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Show selection when a connection is selected [message #661373]

Thu, 24 March 2011 12:47

JeTBLaCK

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Registered: March 2011

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Hi!

I need to show a selection when a connection is selected. I use "ConnectionEditPolicy" but it understands only Delete.

Any suggestion?

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Re: Show selection when a connection is selected [message #661380 is a reply to message #661373]

Thu, 24 March 2011 13:16

Devi Vara Prasad Bandaru

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Registered: March 2010
Location: Hyderabad

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Hi,
Use this editpolicy org.eclipse.gef.editpolicies.SelectionEditPolicy
and implement the hideSeletion() and showSelection() methods.
You can do something like this in the implementaion in showSelection() set the connection color (say blue) to indicate the selection and in hideSelection() set the color back to original color

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Prasad

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Re: Show selection when a connection is selected [message #661557 is a reply to message #661380]

Fri, 25 March 2011 10:12

JeTBLaCK

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Thank you, Prasad.

If I need a normal selection like a rectangle selected, should I use that policy or another one?

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Re: Show selection when a connection is selected [message #661645 is a reply to message #661557]

Fri, 25 March 2011 16:56

Devi Vara Prasad Bandaru

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Registered: March 2010
Location: Hyderabad

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Small doubt you said you want to show selection when something is selected . Do you mean to say that you need to show some feed back so that user understands that the connection is selected? And regarding showing selection (feedback) on rectangular figures you can always use the same edit policy irrespective of the type of figures. All you have to do is get the respective figure representing the selection and update it's border thickness or color based on you requirement .

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Prasad

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