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Highlight a PictogramElement [message #770008] Fri, 23 December 2011 04:35 Go to next message
Kunal Prasad is currently offline Kunal PrasadFriend
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Hi,

I am using Graphiti to develop a editor, where I wish to add debug feature. So user can see shapes getting highlighted when he steps from on node to another in the runtime. Right now I am able to just select the element, which results in change of selection for each node based on debug step.

However, the requirement is to highlight the current debug shape with a outer rectangle of red color. For this there is no direct support from Graphiti, I tried using GEF to draw the rectangle but, it immediately gets repainted due to paintShape method of GFAbstractShape.

So please suggest any effective way to highlight a shape in Graphiti editor, It would be added feature if we can perform some animation like blinking rectangle, or fly-in animation for the outer rectangle.

Thanks,
Kunal

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Re: Highlight a PictogramElement [message #771891 is a reply to message #770008] Wed, 28 December 2011 13:14 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Michael Wenz is currently offline Michael WenzFriend
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Hi Kunal,

I would implement this as a direct part of the shape visualization. The add
feature for that shape would draw an additional outer colored rectangle in
case the domain object is selected in the runtime and the update feature
would also check for this and cause an update if the shape is marked but not
selected or vice versa.

HTH,
Michael

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Re: Highlight a PictogramElement [message #771898 is a reply to message #770008] Wed, 28 December 2011 13:34 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Hernan Gonzalez is currently offline Hernan GonzalezFriend
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I've implemented this using special decorators - works ok
See here

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Re: Highlight a PictogramElement [message #772178 is a reply to message #771898] Thu, 29 December 2011 07:17 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Michael Wenz is currently offline Michael WenzFriend
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FWIW: That will be another another (future) possibility. The patch attached
there is still on the waiting list to get integrated. We have some backlog
here due to the large editor API change...

Michael

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Re: Highlight a PictogramElement [message #772216 is a reply to message #772178] Thu, 29 December 2011 09:23 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Kunal Prasad is currently offline Kunal PrasadFriend
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Hi All,

Thanks for the suggestions. I would like to bring one important point over here is that when a node is highlighted during debug process, change in diagram model is not acceptable since its a temporary rendering. It should behave as decorations from the tool behavior provider. Let us see the possibility to add a new type of decorator, or in other terms, let allow the user to have his own flavor of decorator, which never modifies the diagram model, but participates in the rendering / painting of the node.

I am still looking for a better solution, Hernan's idea is good, but surely will need new APIs in tool behavior to expose this functionality.

Thanks & Regards,
Kunal

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Re: Highlight a PictogramElement [message #1065707 is a reply to message #772216] Thu, 27 June 2013 08:30 Go to previous messageGo to next message
anudeep arya is currently offline anudeep aryaFriend
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Hi all

i now have the same problem.did anyone get alternative solution for the problem..
can anyone explain me in brief what can be done to achieve this feature(Change color of pictogram on selection and revert back when it is deselected)

Regards,
Anudeep

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Re: Highlight a PictogramElement [message #1065880 is a reply to message #1065707] Fri, 28 June 2013 06:59 Go to previous messageGo to next message
anudeep arya is currently offline anudeep aryaFriend
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HI,
Can anyone please give me a solution for the problem.I need it urgent.

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Re: Highlight a PictogramElement [message #1065926 is a reply to message #1065880] Fri, 28 June 2013 10:49 Go to previous message
Michael Wenz is currently offline Michael WenzFriend
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Anudeep,

did you have a look at the border decorators Hernan mentioned? They are part
of the Graphiti 0.9 shipment already and can be used to draw or colored
rectangle around a shape without modifying the diagram model. See
http://help.eclipse.org/kepler/index.jsp?topic=%2Forg.eclipse.graphiti.doc%2Fresources%2Fdocu%2Fgfw%2Frendering-decorators.htm&cp=20_1_4_4

Michael

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