That's sweet, Chris! What's also cool is that when we get around to writing a full-fledged SWTApplicationContext, that trick with rendering a BufferedImage to the SWT graphics context will come in handy.
With respect to where to put the code and how to integrate it into the build, the obvious place would be in the tools package, but since it will introduce a dependency on the Eclipse libraries, what's the associated license? If it's not compatible, we'll either have to (a) host it at Google Code with the JFreeChart stuff, or (b) just tell the developer who wishes to build it to get the required jars somehow and put them on the classpath, like we do with JUnit. -T On Sun, Nov 15, 2009 at 12:22 PM, Christopher Brind <[email protected]>wrote: > I had an idea ... I'll just use a Graphics2D from a BufferedImage draw in > to > it, then copy the image data over to an SWT image and draw that on > screen... > then thought, I better check to see if anyone else had done that already > and > they had (probably better than I would have as well) : > > http://www.java2s.com/Code/Java/SWT-JFace-Eclipse/SWT2DUnicode.htm > > > > So after lifting that code and tinkering around, for your consideration, > here is version 0.0.1 of the Pivot WTKX Editor Eclipse plugin: > > > http://dl.dropbox.com/u/2451973/pivot/plugins/org.apache.pivot.wtkxeditor_0.0.1.jar > > It has a new file wizard and associates WTKX files to the WTKX editor. > > However, since WTKX's base type is XML (and I needed to use that > association > to get the code work) it may open the built in XML Editor. Simply close > this, right click on the WTKX file and choose Open With -> Pivot WTKX > Editor > and it should open an XML editor with 3 pages, the 3rd being 'preview'. > > Note that there's very little error checking going and it's basically > parsing your WTKX as you type. Once you hit preview it renderers your WTKX > *if it is valid* (my next task is to report errors). > > You will need to use *Eclipse 3.5* and have the *Web Standard Tools* > feature > installed (you can get this from the Eclipse update site : Help -> Install > Software... ). > > For quick installation, just drop it in to your eclipse/dropins folder and > restart Eclipse. If that doesn't seem to work, move it in your > eclipse/plugins folder. > > Obviously, there's lots of things still to do and that could be done with > this - all disclaimers apply! =) > > Also, I need to work out where to put the source and how to integrate it > with the build - if at all. > > Feedback, bug reports, suggestions, all welcome. :) > > Cheers, > Chris > > > > > 2009/11/15 Christopher Brind <[email protected]> > > > Thanks Todd, will give that a whirl later. > > > > On 15 Nov 2009 13:09, "Todd Volkert" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > My guess is that it's because Button is an abstract class - try > <PushButton > > buttonData="Sumit" />. Also, I think you should be calling > > window.setContent(c) instead of window.add(c). > > > > Give those a shot, and hopefully it'll work - exciting stuff! > > > > -T > > > > On Sun, Nov 15, 2009 at 7:25 AM, Christopher Brind <[email protected] > > >wrote: > > > > > Typical - I just hit send and then I realise I can create my own > Graphics > > > 2D > sub-class and ju... > > > > >
