[news.eclipse.tools.gef] Re: draw2d.text indent strategy

["Rob Grzywinski" <rgrzywinski@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> Out of curiousity, what type of editor is this for?

Code.  (No, I haven't gone loco =D)

> I think that LineBox and boxes in general need to support "padding" and
> "insets".  For first line indentation, the LineBox would have left insets 
>  >
> 0.

We're on the same page here.  I'll tinker and see what develops.

> The BlockFlow is creating the LineBoxes, so I don't see why
> back-pointers are needed or for LineBox to become anything more than a
> struct (ok, with convenience methods).

I was being lazy this morning.  Of course it should just be getters/setters 
with the appropriate data.

> Inline Borders would be special borders with 6 types of "sides": TLBR, and
> right-continued, and left-continued.

Are you blue-skying at this point or is this something in the works?  I only 
ask to determine my own level of effort.  I'm more than happy to help with 
this but I don't want to noodle through something that's already been 
noodled through.


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Rob Grzywinski