OK is immediately performed, i.e.
the dialog is accepted & closed.

 hideOnAccept: aBoolean

control if the dialog should close when accepted.
The default is true

 makeTabable: aComponentOrSubcomponent

add a component (usually a subcomponent, of which the dialog
does not know) to the list of tabable ones (i.e. those, that can be
stepped through via FocusNext/FocusPrevious).
Toplevel tabable components are usually added with #addComponent:tabable:

 makeTabable: aComponentOrSubcomponent after: anotherComponent

add a component (usually a subcomponent, of which the dialog
does not know) to the list of tabable ones (i.e. those, that can be
stepped through via FocusNext/FocusPrevious).
Toplevel tabable components are usually added with #addComponent:tabable:

** This is an obsolete interface - do not use it (it may vanish in future versions) **

 makeUntabable: aComponentOrSubcomponent

(tabableElements includesIdentical:aComponentOrSubcomponent) ifFalse:[

 noAction: aBlock

define the action to be performed when 'no' is pressed

 okAction: aBlock

define the action to be performed when ok is pressed

 title: aString yesAction: yesBlock noAction: noBlock

define title and actions

 yesAction: aBlock

define the action to be performed when 'yes' is pressed

 yesAction: yesBlock noAction: noBlock

define both actions

 acceptChannel

same as #accept: return the valueHolder which is set to true when the box
is accepted

 acceptChannel: aValueHolder

set the valueHolder which is set to true when the box
is accepted

 abortButton

return the abortButton - this access is provided to allow
setting the buttons look (for example: colors or font)

 buttonPanel

return the buttonPanel - this access is provided to allow
setting the buttons look (for example: colors or font)

 cancelButton

same as #abortButton;
return the abortButton - this access is provided to allow
setting the buttons look (for example: colors or font)

 noButton

return the no-button

 okButton

return the okButton - this access is provided to allow
setting the buttons look (for example: colors or font)

 verticalPanel

if there is none yet, create and add a vertical panel.
This can be used to add additional components in an aboutToOpen hook callback.

usage example(s):

verticalPanel height:25.

 verticalPanelIfPresent

 yesButton

return the 'yes'-button

 componentAt: name

retrieve a component by name - to access it, it must have been
named previously with #name:as:

 name: element as: name

assign a name to a component. This can be done during construction,
to allow later access to the components (i.e. without a need to
remember them in some instVars)

 abortText: aString

define the label in the abort-button

 hideButtons

hides the buttonPanel (i.e. the ok and cancel buttons if any)

 noLabel: aString

define the label of the 'no'-button.
And alias for #noText: - for backward compatibility

 noText: aString

define the label of the no-button.
If not set, it defaults to the resource-string for 'no'.

 okText: aString

define the text in the ok-button

 okText: okString abortText: abortString

set both texts displayed in the buttons

 okText: yesString noText: noString

define the labels of both buttons.
Alias for yesText:noText: for backward compatibility.

 title: aString

define title

usage example(s):

DialogBox new open (DialogBox new title:'Foo') open

 title: aString yesText: yesString noText: noString

define title and button labels

 yesLabel: aString

define the label of the 'yes'-button.
An alias for #yesText: for backward compatibility.

 yesText: aString

define the label of the 'yes'-button

 yesText: yesString noText: noString

define the labels of both buttons

 accept

return the valueHolder holding true when the box
is accepted, false if closed via the windowManager or
the cancel button.
This is confusing: this method was originally called #acceptValue,
but renamed for compatibility with ST-80.
This looks like a bad name to me, since in most other situations, #accept
is used to force an accept, not to return some valueHolder ...).

 aspectAt: anAspectSymbol put: aDataModel

return the dataModel for some aspect, nil if no such dataModel was defined;
requires that a corresponding dataModel has been set (usually during
initialization) via the #aspectAt:put: message.
Allows users of boxes to access individual values - especially useful,
in multi-field dialogs.

 aspectFor: anAspectSymbol

return the dataModel for some aspect, nil if no such dataModel was defined;
requires that a corresponding dataModel has been set (usually during
initialization) via the #aspectAt:put: message.
Allows users of boxes to access individual values - especially useful,
in multi-field dialogs.

 cancel

 addComponent: aComponent

add any component with its preferred height and full width.
Returns the component.

 addComponent: aComponent indent: indent

add any component with its preferred height and full width.
The indent is temporarily changed to indent.
Returns the component.

 addComponent: aComponent indent: indent tabable: tabable

add any component with its preferred height and full width.
The indent is temporarily changed to indent.
Returns the component.

 addComponent: aComponent indent: indent withExtent: ext

add any component with some given extent.
Returns the component.

 addComponent: aComponent indent: indent withHeight: height

add any component with some given height and full width.
Returns the component.

 addComponent: aComponent tabable: tabable

add any component with its preferred height and full width.
Returns the component.

 addComponent: aComponent tabable: tabable tabbedComponent: subComponent

add any component with its preferred height and full width.
Returns the component.

