[news.eclipse.platform.swt] Re: Automatic XML-based GUI generation

[Ali <saveez@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Ed,

Thanks for reminding me about EMF. A couple of points: First, I do not 
need to necessarily use the xml schema approach for this, do I? I only 
need the EMF(GMF) editor to edit my xml file in a nice way.

Second, the xml files originally hold the settings of a c++ library and 
eclipse is used a GUI in this context. When the EMF(GMF) editor opens 
this already existing xml file and modifies it, given the right EMF 
model properties, would it also write it back without messing up with 
things so that the file can be readable by the c++ library?


-Ali

Ed Merks wrote:
> Ali,
>
> Maybe EMF would serve that purpose:
> <http://help.eclipse.org/help33/index.jsp?topic=/org.eclipse.emf.doc/tutorials/xlibmod/xlibmod.html> 
>
>
>     http://help.eclipse.org/help33/index.jsp?topic=/org.eclipse.emf.doc/tutorials/xlibmod/xlibmod.html
>
> With GMF you could even generate a graphical editor for your model...
>
>
> Ali wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > Is there any way in SWT to automatically generate some GUI based on 
> > XML? In fact, I am looking for a 'graphical' way of editing XML files 
> > in the same way that one can edit 'properties' values of an object.
> >
> > On top of this, is there any way of loading an XML document to an 
> > eclipse properties view, editing and saving it back?