PAUSE primitive command block

blocks.js

@@ -1196,6 +1196,16 @@ SyntaxElementMorph.prototype.labelPart = function (spec) {
                     new Point() : this.embossing;
             part.drawNew();
             break;
+        case '%pause':
+            part = new SymbolMorph('pause');
+            part.size = this.fontSize;
+            part.color = new Color(160, 80, 0);
+            part.isProtectedLabel = true; // doesn't participate in zebraing
+            part.shadowColor = this.color.darker(this.labelContrast);
+            part.shadowOffset = MorphicPreferences.isFlat ?
+                    new Point() : this.embossing;
+            part.drawNew();
+            break;
         default:
             // nop();
         }

history.txt

@@ -1827,4 +1827,4 @@ ______
 130730
 ------
 * Blocks: Made it harder to drop reporters on the variadic input per se (as opposed to into one of its slots) in (default) "prefer empty slot drops" setting
-
+* Blocks, Threads, Objects: PAUSE primitive command block

objects.js

@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ PrototypeHatBlockMorph*/
 
 // Global stuff ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
-modules.objects = '2013-July-15';
+modules.objects = '2013-July-30';
 
 var SpriteMorph;
 var StageMorph;
@@ -662,6 +662,14 @@ SpriteMorph.prototype.initBlocks = function () {
             spec: 'delete this clone'
         },
 
+        // Debugging - pausing
+
+        doPauseAll: {
+            type: 'command',
+            category: 'control',
+            spec: 'pause all %pause'
+        },
+
         // Sensing
 
         reportTouchingObject: {
@@ -1613,6 +1621,8 @@ SpriteMorph.prototype.blockTemplates = function (category) {
         blocks.push(block('receiveOnClone'));
         blocks.push(block('createClone'));
         blocks.push(block('removeClone'));
+        blocks.push('-');
+        blocks.push(block('doPauseAll'));
 
     } else if (cat === 'sensing') {
 
@@ -3701,7 +3711,10 @@ StageMorph.prototype.fireStopAllEvent = function () {
     });
     this.removeAllClones();
     if (ide) {
-        ide.controlBar.pauseButton.refresh();
+        ide.nextSteps([
+            nop,
+            function () {ide.controlBar.pauseButton.refresh(); }
+        ]);
     }
 };
 
@@ -3878,6 +3891,8 @@ StageMorph.prototype.blockTemplates = function (category) {
         blocks.push(block('reportCallCC'));
         blocks.push('-');
         blocks.push(block('createClone'));
+        blocks.push('-');
+        blocks.push(block('doPauseAll'));
 
     } else if (cat === 'sensing') {
 

threads.js

@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ ArgLabelMorph, localize, XML_Element, hex_sha512*/
 
 // Global stuff ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
-modules.threads = '2013-July-15';
+modules.threads = '2013-July-30';
 
 var ThreadManager;
 var Process;
@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ Process.prototype.runStep = function () {
     a step is an an uninterruptable 'atom', it can consist
     of several contexts, even of several blocks
 */
-    if (this.isPaused) {
+    if (this.isPaused) { // allow pausing in between atomic steps:
         return this.pauseStep();
     }
     this.readyToYield = false;
@@ -348,6 +348,10 @@ Process.prototype.runStep = function () {
             && (this.isAtomic ?
                     (Date.now() - this.lastYield < this.timeout) : true)
                 ) {
+        // also allow pausing inside atomic steps - for PAUSE block primitive:
+        if (this.isPaused) {
+            return this.pauseStep();
+        }
         this.evaluateContext();
     }
     this.lastYield = Date.now();
@@ -1433,6 +1437,18 @@ Process.prototype.doSetFastTracking = function (bool) {
     }
 };
 
+Process.prototype.doPauseAll = function () {
+    var stage, ide;
+    if (this.homeContext.receiver) {
+        stage = this.homeContext.receiver.parentThatIsA(StageMorph);
+        if (stage) {
+            stage.threads.pauseAll(stage);
+        }
+        ide = stage.parentThatIsA(IDE_Morph);
+        if (ide) {ide.controlBar.pauseButton.refresh(); }
+    }
+};
+
 // Process loop primitives
 
 Process.prototype.doForever = function (body) {