| GEF Data Entry GUI Based on PDF/SVG Input? [message #249582] |
Sun, 12 July 2009 02:30  |
Eclipse User |
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Hi,
I'm working with a chiropractor friend to put together some practice
management software for his business. One of the things we'd like to do
is take his 8.5 x 11" paper form and convert it to something that can be
manipulated electronically in the RCP app that I'm writing. The problem
with this is that the screen resolutions that we are targeting don't
really allow a lot of readability when trying to view the entire form, so
I'd like allow a user to zoom in on sections of the form to manipulate it
or zoom out to see the entire form as needed. Of course, I'd like to
capture/represent the form changes in a model of some sort (preferably
EMF).
FWIW, I've got the form in PDF format, and know that I can at the very
least convert it into SVG using Inkscape. I know very little of the GEF
project. Is there a way that GEF, Draw2d, and/or GMF can help me
accomplish my task?
Thanks,
Jesse
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| Re: GEF Data Entry GUI Based on PDF/SVG Input? [message #249597 is a reply to message #249582] |
Mon, 13 July 2009 11:51  |
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Hi,
With GMF you'll be able to display the SVG on a diagram, but won't be able
to edit it unless you convert the SVG input into EMF model of some sort.
With GEF it might be simpler, because you can treat your SVG as the model
itself.
GMF uses Batik, a third party library, for SVG rendering. Batik probably
can help converting PDFs into SVG.
Cheers,
Alex
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