 addComponent: aComponent withExtent: ext

add any component with some given extent.
Returns the component.

 addComponent: aComponent withHeight: height

add any component with some given height and full width.
Returns the component.

 addLabelledField: aView label: labelString adjust: labelAdjust tabable: tabable from: leftX to: rightX separateAtX: relativeX

add a label and some view side-by-side.
The label goes from 0.0 to relativeX; the inputField from relativeX to 1.0.
The label's string is defined by labelString and adjusted according to labelAdjust.
The inputField gets model as its model.
Return the inputField.

 addLabelledField: aView label: labelString adjust: labelAdjust tabable: tabable from: leftX to: rightX separateAtX: relativeX nameAs: aName

add a label and some view side-by-side.
The label goes from 0.0 to relativeX; the inputField from relativeX to 1.0.
The label's string is defined by labelString and adjusted according to labelAdjust.
The inputField gets model as its model.
Return the inputField.

 addLabelledField: aView label: labelString adjust: labelAdjust tabable: tabable from: leftX to: rightX separateAtX: relativeX nameAs: aName foregroundColor: fgColor

add a label and some view side-by-side.
The label goes from 0.0 to relativeX; the inputField from relativeX to 1.0.
The label's string is defined by labelString and adjusted according to labelAdjust.
The inputField gets model as its model.
Return the inputField.

 addLabelledField: aView label: labelString adjust: labelAdjust tabable: tabable separateAtX: relativeX

add a label and some view side-by-side.
The label goes from 0.0 to relativeX; the inputField from relativeX to 1.0.
The label's string is defined by labelString and adjusted according to labelAdjust.
The inputField gets model as its model.
Return the inputField.

 addMessage: labelString centered: centered

 addMessage: labelString textLine: valueHolder boundary: fraction

 addMessage: labelString textLine: valueHolder type: typeSymbolOrNil boundary: fraction

 addTextLabel: aString

create a text label - the name has been choosen for ST-80 compatibility;
however, ST/X labels allow image labels too.
Returns the label.

 addTextLabel: aString adjust: how

create a text label - the name has been choosen for ST-80 compatibility;
however, ST/X labels allow image labels too.
Returns the label.
The adjust argument must be one of #left, #right or #center (see Label for details)

 addTextLabelOn: aValueHolder

create a text label showing the contents of a valueHolder.
Returns the label.

 addTextLabelOn: aStringHolder adjust: how

create a text label - the name has been choosen for ST-80 compatibility;
however, ST/X labels allow image labels too.
Returns the label.
The adjust argument must be one of #left, #right or #center (see Label for details)

 addToInputFieldGroup: aComponentOrSubcomponent

add a component to the input group.
The argument, aComponentOrSubcomponent may even be a nested subcomponent of
a topLevel component.

 addToInputFieldGroup: aComponentOrSubcomponent before: anotherComponent

add a component to the input group.
The argument, aComponentOrSubcomponent may even be a nested subcomponent of
a topLevel component.

 removeFromInputFieldGroup: aComponentOrSubcomponent

remove a component from the input group.
The argument, aComponentOrSubcomponent may even be a nested subcomponent of
a topLevel component.

 addAbortAndOkButtons

create both abort- (i.e. cancel) and Ok Buttons

 addAbortButton

create an abortButton - to be sent from redefined initialize
methods in subclasses or when creating a box programmatically.
Returns the button.

 addAbortButton: aButton

add an already created abortButton - to be sent from redefined initialize
methods in subclasses or when creating a box programmatically.
Returns the button.

 addAbortButtonLabelled: buttonLabel

create an abortButton with a label - to be sent from redefined initialize
methods in subclasses or when creating a box programmatically.
A nil argument creates one with the default label.
Returns the button.

 addButton: aButton

add a button into the buttonPanel.
Returns the button.

usage example(s):

^ self addButton:aButton after:nil

 addButton: aButton after: someOtherButtonOrNil

add a button into the buttonPanel.
If the argument someOtherButtonOrNil is nil, the button is
added at the end.
Returns the button

 addButton: aButton before: someOtherButtonOrNil

add a button into the buttonPanel.
If the argument someOtherButtonOrNil is nil, the button is
added upFront.
Returns the button

 addHelpButtonFor: pathToHelpText

add a help button to the buttonPanel.
The argument, pathToHelpText should specify the path to the help
text under either the doc/online/<language> or the help/<language>
directory.
Returns the button

 addHelpButtonWithAction: helpAction

add a help button to the buttonPanel.
The argument, helpAction is avaluated when clicked.
Returns the button

 addOK: checkBlock

Visualworks compatibility method. Here, checkBlock is ignored

 addOkButton

create an okButton - to be sent from redefined initialize
methods in subclasses or when creating a box programmatically.
Returns the button.

 addOkButton: aButton

add an already created okButton - to be sent from redefined initialize
methods in subclasses or when creating a box programmatically.
Returns the button.

 addOkButtonLabelled: buttonLabel

create an okButton with a label - to be sent from redefined initialize
methods in subclasses or when creating a box programmatically.
A nil argument creates one with the default text.
Returns the button.

