This post follows up the mailing list discussion on [ide-dev] about Ctr-1driven development in Eclipse. Default XML Editor As first thing, I suggest to put the current WTP XML editor as default editor in Eclipse SDK. It might be that someone wants a lighter, streamlined XML editor, but I’m pretty sure the Eclipse community can deal…
Quick reference on Eclipse E4 Spies I use for development and debug of Eclipse E4 RCP Applications. Eclipse Spy Shortcuts: ALT+SHIFT+ ( F1 | F2 | F3 | F5 | F6 | F8 | F9 | F10 | F12 ) Running platform: Mars SDK added by all plugins in platformUiTools.psf, plus the live editors plugin. Test…
This post quickly explains how to run GEF4 examples in an Eclipse E4 Application. Basic Concepts No more Draw2D. GEF4 uses JavaFx Scene and Parent In a Scene graph we can put SWTControls (heavyweight) and Figures (lightweight) a CanvasFigure (lightweight) Environment Setup First of all, mind that all the installation details are explained in the GEF/Contributor_Guide . Note:…
XYGraph Charting download Nebula Visualization components from nebula release update site. Create a new E4 Application After the application is created, open plugin dependencies then add the following two plugins org.eclipse.nebula.visualization.xygraph org.eclipse.draw2d As you see below Now, add a part to your E4 Application and put the code you see below Finally, you have lo…
The Eclipse4 project is a cluster of related technologies for building extensible component-based applications [e4 whitepaper]. This article explains only how to contribute to the E4 Tools project, by using a concrete use case: “contribute to the model editor”. References https://projects.eclipse.org/projects/eclipse.e4/developer https://wiki.eclipse.org/E4_setup_source_code Clone E4 Tools src from Gerrit The https URL to connect the E4…
Nebula project is an aggregator where different Eclipse projects and independent contributors collaborate on building Custom SWT widgets and reusable UI-Components useable in UI-Applications built using SWT, JFace and RAP. main references: Nebula project website Eclipse Wiki: Nebula Contributions Nebula technology project overview, developer resources, Nebula builds, Nebula open bugs. Get the Code and Setup Git…
Any E4 Application is based on the application model, which is generated starting from an EMF Model. This model is available in the project org.eclipse.e4.ui.model.workbench, hosted in the eclipse.platform.ui repository. Open model>UIElements.ecore to see the EMF Model The basic elements, like Part, CompositePart, InputPart, etc.. are defined under the basic package-node If you open the…
Environment Setup and Source Code As prerequisite we will need to get Eclipse SDK and add the E4 Tools. in this tutorial we use Eclipse IDE for Eclipse Committers 4.5.0 M5 plus the E4 Tools I20150105-1100. The source code for this examples is in project com.asegno.e4app.first , clonable from https://github.com/psuzzi/asegno.git repo. Create an E4 RCP Application CTRL+N > type “4” , select…
reference prepare dev environment: java 7 or 8 + javafx libs. JavaFX not visible to OSGi classpath: According reference some check is required to ensure a proper JVM is installed and JavaFx library is accessible install e(fx)clipse JavaFX-PDE_Integration and additional features, from Kepler, Luna, Mars Nightly or Mars Milestones update sites. Install CDO Version Management…
Since BIRT charting is complex, here are some tips to understand this better. Source code for BIRT examples The most effective way to develop applications using BIRT charting API is to get the source code for org.eclipse.birt.chart.examples on your workspace; run the chart examples and then write your own code. To do this: Get the clone…