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Fri, 23 February 2007 15:21

Eclipse User

Originally posted by: lamont_gilbert.rigidsoftware.com

Is it possible to make a modal IEditorPart such that the user may only
work within this part of this page while it is open? I have a sort of
drill-down behavior, so I need to prevent the user from editing the
original drawing while he/she is editing a component of that drawing.

Or is there a better way to implement drilldown?

Thanks,

CL

Re: modal IEditorPart? [message #313740 is a reply to message #312909]

Mon, 26 March 2007 08:19

Eclipse User

CL 'dnoyeB' Gilbert wrote:
> Is it possible to make a modal IEditorPart such that the user may only
> work within this part of this page while it is open? I have a sort of
> drill-down behavior, so I need to prevent the user from editing the
> original drawing while he/she is editing a component of that drawing.
>
> Or is there a better way to implement drilldown?
>

If your original editor supports a model, you could have the sub-editor
mark it read-only until the sub-editor changes have been saved.

I don't think there's an easy way to just change it, unless you could
add some kind of SWT listener that wouldn't allow certain SWT events
while the sub-editor is open.

PW

Re: modal IEditorPart? [message #313808 is a reply to message #313740]

Mon, 26 March 2007 11:31

Eclipse User

Originally posted by: lamont_gilbert.rigidsoftware.com

On Mon, 26 Mar 2007 08:19:37 -0400, Paul Webster wrote:
>
> If your original editor supports a model, you could have the sub-editor
> mark it read-only until the sub-editor changes have been saved.
>
> I don't think there's an easy way to just change it, unless you could
> add some kind of SWT listener that wouldn't allow certain SWT events
> while the sub-editor is open.
>
> PW

That sounds resonable. I have intended to implement a locking scheme.
Perhaps now is the time.

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