[news.eclipse.platform.swt] Re: question on 2d package

["Sunil Kamath" <sunil_kamath@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Fintan Mac Cormack <fintan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I am working on an eclipse application and want to display simple 2
> dimensional shapes using lines. I would also like to be able to zoom
> in and out on the shapes and pan across them without the line
> thickness changing and when you click on the line it could display
> information about itself such as length, angle etc. I am new to SWT
> and i believe they have a graphics capability, would this be adequate?
>
> Another option would be to use the swing 2D api as i believe you can
> now add a swing component to the an SWT one, would this be a better
> option?
> Later on in this applications development i would like to add 3D
> support using the SWT open GL or the SWT with JOGL. Would i be better
> off learning the 3D libraries first and then uses them to display the
> 2D images and if so which Libraries would be the best to use?
>

GEF should be able to cover all your 2D needs- not so sure about 3D.
http://www.eclipse.org/gef

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Sunil