 removeAbortButton

remove an already added okButton - only useful to change some already created
dialog afterwards

 removeOkButton

remove an already added okButton - only useful to change some already created
dialog afterwards

 addCheckBox: label on: aModel

create a checkBox with label on aModel and add it.
Returns the checkBox widget.

 addCheckBox: label on: aModel tabable: tabable

create a checkBox with label on aModel and add it.
Returns the checkBox widget.

 addCheckBoxAtBottom: checkLabel on: aValueHolder

add a checkbox and make it stick at the bottom.
Returns the checkBox widget.

 addComboBoxOn: aModel

create a comboBoxView on aModel and add it.
Returns the comboBox widget.

 addComboBoxOn: aModel list: list tabable: tabable

create a comboBoxView on aModel and add it.
Returns the comboBox widget.

 addComboBoxOn: aModel tabable: tabable

create a comboBoxView on aModel and add it.
Returns the comboBox widget.

 addComboListOn: aModel

create a comboListView on aModel and add it.
Returns the comboList widget.

 addComboListOn: aModel list: list tabable: tabable

create a comboListView on aModel and add it.
Returns the comboList widget.

 addComboListOn: aModel tabable: tabable

create a comboListView on aModel and add it.
Returns the comboList widget.

 addTriggerBox: label action: aBlock

create a triggerBox with label and action and add it.
Returns the triggerBox widget

 addFilenameInputFieldOn: aModel in: aDirectory tabable: tabable

create a fileName input field on aModel and add it.
Returns the field. This is much like a normal input field,
but supports filename completion.

 addInputField: aField

add an already created input field.
Returns the field.

 addInputField: aField tabable: tabable

add an already created input field.
If tabable is true, the field is put into a group, to allow
stepping through the fields with #Cursor/#Return keys.
Returns the field.

 addInputFieldOn: aModel

create an input field on aModel and add it.
Returns the field.

 addInputFieldOn: aModel tabable: tabable

create an input field on aModel and add it.
If tabable is false, the field cannot be tabbed into
and return does not close the box.
(pointer must be moved into it).
Returns the field.

 addLabelledInputField: labelString adjust: labelAdjust on: model tabable: tabable from: leftX to: rightX separateAtX: relativeX

add a label and an inputField side-by-side.
The label goes from 0.0 to relativeX; the inputField from relativeX to 1.0.
The label's string is defined by labelString and adjusted according to labelAdjust.
The inputField gets model as its model.
Return the inputField.

 addLabelledInputField: labelString adjust: labelAdjust on: model tabable: tabable separateAtX: relativeX

add a label and an inputField side-by-side.
The label goes from 0.0 to relativeX; the inputField from relativeX to 1.0.
The label's string is defined by labelString and adjusted according to labelAdjust.
The inputField gets model as its model.
Return the inputField.

 addGap

VW compatibility

 addGap: pixels

VW compatibility

 addHorizontalLine

add a horizontal line as separator

 addVerticalSpace

add a default vertical space (1 mm)

 addVerticalSpace: nPixel

add some pixels of space to the next component

 addList: listHolder lines: nLines validation: validateionBlock

 addListBoxOn: aModel

add a selectionInListView to the box.
The listViews ScrollWrapper is returned

 addListBoxOn: aModel class: aListViewClass

create & add an instance of aListViewClass to the box.
The listViews ScrollWrapper is returned

 addListBoxOn: aModel class: aListViewClass withNumberOfLines: numLines

create and add an instance of aListViewClass to the box.
The list has numLines (if nonNil) number of lines shown.
The listViews ScrollWrapper is returned

 addListBoxOn: aModel class: aListViewClass withNumberOfLines: numLines hScrollable: hs vScrollable: vs

add an instance of aListViewClass (selectionInListView) to the box.
The list has numLines (if nonNil) number of lines shown.
If scrolled, the ScrollWrapper is returned - otherwise the listView.

 addListBoxOn: aModel withNumberOfLines: numLines

add a selectionInListView to the box.
The list has numLines (if nonNil) number of lines shown.
The listViews ScrollWrapper is returned

 addListBoxOn: aModel withNumberOfLines: numLines hScrollable: hs vScrollable: vs

add a selectionInListView to the box.
The list has numLines (if nonNil) number of lines shown.
If scrolled, the ScrollWrapper is returned - otherwise the listView.

 addPopUpList: labelString on: aModel

create a popUpList with a label on aModel and add it.
Returns the box.

 addPopUpList: labelString on: aModel tabable: tabable

create a popUpList on aModel and add it.
Returns the popUpList.

 addPopUpListOn: aModel

create a popUpList on aModel and add it.
Returns the box.

 addPopUpListOn: aModel tabable: tabable

create a popUpList on aModel and add it.
Returns the popUpList.

 addRadioButton: labelString on: aRadioButtonGroupModel value: radioValue tabable: tabable

create a radio button on aModel and add it.
Returns the radio button.

