Thank you, we will give it another shot, we really don't have an option :)
I agree that its ALOT easier to use, but at least WOBuilder gave you the 
possibility to take a look at how the GUI would look like right then and 
there...I'm not sure if Component Editor can do that.  

--- On Fri, 8/15/08, Kieran Kelleher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
From: Kieran Kelleher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: WOBuilder substitute for Eclipse 3.3+ in Leopard
To: "Mersida Kurti" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Cc: "WebObjects Dev" <[email protected]>
Date: Friday, August 15, 2008, 12:08 PM

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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