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create editor for my dsl [message #1015111]

Wed, 27 February 2013 13:49

Dana Klein

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Registered: October 2012

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Hi, I want to create a custom editor for my dsl.
how to begin and how can i make sure the plugin has the same editor preferences?

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Re: create editor for my dsl [message #1015161 is a reply to message #1015111]

Wed, 27 February 2013 15:37

Henrik Lindberg

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Registered: July 2009

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On 2013-27-02 14:49, Dana Klein wrote:
> Hi, I want to create a custom editor for my dsl.
> how to begin and how can i make sure the plugin has the same editor
> preferences?

Don't understand what you mean. Xtext generates an editor for you; that
editor is highly customizeable.

What is it you are trying to do?

Regards
- henrik

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Re: create editor for my dsl [message #1015165 is a reply to message #1015161]

Wed, 27 February 2013 15:46

Dana Klein

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Registered: October 2012

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oh okay, i'm still learning the abilities of xtext..
so what's the editor name? can i customize it by adding tabs like the plugin.xml have?

[Updated on: Wed, 27 February 2013 15:46]

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Re: create editor for my dsl [message #1015268 is a reply to message #1015165]

Thu, 28 February 2013 00:14

Henrik Lindberg

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Registered: July 2009

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On 2013-27-02 16:46, Dana Klein wrote:
> oh okay, i'm still learning the power of xtext.. so what's the editor
> name? can i customize it by adding tabs like the plugin.xml have?

Anything is possible - only work is required.
Xtext generates a text editor for you - it works "out of the box". To
create a different kind of editor (like the plugin editor), you will
need to compose this configuration. (I think this question has been
asked before in this forum, so start by searching).

Then, the rest of the work is regular eclipse stuff, and then
customization of the generated text editor (some of that is covered in
the Xtext documentation; the typical things, but you may want to do more
- and again this is regular Eclipse stuff.

If you have not written any editors like the plugin editor before,
and/or not with Xtext, then you probably want to start with what you get
"out of the box", and get the hang of the basics first. There is quite a
lot to learn. (Or hire Itemis to help you get started).

Hope this helps.

Regards
- henrik

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