 addTextBoxOn: aModel class: aListViewClass withNumberOfLines: numLines hScrollable: hs vScrollable: vs

add an instance of aListViewClass to the box.
The list has numLines (if nonNil) number of lines shown.
If scrolled, the ScrollWrapper is returned - otherwise the listView.

 addColumn: aRow fromX: leftX toX: rightX collect: aBlock

add some elements in a vertical column.
Equally space elements as returned from aBlock.

 addColumn: aRow fromX: leftX toX: rightX collect: aBlock tabable: tabable

add some elements in a vertical column.
Equally space elements as returned from aBlock.

 addColumn: aRow fromX: leftX toX: rightX collect: aBlock tabable: tabable horizontalLayout: hLayout

add some elements in a vertical column.
Equally space elements as returned from aBlock.

 addRow: aCol fromX: leftX toX: rightX collect: aBlock

add some elements in a horizontal row.
Equally space elements as returned from aBlock.
Advance y.

 addRow: aCol fromX: leftX toX: rightX collect: aBlock tabable: tabable

add some elements in a horizontal row.
Equally space elements as returned from aBlock.
Advance y.

 addRow: aCol fromX: leftX toX: rightX collect: aBlock tabable: tabable horizontalLayout: hLayout

add some elements in a horizontal row.
Equally space elements as returned from aBlock.
Advance y.

 addRow: aCol fromX: leftX toX: rightX collect: aBlock tabable: tabable horizontalLayout: hLayout verticalLayout: vLayout

add some elements in a horizontal row.
Equally space elements as returned from aBlock.
Advance y.

 focusOnOk

 defaultExtent

redefined to return my last extent
as default for the open

 initialize

must be called if redefined

 reAdjustGeometry

sent late in snapin processing - gives me a chance
to resize for changed font dimensions.

 rememberLastExtent

can be redefined in subclasses to return true
iff the default size should be the same as the size when last closed.
If false is returned, the default size is computed from the contents.
Remembering is useful for file-selection boxes,
when the user resized the box for many files.
It is NOT useful for generic box (like information:) which should just
adopt to their contents.
Here, false is returned as default, because I am abstract, not knowing what is
shown in me.

 bottomAlign: widgets

mhmh - seems similar to our stickAtBottom functionality - to be checked

 bottomAlignLowerEdge: widget

mhmh - seems similar to our stickAtBottom functionality - to be checked

 leftIndent

return the current indent
(current x position - that's where the next component will be positioned).

 leftIndent: aNumber

set the left indent
(current x position - that's where the next component(s) will be located).
Setting this before adding a component will place it indented

 rightIndent

return the current right indent.

 rightIndent: aNumber

set the right indent

 setInitialGap

 stickAtBottomWithFixHeight: aComponent

arrange for a component to be positioned at a constant offset
from the bottom of the box and its height to remain the same.
This will keep the component at a constant distance from the bottom
(without this setup, it would stay at a constant offset from the top).
ATTENTION: use this as a last step, after all components have been added.

 stickAtBottomWithFixHeight: aComponent left: left right: right

arrange for a component to be positioned at a constant offset
from the bottom of the box and its height to remain the same.
This will keep the component at a constant distance from the bottom
(without this setup, it would stay at a constant offset from the top).
ATTENTION: use this as a last step, after all components have been added.

 stickAtBottomWithVariableHeight: aComponent

arrange for a component to be positioned at a constant offset
from the bottom of the box and its height to be adjusted.
This will resize the component for a constant distance from the top,
and the bottom.
(without this setup, its height would remain constant).
ATTENTION: use this as a last step, after all components have been added.

 yPosition

return the current y position
(that's where the next component will be positioned).

 yPosition: aNumber

set the current y position
(that's where the next component will be positioned).

 assignKeyboardFocusToFirstKeyboardConsumer

disabled - the focus might have already been changed

 basicAddComponent: aComponent

add a component, don't change its size

 forceResize

force a recomputation of my size.
Call this, when elements where added to a subcomponent,
of which I cannot know.
Eg. when someone gets the buttonPanel or the verticalPanel and adds an element to it

 hideAndEvaluate: aBlock

if I am modal, make myself invisible and evaluate aBlock.
If nonModal, stay up, but also evaluate the block.

 preOpen

 realize

if any inputFields where added, activate the first one

 resize

verticalPanel notNil ifTrue:[

 accepted

after the box has closed:
return true if accepted, false if canceled

 computePreferredExtent

return my preferred extent.
That is the max component width, or my current width (default);
whichever is larger, by the sum of the component's heights.

 interfaceSpecFor: aSelector

return an interface spec.
Notice - Dialog should be moved under AppModel so this becomes obsolete.

 maxPreferredWidthOfAddedComponents

helper for computing my preferred extent.
That is the max component width

 positionOffset

return the delta, by which the box should be displayed
from the mouse pointer. Here, an offset is returned, which
makes the center of the first return-Button in the panel
appear under the cursor. If there is no such button,
use my superclasses offset.

