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[EEF] Databinding and non-SWT UIs [message #514618]

Tue, 16 February 2010 01:44

Eclipse User

Originally posted by: jconlon.apache.org

Hi EEF team,

I ran the tutorial and was very impressed with the nice generated forms.

To date I have put a lot of work into 'hand made' UI customization for
my generated emf editor based RCP and would love to throw it all out and
move to a (mostly) generated UI solution.

Have noticed that the generated EEF UIs are not using databinding and am
wondering if future direction will be to move EEF generated UIs to use
the emf databinding as well as the various UI databinding UI components?

The background for my question is that as there are several higher level
UI solutions in the works within Eclipse like uufacekit, xwt, and
whatever comes out of e4. It was my understanding that most if not all
these approaches are using the databinding infrastructure at a lower
level. (Please correct me if I am wrong on this assumption.)

At a higher level (of abstraction that is) is the plan for EEF to
provide any independence from swt?

thanks again for the project initiative and for any insights on direction,

John Conlon

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Re: [EEF] Databinding and non-SWT UIs [message #514910 is a reply to message #514618]

Wed, 17 February 2010 07:35

Goulwen Le Fur

Messages: 125
Registered: July 2009

Senior Member

Hi John,

John E. Conlon a écrit :
> Hi EEF team,
>
> I ran the tutorial and was very impressed with the nice generated forms.
>
> To date I have put a lot of work into 'hand made' UI customization for
> my generated emf editor based RCP and would love to throw it all out and
> move to a (mostly) generated UI solution.
>
> Have noticed that the generated EEF UIs are not using databinding and am
> wondering if future direction will be to move EEF generated UIs to use
> the emf databinding as well as the various UI databinding UI components?
>

Yes John, we have almost finish to generate automated tests so now we
will work on integrating EMF Databinding :)

> The background for my question is that as there are several higher level
> UI solutions in the works within Eclipse like uufacekit, xwt, and
> whatever comes out of e4. It was my understanding that most if not all
> these approaches are using the databinding infrastructure at a lower
> level. (Please correct me if I am wrong on this assumption.)
>

Yes, thx to Tom :)

> At a higher level (of abstraction that is) is the plan for EEF to
> provide any independence from swt?
>

This topic is also in our plan but it's not our first priority :)

> thanks again for the project initiative and for any insights on direction,
>
> John Conlon

Thx,

--
Goulwen

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Re: [EEF] Databinding and non-SWT UIs [message #515065 is a reply to message #514910]

Wed, 17 February 2010 15:42

Eclipse User

Originally posted by: jconlon.apache.org

Hi Goulwen,

A 'model' of Excellence! I am very much looking forward to working with
EEF and your team.

thank you again for your work,
John

Goulwen Le Fur wrote:
> Hi John,
>
> John E. Conlon a écrit :
>> Hi EEF team,
>>
>> I ran the tutorial and was very impressed with the nice generated forms.
>>
>> To date I have put a lot of work into 'hand made' UI customization for
>> my generated emf editor based RCP and would love to throw it all out
>> and move to a (mostly) generated UI solution.
>>
>> Have noticed that the generated EEF UIs are not using databinding and
>> am wondering if future direction will be to move EEF generated UIs to
>> use the emf databinding as well as the various UI databinding UI
>> components?
>>
>
> Yes John, we have almost finish to generate automated tests so now we
> will work on integrating EMF Databinding :)
>
>> The background for my question is that as there are several higher
>> level UI solutions in the works within Eclipse like uufacekit, xwt,
>> and whatever comes out of e4. It was my understanding that most if not
>> all these approaches are using the databinding infrastructure at a
>> lower level. (Please correct me if I am wrong on this assumption.)
>>
>
> Yes, thx to Tom :)
>
>> At a higher level (of abstraction that is) is the plan for EEF to
>> provide any independence from swt?
>>
>
> This topic is also in our plan but it's not our first priority :)
>
>> thanks again for the project initiative and for any insights on
>> direction,
>>
>> John Conlon
>
> Thx,
>

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