| Add SWT Controls? [message #137186] |
Tue, 08 June 2004 20:57  |
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Originally posted by: jai.kejriwal.air2web.com
I am trying to create a WYSIWYG HTML editor. For text boxes, I thought it
would
be best to use the swt text widget that could be dragged and dropped.
However,
the text widget needs to have a Composite that it can be added on to. Does
this
mean that I will have to create my own visual representation of a text
widget by
extending the Figure class?
Also, if you all have any experience/ideas of how I should proceed with
creating a WYSIWYG
HTML editor, I welcome your input. Particularly, what layout should I use
for the base page,
and how should I handle code generation. I am a newbie so the help means a
lot.
Thanks,
Jai.
PS: so far, I have finally understood how the various components of GEF work
together and
been able to create a visual editor that allows the user to create labels,
put them on the editor
and edit the contents (string) of the label
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| Re: Add SWT Controls? [message #137209 is a reply to message #137186] |
Tue, 08 June 2004 22:56  |
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Originally posted by: rlemaigr.ulb.ac.be
On Tue, 8 Jun 2004 16:57:45 -0400, Jai Kejriwal <jai.kejriwal@air2web.co=
m> =
wrote:
> I am trying to create a WYSIWYG HTML editor. For text boxes, I thought=
it
> would
> be best to use the swt text widget that could be dragged and dropped.
> However,
> the text widget needs to have a Composite that it can be added on to. =
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> Does
> this
> mean that I will have to create my own visual representation of a text=
> widget by
> extending the Figure class?
There is a text package in draw2d, I have never used it but maybe you wi=
ll =
find your happiness there ?
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| Re: Add SWT Controls? [message #137231 is a reply to message #137186] |
Tue, 08 June 2004 23:02 |
 Pratik Shah
Messages: 1077
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"Jai Kejriwal" <jai.kejriwal@air2web.com> wrote in message
news:ca58p0$baj$1@eclipse.org...
> I am trying to create a WYSIWYG HTML editor. For text boxes, I thought it
> would
> be best to use the swt text widget that could be dragged and dropped.
> However,
> the text widget needs to have a Composite that it can be added on to. Does
> this
> mean that I will have to create my own visual representation of a text
> widget by
> extending the Figure class?
The draw2d.text package has a few things to help you out.
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> Also, if you all have any experience/ideas of how I should proceed with
> creating a WYSIWYG
> HTML editor, I welcome your input. Particularly, what layout should I use
> for the base page,
> and how should I handle code generation. I am a newbie so the help means a
> lot.
WSAD has an HTML editor based on GEF. I believe there was a discussion
about that on this newsgroup before. Search for it.
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> Thanks,
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> Jai.
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> PS: so far, I have finally understood how the various components of GEF
work
> together and
> been able to create a visual editor that allows the user to create labels,
> put them on the editor
> and edit the contents (string) of the label
>
>
>
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| Re: Add SWT Controls? [message #137508 is a reply to message #137186] |
Thu, 10 June 2004 12:10 |
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Originally posted by: aullah.thinkanalytics.com
Jai Kejriwal wrote:
> I am trying to create a WYSIWYG HTML editor. For text boxes, I thought it
> would
> be best to use the swt text widget that could be dragged and dropped.
> However,
> the text widget needs to have a Composite that it can be added on to. Does
> this
> mean that I will have to create my own visual representation of a text
> widget by
> extending the Figure class?
> Also, if you all have any experience/ideas of how I should proceed with
> creating a WYSIWYG
> HTML editor, I welcome your input. Particularly, what layout should I use
> for the base page,
> and how should I handle code generation. I am a newbie so the help means a
> lot.
I'd create my own Draw2D figure to render text boxes and other html
elements. SWT widgets can't (as far as I know) be embedded in the GEF
GrapicalViewer's main (SWT) control. You're building blocks are Draw2D
figures. A nice emulated lightweight solution (c.f swing).
The other great advantage, is that a figure based TextField gives you the
the ability to style the appearance of the textbox, ie border, colour, etc.
You could create a base figure styling interface.
The TextField or TextBox, could be based on a draw2d.text FlowFigure.
You're also going to need to have some form of FlowLayout for the page,
to emulate how elements flow on a HTML page in a browser.
I guess the Logic Diagram labels are a good place to start looking.
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