 specificationFor: aKey

return an interface spec's literal encoding.
Notice - Dialog should be moved under AppModel so this becomes obsolete.

 isDialogBox

 abortPressed

sent by the cancel button; user pressed abort button
- hide myself and evaluate okAction

 actionArgument

 closeCancel

closed via escape

 doAccept

let all components accept (i.e. update their model from the values),
then set my accept value to true.
This is confusing: this method was originally called #accept,
but renamed for compatibility with ST-80, where #accept returns the
accept-valueHolder (which looks like a bad name to me ...).

 hide

redefined to remember my last extent;
used as default for the next open

 keyPress: aKey x: x y: y

return-key duplicates ok-function if acceptReturnAsOK is true

 lastFieldLeft

if the dialog involves input fields, this is called
when the last field is left by Return-key or NextField-key

 okPressed

sent by the okButton; user pressed ok-button
- make myself invisible and if an action was specified do it

 openDialog

Examples:

    Dialog information:'hi there'

    Dialog warn:'oops'

    (Dialog confirm:'is this simple ?')
    ifTrue:[
        Transcript showCR:'thats what I expected'
    ] ifFalse:[
        Transcript showCR:'read more examples and documentation'
    ]

    |answer|

    answer := Dialog confirmWithCancel:'is this simple ?'.
    answer isNil ifTrue:[
        Transcript showCR:'no easy decision'
    ] ifFalse:[
        answer ifTrue:[
            Transcript showCR:'thats what I expected'
        ] ifFalse:[
            Transcript showCR:'read more examples and documentation'
        ]
    ]

    |s|

    s := Dialog request:'enter your name, please:'.
    s notEmpty ifTrue:[
        Transcript showCR:'you entered: ' , s.
    ]

    |s|

    s := Dialog 
            request:'enter your name, please:'
            initialAnswer:(OperatingSystem getLoginName).
    s notEmpty ifTrue:[
        Transcript showCR:'you entered: ' , s.
    ]

    |s|

    s := Dialog 
            requestFileName:'select a file, please:'
            default:''.
    Transcript show:'you entered: '; showCR:s.

    |s|

    s := Dialog 
            requestFileName:'select a file, please:'
            default:''
            pattern:'*.rc'.
    Transcript show:'you entered: '; showCR:s.

    |s|

    s := Dialog 
            requestFileName:'select a file, please:'
            default:''
            pattern:'*.rc;*.st;*.h'.
    Transcript show:'you entered: '; showCR:s.

    |s|

    s := Dialog 
            requestFileName:'select a file, please:'
            default:''
            ok:'show'
            abort:'cancel'
            pattern:'*.rc'.
    Transcript show:'you entered: '; showCR:s.

    |s|

    s := Dialog 
            requestPassword:'enter your secret, please:'.
    Transcript show:'you entered: '; showCR:s.

    Dialog 
       choose:'choose any' 
       fromList:nil
       values:nil
       buttons:#('one' 'two' 'three' 'four') 
       values:#(1 2 3 4) 
       lines:nil
       cancel:nil

     Transcript showCR:(
         Dialog 
            choose:'choose example' 
            fromList:#('one' 'two' 'three' 'four') 
            values:#(1 2 3 4) 
            buttons:#('five' 'six' 'seven')
            values:#(5 6 7)
            lines:4
            cancel:[Transcript flash. #aborted]
     )

    DialogBox new open

    DialogBox new addOkButton; open

    DialogBox new addAbortButton; addOkButton; open

    DialogBox new addAbortButton; addOkButtonLabelled:'yeah'; open

    DialogBox new
        addTextLabel:'hello';
        addOkButton; 
        open

    DialogBox new
        addTextLabel:'hello';
        addAbortButton; 
        addOkButton; 
        open

    |box|

    box := DialogBox new.
    (box addTextLabel:'hello') adjust:#left.
    box addAbortButton; 
        addOkButton; 
        open

    |box|

    box := DialogBox new.
    (box addTextLabel:'are you certain ?') adjust:#left.
    box addAbortButtonLabelled:'not really'. 
    (box addOkButtonLabelled:'yes, absolutely') 
            activeBackgroundColor:Color red. 
    box open

    |b box|

    box := DialogBox new.
    (box addTextLabel:'are you certain ?') adjust:#left.
    b := Button new.
    b activeLogo:(Image fromFile:'cancel_down.bmp' inPackage:'stx:goodies/bitmaps/winImages').
    b passiveLogo:(Image fromFile:'cancel_up.bmp' inPackage:'stx:goodies/bitmaps/winImages').
    b focusLogo:(Image fromFile:'cancel_focus.bmp' inPackage:'stx:goodies/bitmaps/winImages').
    b beImageButton.
    box addAbortButton:b.

    b := Button new.
    b activeLogo:(Image fromFile:'ok_down.bmp' inPackage:'stx:goodies/bitmaps/winImages').
    b passiveLogo:(Image fromFile:'ok_up.bmp' inPackage:'stx:goodies/bitmaps/winImages').
    b focusLogo:(Image fromFile:'ok_focus.bmp' inPackage:'stx:goodies/bitmaps/winImages').
    b beImageButton.
    box addOkButton:b.
    box open

