[news.eclipse.modeling.gmf] Re: Break between connection and ellipse

[Tatiana Fesenko <tatiana.fesenko@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Stephan,

I don't know any implementation for polygons. I think, you can implement 
it by yourself and contribute it to Eclipse in order to allow everybody to 
reuse it in the future.

Best wishes,
Tanya.

> Hi,
>
> how is this done for polygons?
>
> I asked the same question earlier ("SlidableAnchor and custom polygon
> as NodeFigure") but didn't get an working solution.
>
> Stephan
>
> Tatiana Fesenko schrieb:
>
> > Hi Torsten,
> >
> > We faced the same problem in UML2Tools. Collaboration and
> > CollaborationUse have ellipse shapes. All links were attached to the
> > accommodating rectangle, not to the ellipse by default.
> >
> > Using org.eclipse.gmf.runtime.gef.ui.internal.figures.OvalFigure or
> > any other figure implementing IOvalAnchorableFigure interface in
> > XXXEditPart#createNodePlate() should help.
> >
> > Best wishes,
> > Tanya.
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > i have a problem with the connections to a ellipse. There is alsway
> > > a break between the two figures. It looks like there is a invisible
> > > rectangle around the ellipse (look at the attachment).
> > >
> > > I tried so much but i don't find the mistake. :-(
> > >
> > > Can anybody help me?
> > >
> > > Greets
> > > Torsten