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| Re: [ANN] XSWT relaunched [message #443007 is a reply to message #443001] |
Thu, 16 September 2004 01:55   |
 kite
Messages: 34
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Hi , David
XSWT is a very cool tool for SWT UI applications , but I think if xswt
used in
a real applications , this feature should be include :
1. include support. a xswt file should be have a "x:include" tag to
include another xswt file.
2. Better support for Font,Color etc.
3. support "x:variables" tag to allow programmer to define some
variables
and use them in descriptions.
Thanks.
David Orme wrote:
> Once upon a time, Chris McLaren invented XSWT, an XML-based UI
> description language for SWT. It let you write SWT layouts with about
> 2/3 of the code required by native Java, plus due to its hierarchical
> nature, it let you copy and paste parts of a layout much more sensibly
> than Java could possibly hope to do.
> But XSWT didn't really have a home. Several individuals downloaded it
> from Bugzilla and used it for various purposes, but nobody really took
> over ownership of the project.
> Now XSWT has been relaunched as its own open-source project on SourceForge.
> http://xswt.sf.net
> There's a file release and an update site with the latest code there.
> Here are some of the updated features:
> - Reflection-based implementation works with current and future SWT controls
> - All the previous nastiness with XML namespaces has been fixed
> - There's an XSWT-to-Java compiler
> - JFace support has been added
> - Control construction and property setting is abstracted--this is one
> step toward GUI builder support
> I'm supporting the current code base in my spare time because the code
> is too good to see die (and because I use it in various places). It
> also would be really cool if someone could make XSWT work with VE. ;-)
> Regards,
> Dave
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| Re: [ANN] XSWT relaunched [message #443009 is a reply to message #443007] |
Thu, 16 September 2004 03:18 |
David J. Orme
Messages: 291
Registered: July 2009 |
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These are cool ideas. How about cascading style sheets too? ;-)
Thanks,
Dave
kite wrote:
> Hi , David
>
> XSWT is a very cool tool for SWT UI applications , but I think if xswt
> used in
> a real applications , this feature should be include :
>
> 1. include support. a xswt file should be have a "x:include" tag to
> include another xswt file.
> 2. Better support for Font,Color etc.
> 3. support "x:variables" tag to allow programmer to define some
> variables
> and use them in descriptions.
>
> Thanks.
>
> David Orme wrote:
>
>
>>Once upon a time, Chris McLaren invented XSWT, an XML-based UI
>>description language for SWT. It let you write SWT layouts with about
>>2/3 of the code required by native Java, plus due to its hierarchical
>>nature, it let you copy and paste parts of a layout much more sensibly
>>than Java could possibly hope to do.
>
>
>>But XSWT didn't really have a home. Several individuals downloaded it
>>from Bugzilla and used it for various purposes, but nobody really took
>>over ownership of the project.
>
>
>>Now XSWT has been relaunched as its own open-source project on SourceForge.
>
>
>>http://xswt.sf.net
>
>
>>There's a file release and an update site with the latest code there.
>>Here are some of the updated features:
>
>
>>- Reflection-based implementation works with current and future SWT controls
>>- All the previous nastiness with XML namespaces has been fixed
>>- There's an XSWT-to-Java compiler
>>- JFace support has been added
>>- Control construction and property setting is abstracted--this is one
>>step toward GUI builder support
>
>
>>I'm supporting the current code base in my spare time because the code
>>is too good to see die (and because I use it in various places). It
>>also would be really cool if someone could make XSWT work with VE. ;-)
>
>
>
>>Regards,
>
>
>>Dave
>
>
>
--
Dave Orme
Eclipse Visual Editor Project Lead
Advanced Systems Concepts' Chief Architect
http://www.swtworkbench.com
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| Re: [ANN] XSWT relaunched [message #443012 is a reply to message #443007] |
Thu, 16 September 2004 07:48 |
David Sciamma
Messages: 78
Registered: July 2009 |
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Hi,
XSWT seems to be really fun but what about Jelly.
I have done several SWT applications with Jelly SWT and it is a powerful tool in UI programming...
1. XML UI definition
2. Other tag libs offers variables and programmation management
3. You can add your own tag libs to complete Jelly (I have written a Form TagLib and a XML one)
4. ...
