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Create object on dropping connection to diagram [message #648722] Fri, 14 January 2011 09:18 Go to next message
Markus Muenkel is currently offline Markus MuenkelFriend
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Registered: January 2011
Location: Walldorf, Germany
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Hello,

the tutorial contains a section about creating connections with drag & drop from anchors. It is mentioned that if several create connection features are exposed as drag and drop features, the user is presented a choice of applicable features on drop.

There is a similar use case where the user drops the connection to the diagram and is presented a choice of possible objects to create. When an object is picked, a new object is created plus the connection is created and connected to the anchor of the new object.

What would be the recommended implementation of this use case? Should I use custom features?

Thanks in advance!
Markus
Re: Create object on dropping connection to diagram [message #649007 is a reply to message #648722] Mon, 17 January 2011 08:16 Go to previous message
Michael Wenz is currently offline Michael WenzFriend
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Registered: July 2009
Location: Walldorf, Germany
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Markus,

for the first use case you should use CreateConnectionFeatures and add all
possibilities to one create new connection entry (class
ConnectionCreationToolEntry) in the palette. I haven't tried the second
thing, but that will probable work just the same way.

The general recommendation would be to use the most specific feature type
possible.

Michael


"Markus Muenkel" <ultra_nebula@yahoo.de> wrote in message
news:igp42f$h5$1@news.eclipse.org...
> Hello,
>
> the tutorial contains a section about creating connections with drag &
> drop from anchors. It is mentioned that if several create connection
> features are exposed as drag and drop features, the user is presented a
> choice of applicable features on drop.
>
> There is a similar use case where the user drops the connection to the
> diagram and is presented a choice of possible objects to create. When an
> object is picked, a new object is created plus the connection is created
> and connected to the anchor of the new object.
>
> What would be the recommended implementation of this use case? Should I
> use custom features?
>
> Thanks in advance!
> Markus
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