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SWT has been developed as a light-weight library to establish rich java GUI programmes, but there still are some popular features that current widget does not have. For example,the combo box widget still does not support an image item or a mix(image and text).Actually,there are many aspects for basic SWT widgets to be enhanced. Here, my work is just to add some basic and popular features to some widgets in SWT or Nebula. | SWT has been developed as a light-weight library to establish rich java GUI programmes, but there still are some popular features that current widget does not have. For example,the combo box widget still does not support an image item or a mix(image and text).Actually,there are many aspects for basic SWT widgets to be enhanced. Here, my work is just to add some basic and popular features to some widgets in SWT or Nebula. | ||
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===Enhance some basic widgets in SWT or Nebula=== | ===Enhance some basic widgets in SWT or Nebula=== | ||
* '''rich combo box''': this combo box will support image and mix(image and text) | * '''rich combo box''': this combo box will support image and mix(image and text) | ||
| − | I have found that there are two ways of implements such | + | I have found that there are two ways of implements such an extended combobox widget. The following are two web page links about method to implement such an enhanced combo box: |
| − | ''Enhancing the Combo-Widget with Images'' | + | ''Enhancing the Combo-Widget with Images'' [http://www.richclient2.eu/2006_03_03/enhancing-the-combo-widget-with-images/] |
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| − | The first implementation is a good way to fulfil such a | + | The first implementation is a good way to fulfil such a feature,in which it just make some modifications of combobox source code in SWT. It just replaces the List in ComboBox with a Table or CTable , so it's very simple and we do not need consider much about cross-platform problems.But what the problem is: the SWT group may not accept it because it is just a workaround to add this feature: a table to show a list, strange?. |
| − | + | ''ComboBoxEx'' [http://www.milewski.ws/2009/04/combo-box-with-images-in-swt/] | |
| − | + | The second way may be a good style that SWT group or at least Nebula group think it's a good idea .But there are many problems in it, of which the most import problem is the cross-platform problem because it is built on JNI(Java Native Access library) which depends on Windows native features. | |
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I have reported this as an enhancement bug and you can see the details of it at [https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=275285 Bug 275285] | I have reported this as an enhancement bug and you can see the details of it at [https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=275285 Bug 275285] | ||
* '''cell merging capabilities in Grid''': enhance this widget to support row merge | * '''cell merging capabilities in Grid''': enhance this widget to support row merge | ||
| − | + | The [http://www.eclipse.org/nebula/widgets/grid/grid.php Grid] widget is a spreadsheet/table component that offers features not currently found in the base SWT Table.It offers features like cell selection,column grouping,column spanning,row headers and so on,which are not currently supported in the base SWT Table.But this Nebula widget currently only supports column merging,but row merging not.So I think it would be a good idea to add this feature because it is a popular and very-often-used feature.(''This idea comes from Ivar Meikas,who is my mentor in this google summer code.Then many thanks to him!'') | |
===Fix bugs=== | ===Fix bugs=== | ||
* [https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=189888 Bug 189888][Nebula]''Request for IP Address input widget control'' | * [https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=189888 Bug 189888][Nebula]''Request for IP Address input widget control'' | ||
| − | There should be a widget control to input an ip address for SWT package,then I | + | There should be a widget control to input an ip address for SWT package,then I find it is just a bug which has been reported in Nebula.But I haven't found that somebody has fixed it.Inputting an ip address is a popular and often used functionality,so I'll try to fix it. |
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== Source code == | == Source code == | ||
The code will be hosted on google code. | The code will be hosted on google code. | ||
Revision as of 23:21, 9 August 2009
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Personal Info
Name: Zhong Nanhai
GTalk: higerinbeijing@gmail.com
Mentor: Ivar Meikas
About
SWT has been developed as a light-weight library to establish rich java GUI programmes, but there still are some popular features that current widget does not have. For example,the combo box widget still does not support an image item or a mix(image and text).Actually,there are many aspects for basic SWT widgets to be enhanced. Here, my work is just to add some basic and popular features to some widgets in SWT or Nebula.
Preliminary Ideas
Enhance some basic widgets in SWT or Nebula
- rich combo box: this combo box will support image and mix(image and text)
I have found that there are two ways of implements such an extended combobox widget. The following are two web page links about method to implement such an enhanced combo box:
Enhancing the Combo-Widget with Images [1]
The first implementation is a good way to fulfil such a feature,in which it just make some modifications of combobox source code in SWT. It just replaces the List in ComboBox with a Table or CTable , so it's very simple and we do not need consider much about cross-platform problems.But what the problem is: the SWT group may not accept it because it is just a workaround to add this feature: a table to show a list, strange?.
ComboBoxEx [2]
The second way may be a good style that SWT group or at least Nebula group think it's a good idea .But there are many problems in it, of which the most import problem is the cross-platform problem because it is built on JNI(Java Native Access library) which depends on Windows native features.
I have reported this as an enhancement bug and you can see the details of it at Bug 275285
- cell merging capabilities in Grid: enhance this widget to support row merge
The Grid widget is a spreadsheet/table component that offers features not currently found in the base SWT Table.It offers features like cell selection,column grouping,column spanning,row headers and so on,which are not currently supported in the base SWT Table.But this Nebula widget currently only supports column merging,but row merging not.So I think it would be a good idea to add this feature because it is a popular and very-often-used feature.(This idea comes from Ivar Meikas,who is my mentor in this google summer code.Then many thanks to him!)
Fix bugs
- Bug 189888[Nebula]Request for IP Address input widget control
There should be a widget control to input an ip address for SWT package,then I find it is just a bug which has been reported in Nebula.But I haven't found that somebody has fixed it.Inputting an ip address is a popular and often used functionality,so I'll try to fix it.
Source code
The code will be hosted on google code.