[slime-devel] Class browser: how does it work? [was: Re: [slime-cvs] CVS update: slime/NEWS]

[Andras Simon]

On Mon, 28 Mar 2005, Paolo Amoroso wrote:

> heller at common-lisp.net (Helmut Eller) writes:
>
> > Modified Files:
> > 	NEWS
> [...]
> > +* 1.2 (March 2005)
> [...]
> > +** M-x slime-browse-classes
> > +A simple class browser was added.
>
> How does it work?  I have tried invoking it in a CMUCL SLIME session
> with McCLIM loaded, passing clim-clx::clx-medium as an argument.  I
> get a buffer containing:
>
>   Class Browser
>
>   [+] clim-clx::clx-medium
>
> If I hit ENTER on "+", it turns into "X" and nothing else happens.

You're lucky. I get the "Text is read only" message. But the X probably means
that clim-clx::clx-medium has no subclasses. How about STANDARD-OBJECT or some
such?

> Apparently, any other keystroke displays this error in the echo area:
>
>   Text is read only: "Attempt to change text outside editable field"

Try Mouse-1.

Andras