David
kite wrote:
> Hi , David
>
> XSWT is a very cool tool for SWT UI applications , but I think if xswt
> used in
> a real applications , this feature should be include :
>
> 1. include support. a xswt file should be have a "x:include" tag to
> include another xswt file.
> 2. Better support for Font,Color etc.
> 3. support "x:variables" tag to allow programmer to define some
> variables
> and use them in descriptions.
>
> Thanks.
>
> David Orme wrote:
>
>
>>Once upon a time, Chris McLaren invented XSWT, an XML-based UI
>>description language for SWT. It let you write SWT layouts with about
>>2/3 of the code required by native Java, plus due to its hierarchical
>>nature, it let you copy and paste parts of a layout much more sensibly
>>than Java could possibly hope to do.
>
>
>>But XSWT didn't really have a home. Several individuals downloaded it
>>from Bugzilla and used it for various purposes, but nobody really took
>>over ownership of the project.
>
>
>>Now XSWT has been relaunched as its own open-source project on SourceForge.
>
>
>>http://xswt.sf.net
>
>
>>There's a file release and an update site with the latest code there.
>>Here are some of the updated features:
>
>
>>- Reflection-based implementation works with current and future SWT controls
>>- All the previous nastiness with XML namespaces has been fixed
>>- There's an XSWT-to-Java compiler
>>- JFace support has been added
>>- Control construction and property setting is abstracted--this is one
>>step toward GUI builder support
>
>
>>I'm supporting the current code base in my spare time because the code
>>is too good to see die (and because I use it in various places). It
>>also would be really cool if someone could make XSWT work with VE. ;-)
>
>
>
>>Regards,
>
>
>>Dave
>
>
>
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| Re: [ANN] XSWT relaunched [message #443013 is a reply to message #443012] |
Thu, 16 September 2004 09:24 |
kite
Messages: 34
Registered: July 2009 |
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Hi ,
I have tried jelly SWT before one year , but I don't like write tag or tag
libs , and I don't need use XML to define my application ,only need use
XML to define our UI component's layout and can do some initilaize work
(for example , setFont(),setColor()) , I do complex UI logics self.
Another reasons : 1.XSWT engine is very small. 2. XSWT is not depend on
other's modules(apache commons-loggs) against Jelly.
Thanks.
David Sciamma wrote:
> Hi,
> XSWT seems to be really fun but what about Jelly.
> I have done several SWT applications with Jelly SWT and it is a powerful
tool in UI programming...
> 1. XML UI definition
> 2. Other tag libs offers variables and programmation management
> 3. You can add your own tag libs to complete Jelly (I have written a Form
TagLib and a XML one)
> 4. ...
> David
> kite wrote:
> > Hi , David
> >
> > XSWT is a very cool tool for SWT UI applications , but I think if xswt
> > used in
> > a real applications , this feature should be include :
> >
> > 1. include support. a xswt file should be have a "x:include" tag to
> > include another xswt file.
> > 2. Better support for Font,Color etc.
> > 3. support "x:variables" tag to allow programmer to define some
> > variables
> > and use them in descriptions.
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
> > David Orme wrote:
> >
> >
> >>Once upon a time, Chris McLaren invented XSWT, an XML-based UI
> >>description language for SWT. It let you write SWT layouts with about
> >>2/3 of the code required by native Java, plus due to its hierarchical
> >>nature, it let you copy and paste parts of a layout much more sensibly
> >>than Java could possibly hope to do.
> >
> >
> >>But XSWT didn't really have a home. Several individuals downloaded it
> >>from Bugzilla and used it for various purposes, but nobody really took
> >>over ownership of the project.
> >
> >
> >>Now XSWT has been relaunched as its own open-source project on SourceForge.
> >
> >
> >>http://xswt.sf.net
> >
> >
> >>There's a file release and an update site with the latest code there.
> >>Here are some of the updated features:
> >
> >
> >>- Reflection-based implementation works with current and future SWT
controls
> >>- All the previous nastiness with XML namespaces has been fixed
> >>- There's an XSWT-to-Java compiler
> >>- JFace support has been added
> >>- Control construction and property setting is abstracted--this is one
> >>step toward GUI builder support
> >
> >
> >>I'm supporting the current code base in my spare time because the code
> >>is too good to see die (and because I use it in various places). It
> >>also would be really cool if someone could make XSWT work with VE. ;-)
> >
> >
> >
> >>Regards,
> >
> >
> >>Dave
> >
> >
> >
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