Re: [gef-dev] GEF figure library

[Anthony Hunter <anthonyh@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Ian, you described the situation perfectly.


While technically possible, the effort
involved makes no sense given the number of other outstanding bugs and
feature requests in both projects.

Cheers...
Anthony
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From:	Ian Bull <irbull@xxxxxxxxx>
To:	GEF development <gef-dev@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date:	22/02/2007 12:45 PM
Subject:	Re: [gef-dev] GEF figure library

---

Sebu,

I agree with you that some of these features should be refactored back
to GEF / Draw2D. However, refactoring always takes a back seat 
especially when there is other work to do. I am neither a GEF or GMF 
developer, but I appreciate that the current developers are busy and 
this type of refactoring is not a high priority.  I don't know the
details of GMF SVG reader, but I doubt it depends on much (unless of 
course they used EMF, then this refactoring can't take place).  You
could probably just get the SVG reader from the GMF source repository.

Anthony, do you think that moving the SVG reader to GEF is:
1) technically possibly?
2) feasible within the currently development cycle?

cheers,
Ian

Sebu Koleth wrote:
> GMF does have a lot of capabilities. However, there
> are several projects that do not need the full weight
> of GMF, but rather they need a good part of the
> graphical capabilities of GMF without the model part.
> The next step for the GEF/GMF teams should be to move
> the purely graphical capabilities of GMF into GEF. And
> this has to happen real soon. Otherwise alternate
> toolkits will take their place.
>
> Sebu.
>
> --- Anthony Hunter <anthonyh@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>   
>> Hi Ian,
>>
>> GMF does support SVG images taking advantage of
>> Batik.
>>
>> Cheers...
>> Anthony
>> --
>> Anthony Hunter mailto:anthonyh@xxxxxxxxxx
>> Software Development Manager: Eclipse Open Source
>> Components
>> IBM Rational Software: Aurora / Modeling Tools 
>> Phone: 613-591-7037
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> From:
>> Ian Bull <irbull@xxxxxxxxx>
>> To:
>> GEF development <gef-dev@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Date:
>> 21/02/2007 02:01 AM
>> Subject:
>> Re: [gef-dev] GEF figure library
>>
>>
>> I looked at creating an SVG parser that reads SVG
>> and produces an 
>> IFigure.  This way you can design figures in SVG and
>> use them in GEF / 
>> Draw2D / GMF. 
>>
>> The Batik SVG parser can be adapted for this
>> purpose. I think it would 
>> be cool to include this with Draw2D, although I'm
>> not sure about 
>> licensing issues with Batik.
>>
>> cheers,
>> ian
>>
>>
>> Kenneth Rabe wrote:
>>     
>>> I'm not entirely sure if this is the right place
>>>       
>> to ask, but can't 
>>     
>>> find anywhere better.
>>>
>>> I'm looking for some GEF figures that look/act
>>>       
>> like a gauges (i.e. 
>>     
>>> speedometer, compass, etc.).  I'd love to find
>>>       
>> either an Eclipse 
>>     
>>> project that has built some of these, an open
>>>       
>> source library, or a 
>>     
>>> commercial set that I could purchase.  If anyone
>>>       
>> knows of such a 
>>     
>>> thing, I'd really appreciate being pointed in the
>>>       
>> right direction.
>>     
>>> Thank you,
>>>
>>> Ken Rabe
>>>
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