Use GEF4 in your Eclipse E4 Application

Use GEF4 in your Eclipse E4 Application

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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:…

Contributing to Eclipse GEF

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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…