[Etoys] morphs in a holder

[polishookm]

I've added a ticket (#6868).

I guess one more step is to see if I can fix it it myself .... :)

Thanks -


Mark



Bert Freudenberg wrote:
> You might add a feature request at
>
> 	http://dev.laptop.org/
>
> (Open a "new ticket" for the "etoys-activity" component)
>
> - Bert -
>
> On 09.04.2008, at 10:54, polishookm wrote:
>   
>> Thanks Bert, That worked perfectly with a small demonstration  
>> example. If it doesn't work for my student with 57 or so objects in  
>> a holder, I'll report back.
>>
>> Yes, I agree with you - if the process could be more obvious, that  
>> would be helpful :)
>>
>> .... (But I appreciate your quick reply ... thanks again! )
>>
>> Bert Freudenberg wrote:
>>     
>>> On 09.04.2008, at 10:33, polishookm wrote:
>>>
>>>       
>>>> When in
>>>>
>>>> etoys-dev.image
>>>>
>>>> I can open a halo on an EllipseMorph, click on the debug icon and  
>>>> then
>>>> select "save morph in file." That puts a file, for example,   
>>>> grey.morph,
>>>> assuming that's the name I gave to the morph, in my Squeak  
>>>> directory.
>>>> The FillInTheBlank morph that assists with the naming process
>>>> automatically appends ".morph" to the name I select, in this case   
>>>> "grey."
>>>>
>>>> If I open a HolderMorph and put a few EllipseMorphs into it and if I
>>>> open a halo on the HolderMorph and then try to save it in the  
>>>> same  way,
>>>> the dialogue box gives me the option to save the holder as   
>>>> a .project file.
>>>>
>>>> When I try to bring that back into Squeak, it comes in as a   
>>>> something or
>>>> other that takes over the World and can't be worked with in any  
>>>> way  that
>>>> I can determine.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> So, my question is what's the best way to export a Holder with   
>>>> whatever
>>>> objects it contains. The context is a student in my class has a  
>>>> holder
>>>> with 57 or so sketches and we'd like to move it (the holder with the
>>>> sketches) from from one image to another.
>>>>
>>>>         
>>> Do as you did, and simply rename the file to "xyz.morph".
>>>
>>> Maybe that option could be made more obvious...
>>>
>>> - Bert -
>>>
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