Difference between revisions of "MoDisco/Components/ModelBrowser/New And Noteworthy"

Revision as of 09:18, 24 February 2011

0.8 M7

Extracted core functionality from the browser, so that it can be reused in other plug-ins (see UI Core). This makes it possible to embed model browsing functionality in any view. For example, plug-in infra.browser.uicore.examples.cnf demonstrates how to integrate the model browser in the Project Explorer (using the Common Navigator Framework) :

0.8 M6

• Editing support:
  • Create new children elements
  • Delete a model element (with all its references)
  • Cut/Copy/Paste
  • Undo/Redo
  • Edit attributes through the Properties view
  • Save and Save As
• Performance improvements
• For each metamodel, memorize and restore chosen customizations and facets when the browser is opened
• Support for contributions to the browser's context menu
• Option to show the EMF URI of each model element
• The browser is now automatically refreshed when one of its resources is externally modified

0.8 M5

• New option to display a unique ID on each model element ( ). This makes it easier to know whether two elements in the tree are equal.
• Removed the dialog that asked for the loading depth each time the browser was opened; replaced it by a preference in a new preference page.

0.8 M4

Customization

The browser is now extensively customizable through the use of uiCustom files:

These customizations can be easily created using a dedicated editor:

New options

• Sort links by type ()
• Show Ordering ():

Internationalization

The browser components are now fully internationalization ready.

New Look

Eclipse Forms look:

Less often used options are moved to a sub-menu in each toolbar so as to avoid cluttering the UI.

Linked resources

• The browser now allows displaying linked resources