I usually find that WO developers who initially feel uncomfortable
with Component Editor usually feel that way because
1) they were uncomfortable with raw HTML editing to begin with, and/or,
2) they are trying to edit their *old* WOBuilder barely-human-readable
ugly HTML templates which look really *horrible* when first viewed
with the naked eye, having been hidden behind WOBuilder GUI Editor
Interface for so many years :-)
So the first thing you should do when you open an old template from
WOBuilder is do Command-Shift-F for an instant hierarchal structured
layout. As you work with your old templates, doing a Cmd-2 R to
refactor the names of your wo elements can make your WOComponents
easier to work with too.
So, just give it a go for a few weeks and see how it works out. It has
auto-completion, re-factoring support, active component structure in
the Outline view, and Command-Shift-F instant cleanup and formatting.
You can double-click a tag to auto -select the start/end tags and all
its wrapped contents, you can right-click Unwrap or Wrap that ...
there is a lot of functionality in Component Editor what will make you
far faster once you get up the short learning curve.
Search the wiki for docs on keyboard shortcuts, etc. and feel free to
enhance those if you wish.
It is not a pure GUI editor in the style of Interface Builder, but it
certainly is a kick-butt WOComponent Editor that does not hide the
garbage HTML produced by the old WOBuilder.
So, go on, try to learn the keyboard commands and features and use it
for a few weeks .... and don't forget, use Cmd-Shift-F on those old
clunky WOBuilder component templates as you come across them .....
Cheers, Kieran
On Aug 15, 2008, at 10:31 AM, Mersida Kurti wrote:
Hi all,
My coworkers and I are wondering what everybody is using as a
substitute for WOBuilder now that it is gone in WO 5.4. The
graphical configuration within eclipse, we find, its
horrible...anyone got anything else they're using, freeware or not?
Your responses are greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Mersida
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