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ImageDataCollector / ScreenScraping [message #139420]

Mon, 30 July 2007 11:19

Eclipse User

hi all,

I would like to use VE ability to make a screenshot of a SWT composite
in my GMF Editor. When I looked at the implementation I noticed it is
very platform specific.

Basically I just need following method of
org.eclipse.ve.internal.swt.targetvm.ImageCapture:

protected abstract Image getImage(Control control, int maxWidth, int
maxHeight, boolean includeChildren);

even easier, "Image getImage(Control)" without children would be sufficient.

I found the OS branching stuff in
org.eclipse.ve.internal.swt.ImageDataCollector
looking like:
if (Platform.OS_WIN32.equals(Platform.getOS()))
dataCollectorType =
(...)("org.eclipse.ve.internal.swt.targetvm.win32.ImageCapture ");
else if (Platform.WS_GTK.equals(Platform.getWS())){
....

Is it a good approach to implement the branching stuff and copy the
three classes to make it work? (these classes are not exported in VE). I
also noticed that these classes are 2+ years old, is there already a
replacement?

Is it possible to do it this way? How would you suggest realizing it?

thanks & regards
stefan

Re: ImageDataCollector / ScreenScraping [message #140357 is a reply to message #139420]

Thu, 13 September 2007 12:16

Eclipse User

"SKuhn" <kuhn@oio.de> wrote in message
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> hi all,
>
> I would like to use VE ability to make a screenshot of a SWT composite
> in my GMF Editor. When I looked at the implementation I noticed it is
> very platform specific.
Have you looked at the SWT snippet for capturing screen images too?
It is not platform specific.
http://dev.eclipse.org/viewcvs/index.cgi/%7Echeckout%7E/org. eclipse.swt.snippets/src/org/eclipse/swt/snippets/Snippet95. java

http://dev.eclipse.org/viewcvs/index.cgi/%7Echeckout%7E/org. eclipse.swt.snippets/src/org/eclipse/swt/snippets/Snippet215 .java

> I found the OS branching stuff in
> org.eclipse.ve.internal.swt.ImageDataCollector
> looking like:
> if (Platform.OS_WIN32.equals(Platform.getOS()))
> dataCollectorType =
> (...)("org.eclipse.ve.internal.swt.targetvm.win32.ImageCapture ");
> else if (Platform.WS_GTK.equals(Platform.getWS())){
> ...
>
> Is it a good approach to implement the branching stuff and copy the
> three classes to make it work? (these classes are not exported in VE). I
> also noticed that these classes are 2+ years old, is there already a
> replacement?
The code is 2 years old, but works. If that is what you need, copying and
branching is fine.
I would suggest that if you project is not open source you keep that
branched code in a separate bundle, so that you can release the forked
sources as per the EPL.

> Is it possible to do it this way? How would you suggest realizing it?
>
> thanks & regards
> stefan

Re: ImageDataCollector / ScreenScraping [message #140462 is a reply to message #140357]

Thu, 13 September 2007 13:39

Eclipse User

Philippe Ombredanne wrote:

>> I would like to use VE ability to make a screenshot of a SWT composite
>> in my GMF Editor. When I looked at the implementation I noticed it is
>> very platform specific.
> Have you looked at the SWT snippet for capturing screen images too?
> It is not platform specific.
> http://dev.eclipse.org/viewcvs/index.cgi/%7Echeckout%7E/org. eclipse.swt.snippets/src/org/eclipse/swt/snippets/Snippet95. java
>
> http://dev.eclipse.org/viewcvs/index.cgi/%7Echeckout%7E/org. eclipse.swt.snippets/src/org/eclipse/swt/snippets/Snippet215 .java

This requires that Shell with GUI is visible on screen, so it will
flash and annoy user.

