AW: [jwt-dev] View extension point and default views

["Christian Saad" <christian.saad@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Rodrigue,

you are right, currently it's not possible to deactivate the default views
in an elegant way without removing the internal view files or deactivating
the loading mechanism. We're currently planning to redo the whole view stuff
(e.g. bugs 249437, 248565 or 249437) to give it a better internal layout and
add additional features like changing the names in the palette/properties
view/outline along with the figure, allowing elements to have different
positions in different views and introducing a nice XML-based configuration
format and - of course - a new view editor. 
So in the course of this restructuring we're going to consider your request
(I opened a bug: 256134), however I'm not quite sure if using an extension
point would be the right approach since these are usually used to add
functions rather that switching them off. Also, different plugins that are
loaded at the same time could cause conflicting requirements. Would you be
ok if we put an option in the Eclipse preferences menu that allows to switch
off the default views or would this be not sufficient to your demands?

Regards,
Chris


> -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
> Von: jwt-dev-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jwt-dev-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxx]
> Im Auftrag von Rodrigue Le Gall
> Gesendet: Freitag, 21. November 2008 16:37
> An: Java Workflow Toolbox
> Betreff: [jwt-dev] View extension point and default views
> 
> Hi community,
> 
> I need to associate a FigureFactory to a View. To do that I use the
> view extension point. It's pretty cool. I have my new view with my
> figurefactory.
> 
> But the default views are still here. I haven't found a pretty way to
> delete these views. Actually I delete the view files in the JWT plugin
> (in views folder).
> Is there another way to do that directly in the configuration of my
> plugin?
> 
> If not, I suggest an extension point in order to choose if we want to
> use the default views.
> 
> Thoughts?
> 
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