Re: [sc-dev] some redirects could break code. Please OK

[jostM <sc3@xxxxxxxx>]

OK, redirecting Font breaks code.

SCButton wants font_ to have an argument of type Font.  I think this is
checked in the primitive

ERROR: Primitive '_SCView_SetProperty' failed.
Wrong type.
RECEIVER:
   nil
CALL STACK:
    MethodError:reportError   16D95F40
        arg this = <instance of PrimitiveFailedError>
    Nil:handleError   16D95EE0
        arg this = nil
        arg error = <instance of PrimitiveFailedError>
    Thread:handleError   16D95760
        arg this = <instance of Thread>
        arg error = <instance of PrimitiveFailedError>
    Object:throw   16D95D60
        arg this = <instance of PrimitiveFailedError>
    Object:primitiveFailed   16D95D00
        arg this = nil
    SCButton:font_   16D95BB0
        arg this = <instance of SCButton>
        arg argFont = <instance of SCFont>
    Server:makeGui   15C01290
        arg this = <instance of Server>
        arg w = <instance of SCWindow>
        var active = nil
        var booter = <instance of SCButton>
        var killer = nil
        var makeDefault = nil
        var running = nil
        var booting = nil
        var stopped = nil
        var bundling = nil
        var recorder = nil
        var scoper = nil
        var countsViews = nil
        var ctlr = nil
        var dumping = false
        var label = "internal server"
        var gui = class CocoaGUI
        var font = <instance of SCFont>
        var volumeNum = nil
    Server:makeWindow   16D95220
        arg this = <instance of Server>
        arg w = nil
    OSXPlatform:startup   16D82400
        arg this = <instance of OSXPlatform>
    Main:startup   16D823A0
        arg this = <instance of Main>




jostM wrote:
> Redirects which require that we change class names could break code,
> e.g.  if someone is expecting a class of name Font, Pen , FreqScope, or
> Stethoscope to be returned.
>
>
> last chance to veto these:
>
> Font         redirect-> SCFont
> Pen          redirect-> SCPen
> FreqScope    redirect-> SCFreqScopeWindow (used to be FreqScope)
> Stethoscope  redirect-> SCStethoscope 
>
>
> jostM
>
>
>
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