| -> 'Removing' editor area [message #66328] |
Sat, 07 June 2003 08:16  |
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Dear Newsgroup,
currently I am trying to remove the editor area within
a perspective.
The situation report:
An collection of plug-ins (views and single editor)
forms a 'more complex' database management tool.
Replaced a swing based one
The in-house user love it but hate the login process.
Currently every login ends in clicking a project and
selecting a xml file containing the login information.
Once they opened the right login xml file a connection
attempt is made and if successfull the multipage editor
shows everything they wish to do.
Well under the hut every 'login' file is used to identify
a connection to the database. So at one computer you may
run more then one connection simultan or open more then one
window for the same connection. The editors keep in sync.
But the user dont understand why there must be login files
and projects and stuff (me either). But after a certain
time and a lot explainings they stop arguing me and take as
the price for having such a nice perspective driven, fast and
lovly looking invention (compared to the old static looking
swing thing).
The question part:
But while defining a new perspective I was able to hide the
editor area by dragging around the views(just playing with it).
It must have something to do with the layout of views and the
editor area so I guess its the implementation of IPageLayout.
So I ask myself if there is a way to hide the editor area. You
know setting its min/max/current size(ratio) to zero and place
it at the right side (or where ever).
Q1: So is it possible to effect the size and position of the
editor area that way (or any way having the same result).
How does it may change things:
If I am able to hide the editor area I would be able to use
only views. There would be a connection manager instead the
current project browser. I would use a connection context.
And some users I talked with love the idea. No more fuzz about
login-files. Only the advantage of JFace/Eclipse-platform.
You know, the database management tool is not file-driven... .
So lovly Newsgroup, does you know any hints/tipps/helps.
Bye
Martin (Kersten)
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