[news.eclipse.tools.gef] Re: How to get information from user in the get

["Pratik Shah" <ppshah@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Perhaps popping up a dialog when the tool is activated.

"Barry Andrews" <bandrews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> In my getCreateCommand() method in XYLayoutEditPolicy, I want to get
> information from the user, for example the name of the object to create.
> I had this working before, by bringing up an InputDialog in my
> CreateCommand, but I really wanted to get this information before then
> and just pass it to the command. But when I call the InputDialog from
> the getCreateCommand(), the dialog just pops up over and over. I realize
> it keeps popping up because every time I move the mouse, this method
> gets called. My question is what is the best way to get information from
> the user before an object is created?
>
> thanks so much!
>
> Barry