    DialogBox new
        addTextLabel:'hello';
        addTextLabel:'world';
        addAbortButton; 
        addOkButton; 
        open

    DialogBox new
        label:'a simple dialog';
        addTextLabel:'hello';
        addAbortButton; 
        addOkButton; 
        extent:200@200;
        sizeFixed:true;
        open

    (DialogBox new
        label:'a simple dialog';
        addTextLabel:'hello';
        addAbortButton; 
        addOkButton; 
        extent:200@200;
        sizeFixed:true;
        open
    ) accepted ifTrue:[
        Transcript showCR:'yes'
    ] ifFalse:[
        Transcript showCR:'no'
    ]

    DialogBox new
        addTextLabel:(Image fromFile:'garfield.gif' inPackage:'stx:goodies/bitmaps/gifImages');
        addOkButton; 
        open

    DialogBox new
        addTextLabel:'hello';
        addTextLabel:((Image fromFile:'garfield.gif' inPackage:'stx:goodies/bitmaps/gifImages')
                            magnifiedTo:200@150);
        addTextLabel:'world';
        addAbortButton; 
        addOkButton; 
        open

    |stringModel|

    stringModel := '' asValue.
    (DialogBox new
        addTextLabel:'Please enter a string:';
        addInputFieldOn:stringModel; 
        addAbortButton; 
        addOkButton; 
        open
    ) accepted ifTrue:[
        Transcript showCR:'entered: ', stringModel value
    ]

    |firstName lastName|

    firstName := '' asValue.
    lastName := '' asValue.
    (DialogBox new
        addTextLabel:'Please enter your name:';
        addInputFieldOn:firstName; 
        addVerticalSpace;
        addInputFieldOn:lastName; 
        addAbortButton; 
        addOkButton; 
        open
    ) accepted ifTrue:[
        Transcript showCR:'entered: ', firstName value , ' ' , lastName value
    ]

    |firstName lastName p line i name|

    firstName := '' asValue.
    lastName := '' asValue.
    p := PipeStream readingFrom:'finger ' , OperatingSystem getLoginName.
    p notNil ifTrue:[
        line := p nextLine.
        (i := line findString:'Name:') ~~ 0 ifTrue:[
            name := line copyFrom:(i + 'Name:' size).
        ] ifFalse:[
            (i := line findString:'real life:') == 0 ifTrue:[
                line := p nextLine.
            ].
            (i := line findString:'real life:') ~~ 0 ifTrue:[
                name := line copyFrom:(i + 'real life:' size).
            ]
        ].
        name notNil ifTrue:[
            firstName value: name asCollectionOfWords first.
            lastName  value: name asCollectionOfWords last.
            Transcript showCR:'initially ' , firstName value , ' ' , lastName value.
        ].
        p close.
    ].

    (DialogBox new
        addTextLabel:'Please enter your name:';
        addInputFieldOn:firstName; 
        addVerticalSpace;
        addInputFieldOn:lastName; 
        addAbortButton; 
        addOkButton;
        open
    ) accepted ifTrue:[
        Transcript showCR:'entered: ', firstName value , ' ' , lastName value
    ]

    |box firstEntry secondEntry|

    firstEntry := '' asValue.
    secondEntry := '' asValue.

    box := DialogBox new.
    (box addTextLabel:'Please enter your secret:') adjust:#left.
    (box addInputFieldOn:firstEntry) passwordCharacter:$*. 
    box addVerticalSpace.
    (box addInputFieldOn:secondEntry) passwordCharacter:$*. 
    box addAbortButton. 
    box addOkButton. 
    box open.
    box accepted ifTrue:[
        firstEntry value ~= secondEntry value ifTrue:[
            Transcript showCR:'wrong input - try again'
        ] ifFalse:[
            Transcript showCR:'entered: ', firstEntry value
        ]
    ]

    |box firstNameHolder middleNameHolder lastNameHolder|

    firstNameHolder := 'John' asValue.
    middleNameHolder := 'F' asValue.
    lastNameHolder := 'Peters' asValue.

    box := DialogBox new.
    box 
        addLabelledInputField:'first name:'
        adjust:#right
        on:firstNameHolder
        tabable:true
        separateAtX:0.4.

    box 
        addLabelledInputField:'middle initial:'
        adjust:#right
        on:middleNameHolder
        tabable:true
        separateAtX:0.4.

    box 
        addLabelledInputField:'last name:'
        adjust:#right
        on:lastNameHolder
        tabable:true
        separateAtX:0.4.

    box addOkButton.
    box open.

    |top l scr fileName|

    fileName := '' asValue.

    top := DialogBox new.

    l := FileSelectionList new.
    l useIndex:false.
    l doubleClickAction:[:name | top okPressed].
    l action:[:name | fileName value:name].
    scr := ScrollableView forView:l.
    scr extent:(1.0 @ 300).

