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exporting / eternalize window properties [message #1405307]

Thu, 07 August 2014 04:02

charlie schindler

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i would like to read the widget window properties from a file when creating the window / dialog / widget
this would allow a user to do changes in the window layout.
Is there any externalize / export function for the properties (the property window shows the values i would like to put them into a file)

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Re: exporting / eternalize window properties [message #1406334 is a reply to message #1405307]

Sat, 09 August 2014 19:01

Eric Clayberg

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That sounds like a runtime question specific to the UI toolkit you are using.

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Re: exporting / eternalize window properties [message #1407310 is a reply to message #1406334]

Tue, 12 August 2014 09:55

charlie schindler

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Yes it has to do with runtime.
instead of having the properties directly in the sourcecode, i rather would have them in a property file, reading at runtime.

Ofc it is possible to create that, but if somebody had the same idea, why to reinvent the wheel?

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Re: exporting / eternalize window properties [message #1407345 is a reply to message #1407310]

Tue, 12 August 2014 11:39

Eric Clayberg

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If you are looking for something like that, I would suggest asking in either the Eclipse SWT forum or the Java Swing forum.

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Re: exporting / eternalize window properties [message #1407579 is a reply to message #1407345]

Wed, 13 August 2014 00:53

charlie schindler

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thx
If i understand you correctly, there is no way to create the window in the windowbuilder and then export/externalize the properties (the property window content in the windowbuilder)?

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