[news.eclipse.tools.gef] Re: where to store customized palette?

["Frank Dyck" <notmymail@xxxxxxxx>]

> > > I would save it in the preferences.  unless you want each editor view  
> > > to  have its own customized palette.
> > >
> > > Preferences store = yourPlugin.getDefault().getPluginPreferences();  
> > > //a  static method of grabbing your plugin, then getting the  
> > > preferences from  it
> >  Well actually the palette is more bound the resource you create with  
> > it.So IÂm thinking more property at the moment.
>
> Bound to the resource or the resource type?  Is your pallete more like  
> the outline view in that it presents some data from the Views model?

Bound to the resource. There is only one type that my editor opens.
I think i don`t understand the second question...
My palette provides tools to generate the views model.


> > But my question is more: How do i store it? ItÂs an rdf model.
>
> your asking how to store the model or how to store the palette? or both?

Store the palette (the palette-model :-))
Sorry about the misleading terms.
I convert the gef-palette to an RDFModel object which i can read/write to  
a file.


> > As far as i understand you normally add string properties to a  
> > property  page.
> > It also makes not much sense ATM do be able to edit it in either a   
> > property or preferences page. (Or iÂd have to put the whole   
> > PaletteCustomizer functionality into the page...)
>
> I had properties before I ever made my property editor page.  Gotta  
> start somewhere.

How do you setProperties of a Resource?
I`m a complete newbie to this.
I just added the example extension PropertyPage and looked at it a bit.
As far as i see it without the property page i would do something like  
this,
where i normally write the palette to a file:

ResourcesPlugin.getWorkspace().getRoot().setPersistentProperty(
    					new QualifiedName("", PALETTE_PROPERTY),
    							someShortStringValue);

Where the value should be representing the palette.

But setPersistentProperty says to store short strings as values.
I want to store an object of the type RDFModel.
I mean i can convert it to a String but it won`t be under 2KB short!


> > So at the moment I just want to store the rdf model or file somewhere   
> > along with the resource, and be able to load it on startup (from   
> > Editor.java) and get/set it from the customizerÂs  save/revertToSaved   
> > methods.
>
> again, im getting mixed up.  The rdf is the model, or the palette or is  
> this the same thing?  or is the resource the model?



:-) It`s pretty confusing/misleading.
I convert the palette to an rdf-model-object(from jena). So that is what i  
want to store.
(I want to be able to export it later and can already read in palettes  
from rdf files.)