    top addComponent:scr.
    top addAbortButton; addOkButton.
    top openModal.

    top accepted ifTrue:[
        Transcript show:'fileName: '; showCR:fileName value storeString.
    ]

    |top l scr fileName|

    fileName := '' asValue.

    top := DialogBox new.

    l := FileSelectionList new.
    l useIndex:false.
    l doubleClickAction:[:name | top okPressed].
    l action:[:name | fileName value:name].
    scr := ScrollableView forView:l.

    top addComponent:scr withExtent:300@300.
    top addAbortButton; addOkButton.
    top openModal.

    top accepted ifTrue:[
        Transcript show:'fileName: '; showCR:fileName value storeString.
    ]

    |top fixFrame l scr fileName|

    fileName := '' asValue.

    top := DialogBox new.
    top extent:300@300.

    fixFrame := View new.
    fixFrame extent:(1.0 @ 300).

    l := FileSelectionList new.
    l useIndex:false.
    l doubleClickAction:[:name | top okPressed].
    l action:[:name | fileName value:name].
    scr := ScrollableView forView:l.
    scr origin:0.0@0.0 corner:1.0@1.0.
    fixFrame add:scr.

    top addComponent:fixFrame.
    top addAbortButton; addOkButton.
    top openModal.

    top accepted ifTrue:[
        Transcript show:'fileName: '; showCR:fileName value storeString.
    ]

    |top panel b value1 value2 value3 value4|

    value1 := true asValue.
    value2 := false asValue.
    value3 := false asValue.
    value4 := true asValue.

    top := DialogBox new.
    top extent:200@300.

    panel := VerticalPanelView new.

    b := CheckBox on:value1. b label:'check1'.
    panel addSubView:b.

    b := CheckBox on:value2. b label:'check2'.
    panel addSubView:b.

    b := CheckBox on:value3. b label:'check3'.
    panel addSubView:b.

    b := CheckBox on:value4. b label:'check4'.
    panel addSubView:b.

    top addComponent:panel.
    top addAbortButton; addOkButton.
    top open.

    top accepted ifTrue:[
        Transcript show:'value1: '; showCR:value1 value.
        Transcript show:'value2: '; showCR:value2 value.
        Transcript show:'value3: '; showCR:value3 value.
        Transcript show:'value4: '; showCR:value4 value.
    ]

    |box value1 value2 value3 value4|

    value1 := true asValue.
    value2 := false asValue.
    value3 := false asValue.
    value4 := true asValue.

    box := DialogBox new.
    box extent:200@300.

    box addCheckBox:'check1' on:value1.
    box addVerticalSpace.
    box addCheckBox:'check2' on:value2.
    box addVerticalSpace.
    box addCheckBox:'check3' on:value3.
    box addVerticalSpace.
    box addCheckBox:'check4' on:value4.

    box addAbortButton; addOkButton.
    box open.

    box accepted ifTrue:[
        Transcript show:'value1: '; showCR:value1 value.
        Transcript show:'value2: '; showCR:value2 value.
        Transcript show:'value3: '; showCR:value3 value.
        Transcript show:'value4: '; showCR:value4 value.
    ]

    |box values labels|

    values := #(true false false true) collect:[:val | val asValue].
    labels := #('check1' 'check2' 'check3' 'check4').

    box := Dialog new.

    box
       addColumn:(1 to:labels size)
       fromX:0.0
       toX:1.0 
       collect:[:index | CheckBox label:(labels at:index) model:(values at:index)]
       tabable:true.
    
    box addAbortButton; addOkButton.
    box open.

    box accepted ifTrue:[
       values with:labels do:[:val :lbl |
          Transcript show:(lbl , ': '); showCR:val value.
       ]
    ]

    |box frame vPanel1 vPanel2 m1 m2 m3 m4 chk ef|

    box := Dialog new.
    box label:'example'.

    frame := FramedBox label:'frame'.

    vPanel1 := VerticalPanelView origin:0.0@0.0 corner:0.5@1.0 in:frame.
    vPanel1 horizontalLayout:#leftSpace.
    vPanel1 verticalLayout:#spreadSpace.

    vPanel2 := VerticalPanelView origin:0.5@0.0 corner:1.0@1.0 in:frame.
    vPanel2 horizontalLayout:#leftSpace.
    vPanel2 verticalLayout:#spreadSpace.

    m1 := true asValue.
    m2 := true asValue.
    m3 := true asValue.
    m4 := 'hello' asValue.

    vPanel1 add:(Label label:'check1').
    vPanel1 add:(Label label:'m2').
    vPanel1 add:(Label label:'m3').
    vPanel1 add:(Label label:'enter').
    vPanel1 add:(Label label:'lbl1').
    vPanel1 add:(Label label:'lbl2').

    vPanel2 add:(chk := CheckToggle on:m1). 
    box makeTabable:chk.

    vPanel2 add:(chk := CheckToggle on:m2). 
    box makeTabable:chk.

    vPanel2 add:(chk := CheckToggle on:m3). 
    box makeTabable:chk.

