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

[flavio.donze@xxxxxxxxx (Flavio Donzé)]

Hello

I'm using Eclipse 3.5.0 having the same problem, the ModifyListener is not 
notified after text was tipped.

Was there any work done on this issue? Does a bug report exists? Should I 
report one? Is there a workaround available?

greets
Flavio

Mario Cervera wrote:

> Yes I am using eclipse 3.4.0, maybe that's the reason :(

> Eric Rizzo escribió:
> > 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