[news.eclipse.modeling.gmf] Re: need help on GMF graphic definition, ho

[diablo47@xxxxxxxxx (Bo Liu)]

Thanks a lot bluetlck.

I can't purely rely on the GMF and code generation stuff, do I?
As I have seen from the previous post about graphic definition, GEF is 
needed a lot.

Long way to go for my project. 8-]

> on GMF graphic definition,you can define PolyLine ,but the line's location 
> and length is fixed.

> so need use custom layout to set label's position and use custom border to 
> draw line and rectangle just like below:

> public 	class CustomBorder extends LineBorder {

> 	public void paint(IFigure figure, Graphics g, Insets insets) {

> 		tempRect.setBounds(getPaintRectangle(figure, insets));
> 		if (getWidth() % 2 == 1) {
> 			tempRect.width--;
> 			tempRect.height--;
> 		}
> 		tempRect.shrink(getWidth() / 2, getWidth() / 2);
> 		g.setLineWidth(getWidth());
> 		if (getColor() != null)
> 			g.setForegroundColor(getColor());
> 		g.drawRectangle(tempRect);
> 		g.drawLine(tempRect.x +30, tempRect.y 
> 				tempRect.x + 30, tempRect.y + tempRect.height);

> 	}
> }