Re: ImageDataCollector / ScreenScraping [message #140493 is a reply to message #140462]

Thu, 13 September 2007 14:21

Eclipse User

"Konstantin Scheglov" <kscheglov@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:fcbsjt$4ee$1@build.eclipse.org...
> Philippe Ombredanne wrote:
> >> I would like to use VE ability to make a screenshot of a SWT composite
> >> in my GMF Editor. When I looked at the implementation I noticed it is
> >> very platform specific.
> > Have you looked at the SWT snippet for capturing screen images too?
> > It is not platform specific.
> >
http://dev.eclipse.org/viewcvs/index.cgi/%7Echeckout%7E/org. eclipse.swt.snippets/src/org/eclipse/swt/snippets/Snippet95. java
> >
> >
http://dev.eclipse.org/viewcvs/index.cgi/%7Echeckout%7E/org. eclipse.swt.snippets/src/org/eclipse/swt/snippets/Snippet215 .java
>
> This requires that Shell with GUI is visible on screen, so it will
> flash and annoy user.
Would you know how to do it best then?

Re: ImageDataCollector / ScreenScraping [message #140504 is a reply to message #140493]

Thu, 13 September 2007 23:13

Eclipse User

Philippe Ombredanne wrote:

>>> Have you looked at the SWT snippet for capturing screen images too?
>>> It is not platform specific.
>>>
> http://dev.eclipse.org/viewcvs/index.cgi/%7Echeckout%7E/org. eclipse.swt.snippets/src/org/eclipse/swt/snippets/Snippet95. java
>>>
> http://dev.eclipse.org/viewcvs/index.cgi/%7Echeckout%7E/org. eclipse.swt.snippets/src/org/eclipse/swt/snippets/Snippet215 .java
>> This requires that Shell with GUI is visible on screen, so it will
>> flash and annoy user.
> Would you know how to do it best then?

Solution in VE is good enough.
Yes, it is platform specific, but there are no other way.

Re: ImageDataCollector / ScreenScraping [message #140545 is a reply to message #140504]

Fri, 14 September 2007 11:25

Eclipse User

"Konstantin Scheglov" <kscheglov@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:fccu8f$t1d$1@build.eclipse.org...
> Philippe Ombredanne wrote:
>
>
> >>> Have you looked at the SWT snippet for capturing screen images too?
> >>> It is not platform specific.
> >>>
> >
http://dev.eclipse.org/viewcvs/index.cgi/%7Echeckout%7E/org. eclipse.swt.snippets/src/org/eclipse/swt/snippets/Snippet95. java
> >>>
> >
http://dev.eclipse.org/viewcvs/index.cgi/%7Echeckout%7E/org. eclipse.swt.snippets/src/org/eclipse/swt/snippets/Snippet215 .java
> >> This requires that Shell with GUI is visible on screen, so it will
> >> flash and annoy user.
> > Would you know how to do it best then?
>
> Solution in VE is good enough.
> Yes, it is platform specific, but there are no other way.

Konstantin:
Would you know of a better solution than good enough?
Are ether flaws in the current one?
What could be improved?
(from googling your name you seem to know more than a thing or two on the
topic of visual editing, your help would matter a lot if you care for VE)
:-P

Re: ImageDataCollector / ScreenScraping [message #140568 is a reply to message #140545]

Fri, 14 September 2007 12:57

Eclipse User

Philippe Ombredanne wrote:

>> Solution in VE is good enough.
>> Yes, it is platform specific, but there are no other way.
>
> Konstantin:
> Would you know of a better solution than good enough?
> Are ether flaws in the current one?
> What could be improved?

I have not looked in VE screen shot making precisely. I just know
that they use native code and it is known that ther are no other good
way. For Win32 you can use OS.SendMessage(), for Linux and Mac native
code is unavoidable.

> (from googling your name you seem to know more than a thing or two on the
> topic of visual editing, your help would matter a lot if you care for VE)

:-)

In reallity screen shot making is the simplest part of WYSIWYG GUI
editor.

Contributing to VE [wa Re: ImageDataCollector / ScreenScraping] [message #140574 is a reply to message #140568]

Sat, 15 September 2007 01:44

Eclipse User

Konstantin Scheglov" <kscheglov@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> > (from googling your name you seem to know more than a thing or two on
the
> > topic of visual editing, your help would matter a lot if you care for
VE)
>
> :-)
>
> In reallity screen shot making is the simplest part of WYSIWYG GUI
> editor.
agreed, is there an area of interest wher you think you could help?

Re: ImageDataCollector / ScreenScraping [message #616513 is a reply to message #139420]

Thu, 13 September 2007 12:16

Eclipse User