    vPanel2 add:(chk := CheckToggle on:m3). 
    box makeTabable:chk.

    vPanel2 add:(chk := CheckToggle on:m3). 
    box makeTabable:chk.

    vPanel2 add:(ef := EditField on:m4). 
    ef immediateAccept:true.
    box makeTabable:ef.

    box addComponent:frame.

    box addAbortButton; addOkButton.
    box openModal.
    box accepted ifTrue:[
        Transcript showCR:'accepted with:'.
        Transcript showCR:'   m1: ' , m1 value printString.
        Transcript showCR:'   m2: ' , m2 value printString.
        Transcript showCR:'   m3: ' , m3 value printString.
        Transcript showCR:'   m4: ' , m4 value printString.
    ]

    |box warnSTX allowUnderscore immutableArrays logDoits
     listOfLanguages listOfStyles styleNames 
     frame panel c resourceDir dir |

    warnSTX := Compiler warnSTXSpecials asValue.
    allowUnderscore := Compiler allowUnderscoreInIdentifier asValue.
    immutableArrays := Compiler arraysAreImmutable asValue.

    logDoits := Smalltalk logDoits asValue.

    listOfLanguages := SelectionInList with:#('english'
                                              'french'
                                              'german'
                                              'italian'
                                              'spanish'
                                             ).
    listOfLanguages selection:(Language asString).


    resourceDir := Smalltalk getSystemFileName:'resources'.
    dir := FileDirectory directoryNamed:resourceDir.

    styleNames := dir select:[:aFileName | aFileName endsWith:'.style'].
    styleNames := styleNames collect:[:aFileName | aFileName copyWithoutLast:6].
    listOfStyles := SelectionInList with:styleNames sort.
    listOfStyles selection:(View defaultStyle asString).

    box := Dialog new.
    box label:'Settings'.

    frame := FramedBox label:'Compiler'.
    panel := VerticalPanelView origin:0.0@0.0 corner:1.0@1.0 in:frame.
    panel horizontalLayout:#leftSpace.

    panel add:((CheckBox on:warnSTX) label:'warn about ST/X language extensions'; resize).
    panel add:((CheckBox on:allowUnderscore) label:'allow underscore in identifiers'; resize).
    panel add:((CheckBox on:immutableArrays) label:'literal arrays are immutable'; resize).
    box addComponent:frame.

    frame := FramedBox label:'Misc'.
    panel := VerticalPanelView origin:0.0@0.0 corner:1.0@1.0 in:frame.
    panel horizontalLayout:#leftSpace.

    panel add:((CheckBox on:logDoits) label:'log doIts in changes file'; resize).
    box addComponent:frame.

    frame := FramedBox label:'Language'.
    panel := VerticalPanelView origin:0.0@0.0 corner:1.0@1.0 in:frame.
    panel horizontalLayout:#leftSpace.

    panel add:((PopUpList on:listOfLanguages) width:0.5).
    box addComponent:frame.

    frame := FramedBox label:'Style'.
    panel := VerticalPanelView origin:0.0@0.0 corner:1.0@1.0 in:frame.
    panel horizontalLayout:#leftSpace.

    panel add:((PopUpList on:listOfStyles) width:0.5).
    box addComponent:frame.

    box addAbortButton; addOkButton.
    box showAtPointer.

    box accepted ifTrue:[
        Transcript topView withCursor:Cursor wait do:[
            Compiler warnSTXSpecials:warnSTX value.
            Compiler allowUnderscoreInIdentifier:allowUnderscore value.
            Compiler arraysAreImmutable:immutableArrays value.

            Smalltalk logDoits:logDoits value.

            Transcript showCR:'change language to ' , listOfLanguages selection , ' ...'.
            Smalltalk at:#Language put:listOfLanguages selection asSymbol.
            Smalltalk changed:#Language.
            ResourcePack flushCachedResourcePacks.

            Transcript showCR:'change style to ' , listOfStyles selection , ' ...'.
            View defaultStyle:listOfStyles selection asSymbol.
        ]
    ]

    |aText index|

    aText := 'Smalltalk/X: An Introduction to Application Development' asText.
    index := aText findString:'Smalltalk/X' startingAt:1.
    aText emphasizeFrom:index 
                     to:'Smalltalk/X' size + index - 1
                   with:#bold.
    index := aText findString:'Introduction' startingAt:index.
    aText emphasizeFrom:index 
                     to:'Introduction' size + index - 1
                   with:#italic.
    Dialog warn:aText        
    

    |aText index|

    aText := 'Smalltalk/X: An Introduction to Application Development' asText.
    index := aText findString:'Smalltalk/X' startingAt:1.
    aText emphasizeFrom:index 
                     to:'Smalltalk/X' size + index - 1
                   with:(Array with:#bold with:#underline with:(#color->Color red)).
    index := aText findString:'Introduction' startingAt:index.
    aText emphasizeFrom:index 
                     to:'Introduction' size + index - 1
                   with:#italic.
    Dialog warn:aText