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New layout managers? [message #125228] Wed, 24 May 2006 14:29 Go to next message
Eclipse UserFriend
Originally posted by: no.ddress.now

Is anyone working on adding layout managers -- FormLayout, GroupLayout,
SpringLayout?

Thought I remembered seeing instructions on natively adding a layout
manager to VE, but cannot seem to find it on eclipse.org. Pointer? Is
there a complete worked example?

--
Gerald B. Rosenberg
Certiv
Re: New layout managers? [message #125232 is a reply to message #125228] Wed, 24 May 2006 14:40 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Eclipse UserFriend
Originally posted by: jefmyers.us.ibm.com

Gerald,

As far as I know no one is actively working on supporting these layouts.
The documentation with pointers on how to start working on adding
layout support is here:
http://www.eclipse.org/vep/WebContent/docs/layout/ve_layout_ extensions.html
The best way to go about doing this is to look at the existing layout
managers source in the VE, and to ask a lot of questions in the ve-dev
mailing list.

Good luck!

- Jeff
Re: New layout managers? [message #125236 is a reply to message #125228] Wed, 24 May 2006 14:45 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Eclipse UserFriend
Originally posted by: richkulp.us.NO_SPAM.ibm.com

No one is working on these at this time. If there is someone who would
like to work on one and contribute as a patch, that would be great.

As of now, the custom layout support is not fully fleshed out. We do use
it for our own layout support but we don't have a tutorial on it, nor
has it been made into an API. However, here is a smattering of info we
have gathered together to at least get started.

http://www.eclipse.org/vep/WebContent/docs/layout/ve_layout_ extensions.html


Gerald B. Rosenberg wrote:
> Is anyone working on adding layout managers -- FormLayout, GroupLayout,
> SpringLayout?
>
> Thought I remembered seeing instructions on natively adding a layout
> manager to VE, but cannot seem to find it on eclipse.org. Pointer? Is
> there a complete worked example?
>
> --
> Gerald B. Rosenberg
> Certiv

--
Thanks,
Rich Kulp
Re: New layout managers? [message #125242 is a reply to message #125228] Wed, 24 May 2006 17:52 Go to previous message
Eric Clayberg is currently offline Eric ClaybergFriend
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"Gerald B. Rosenberg" <no@ddress.now> wrote in message
news:MPG.1ede0d881526a61d989681@news.eclipse.org...
> Is anyone working on adding layout managers -- FormLayout, GroupLayout,
> SpringLayout?

If you need those layouts now, you should take a look at our (commercial)
WindowBuilder product.

WindowBuilder provides exceptional support for FormLayout (both SWT and
JGoodies), GroupLayout (*better* than Matisse) and SpringLayout...

SWT FormLayout...
http://www.instantiations.com/windowbuilderpro/docs/tutorial /FormLayout.htm

JGoodies FormLayout...
http://www.instantiations.com/windowbuilderpro/docs/layoutma nagers/jgoodies_formlayout.html
http://www.instantiations.com/windowbuilderpro/shots/jgoodie s_formlayout.html

"Matisse" GroupLayout...
http://www.instantiations.com/windowbuilderpro/docs/layoutma nagers/grouplayout.html
http://www.instantiations.com/windowbuilderpro/shots/groupla yout.html

Swing SpringLayout...
http://www.instantiations.com/windowbuilderpro/docs/tutorial /SpringLayout.htm

We also have exceptional support for all of the other native Swing and SWT
layouts (such as GridLayout)...
http://www.instantiations.com/windowbuilderpro/docs/layoutma nagers/swt_gridlayout.html

-Eric Clayberg
Sr. Vice President of Product Development
Instantiations, Inc.
http://www.instantiations.com
http://www.windowbuilderpro.com/

Author: "Eclipse: Building Commercial Quality Plug-ins"
http://www.awprofessional.com/title/0321228472
Re: New layout managers? [message #612954 is a reply to message #125228] Wed, 24 May 2006 14:40 Go to previous message
Jeff Myers is currently offline Jeff MyersFriend
Messages: 396
Registered: July 2009
Senior Member
Gerald,

As far as I know no one is actively working on supporting these layouts.
The documentation with pointers on how to start working on adding
layout support is here:
http://www.eclipse.org/vep/WebContent/docs/layout/ve_layout_ extensions.html
The best way to go about doing this is to look at the existing layout
managers source in the VE, and to ask a lot of questions in the ve-dev
mailing list.

Good luck!

- Jeff
Re: New layout managers? [message #612955 is a reply to message #125228] Wed, 24 May 2006 14:45 Go to previous message
Eclipse UserFriend
Originally posted by: richkulp.us.NO_SPAM.ibm.com

No one is working on these at this time. If there is someone who would
like to work on one and contribute as a patch, that would be great.

As of now, the custom layout support is not fully fleshed out. We do use
it for our own layout support but we don't have a tutorial on it, nor
has it been made into an API. However, here is a smattering of info we
have gathered together to at least get started.

http://www.eclipse.org/vep/WebContent/docs/layout/ve_layout_ extensions.html


Gerald B. Rosenberg wrote:
> Is anyone working on adding layout managers -- FormLayout, GroupLayout,
> SpringLayout?
>
> Thought I remembered seeing instructions on natively adding a layout
> manager to VE, but cannot seem to find it on eclipse.org. Pointer? Is
> there a complete worked example?
>
> --
> Gerald B. Rosenberg
> Certiv

--
Thanks,
Rich Kulp
Re: New layout managers? [message #612957 is a reply to message #125228] Wed, 24 May 2006 17:52 Go to previous message
Eric Clayberg is currently offline Eric ClaybergFriend
Messages: 979
Registered: July 2009
Location: Boston, MA
Senior Member
"Gerald B. Rosenberg" <no@ddress.now> wrote in message
news:MPG.1ede0d881526a61d989681@news.eclipse.org...
> Is anyone working on adding layout managers -- FormLayout, GroupLayout,
> SpringLayout?

If you need those layouts now, you should take a look at our (commercial)
WindowBuilder product.

WindowBuilder provides exceptional support for FormLayout (both SWT and
JGoodies), GroupLayout (*better* than Matisse) and SpringLayout...

SWT FormLayout...
http://www.instantiations.com/windowbuilderpro/docs/tutorial /FormLayout.htm

JGoodies FormLayout...
http://www.instantiations.com/windowbuilderpro/docs/layoutma nagers/jgoodies_formlayout.html
http://www.instantiations.com/windowbuilderpro/shots/jgoodie s_formlayout.html

"Matisse" GroupLayout...
http://www.instantiations.com/windowbuilderpro/docs/layoutma nagers/grouplayout.html
http://www.instantiations.com/windowbuilderpro/shots/groupla yout.html

Swing SpringLayout...
http://www.instantiations.com/windowbuilderpro/docs/tutorial /SpringLayout.htm

We also have exceptional support for all of the other native Swing and SWT
layouts (such as GridLayout)...
http://www.instantiations.com/windowbuilderpro/docs/layoutma nagers/swt_gridlayout.html

-Eric Clayberg
Sr. Vice President of Product Development
Instantiations, Inc.
http://www.instantiations.com
http://www.windowbuilderpro.com/

Author: "Eclipse: Building Commercial Quality Plug-ins"
http://www.awprofessional.com/title/0321228472
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