Display “empty” Contexts as empty rings

(e.g. continuations). Brian was complaining about empty continuations
“sucking” up the watchers and value bubbles.

2 files changed, 14 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/history.txt b/history.txt
index 2fe1a18..9f21f79 100755
--- a/history.txt
+++ b/history.txt
@@ -2227,3 +2227,4 @@ ______
 ------
 * Objects: fixed “lost sprites bug” - ensure duplicated sprites keep wearing their current costume through save and re-load
 * GUI, Objects: improve unique sprite- and costume names
+* Threads: Display “empty” Contexts (e.g. continuations) as empty rings
diff --git a/threads.js b/threads.js
index fccb2a3..06beebc 100644
--- a/threads.js
+++ b/threads.js
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ ArgLabelMorph, localize, XML_Element, hex_sha512*/
 
 // Global stuff ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
-modules.threads = '2014-July-22';
+modules.threads = '2014-July-24';
 
 var ThreadManager;
 var Process;
@@ -2854,7 +2854,18 @@ Context.prototype.image = function () {
         ring.embed(block, this.isContinuation ? [] : this.inputs);
         return ring.fullImage();
     }
-    return newCanvas();
+
+    // otherwise show an empty ring
+    ring.color = SpriteMorph.prototype.blockColor.other;
+    ring.setSpec('%rc %ringparms');
+
+    // also show my inputs, unless I'm a continuation
+    if (!this.isContinuation) {
+        this.inputs.forEach(function (inp) {
+            ring.parts()[1].addInput(inp);
+        });
+    }
+    return ring.fullImage();
 };
 
 // Context continuations: