[news.eclipse.technology.epf] Re: Databinding and rich text editor

[Eric Rizzo <eclipse-news@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Mario Cervera wrote:
> Hi Eric,
>
> that's the class I'm using but the method modifyText is not invoked as 
> much as I'd like to. It's strange but it's invoked when I either use the 
> toolbar or press Del, back space... but not when I write simple 
> characters :S. The problem of this is that I have problems to set my 
> model as dirty.

Are you trying it on Eclipse 3.4? I know our class works on 3.3 - we get 
modify events as expected.

Eric


> Eric Rizzo escribió:
> > Mario Cervera wrote:
> > > Hi.
> > >
> > > I am trying to use databinding with the rich text editor. I've 
> > > managed to make it work by simply returning an instance of 
> > > RichTextObservableValue the same way observeText returns 
> > > TextObservableValue. RichTextObservableValue is a class I've 
> > > implemented which inherites from AbstractVetoableValue. Everything is 
> > > ok but I have problems with the modify listener, that is, the 
> > > ModifyEvent is not fired when I write in the RichTextEditor, 
> > > therefore my editor is not set as dirty. To my surprise, this event 
> > > is fired when pressing keys like delete, back space... but not when I 
> > > press simple characters. I don't understand what is going on. Has 
> > > anyone experienced anything similar? Has anyone got to make 
> > > databinding work with this editor?
> >
> > We use a custom RichTextObservableValue and it works correctly on 
> > Eclipse 3.3. I have not yet started testing our stuff on 3.4, however.
> > The class is in this package: 
> > <https://www.skywayperspectives.org/fisheye/browse/CVS_OpenSource/skyway/common/plugins/org.skyway.ui/src/org/skyway/ui/richtext> 
> >
> >
> > Hope this helps,
> >     Eric