Difference between revisions of "UI Forms"

Revision as of 13:21, 22 August 2007

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Basis UI Forms enhancements in release 3.3: http://www.eclipse.org/eclipse/platform-ua/proposals/forms/enhancements-3.3/index.html

Plus, visual design information such as layout and colors.

When do you use forms inside a view/editor?

• Depends on audience and problem space
• Slickness of look
• Type, amount, and complexity of content, e.g., complex content is good in form content

Is it appropriate to use forms in a view that is not

• Yes
• Don't want to over use though since everything ends up looking the same
• Distinguish primary and secondary views by how you render elements in form
• Use forms API to varying degrees for secondary views
• Can also use GEF

Related comments:

• Overuse of model dialogs - eg. launch configuration
• Rethink this one and move it to forms
• Move away from modal dialogs
• Other dialogs that could be (have been) non-modal: Run, Preference -- but have to stay that way to not cause breakages
• Example of something complex that you can see or not see: XRay (by Chris Laffra), floating -- go to eclipsefaq.org/chris/xray