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Wed, 12 April 2006 06:42

Eclipse User

Originally posted by: address.starts.after.hyphen-martin.umgeher.joanneum.at

Hi,

why is everything in GEF/Draw2D perpendicular? Everything that rotates
something does so in 90° steps (or doesn't work at all because it's not
implemented). I am just wondering, is a more flexible support for
rotating really not needed? Because I would need it and thus have to do
lots of stuff manually. Therefor I'd like to know if this is on purpose,
and why so.

Thanks,
M

Re: Perpendicularity [message #214193 is a reply to message #214003]

Thu, 13 April 2006 16:26

Eclipse User

The intent of GEF is a framework for creating graphical editors. As such,
the framework provides the basic needs of these editors. Most editors
display text for instance in 90 degree increments.

Clients are free to extend the framework for their custom requirements such
as high granularity rotation capability. Any contributions for this would
could be gladly considered in the next release.

-Steve

"martin" <address.starts.after.hyphen-martin.umgeher@joanneum.at> wrote in
message news:e1illn$ic8$1@utils.eclipse.org...
> Hi,
>
> why is everything in GEF/Draw2D perpendicular? Everything that rotates
> something does so in 90

Re: Perpendicularity [message #214210 is a reply to message #214193]

Thu, 13 April 2006 16:45

Eclipse User

btw: there is an api on SWTGraphics for supporting various rotation degrees.
This utilizes the advanced graphics support in SWT.

@see SWTGraphics#rotate(float desgrees)

-Steve

"Steven Shaw" <steveshaw@ca.ibm.com> wrote in message
news:e1mc0l$dth$1@utils.eclipse.org...
> The intent of GEF is a framework for creating graphical editors. As such,
> the framework provides the basic needs of these editors. Most editors
> display text for instance in 90 degree increments.
>
> Clients are free to extend the framework for their custom requirements
such
> as high granularity rotation capability. Any contributions for this would
> could be gladly considered in the next release.
>
> -Steve
>
>
>
> "martin" <address.starts.after.hyphen-martin.umgeher@joanneum.at> wrote in
> message news:e1illn$ic8$1@utils.eclipse.org...
> > Hi,
> >
> > why is everything in GEF/Draw2D perpendicular? Everything that rotates
> > something does so in 90

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