[news.eclipse.tools.gef] Re: Direct Edit - Adding and Removing Edit Part

["Daniel Rozeboom" <Daniel.Rozeboom@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

So basically there's no good way to do this?  Would it be helpful for me to 
see this version of the Logic example you're referring to, or no?  Thanks in 
advance.

- Daniel
"Randy Hudson" <none@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message 
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> rich text cell editing is something that the GEF text work considers a 
> requirement. Unfortunately, that work is still isolated in an example due 
> to lack of feedback and clients to help establish the API.
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> At one point, we had the Logic example performing direct edit without 
> direct edit manager. In other words, the TextSelectionTool simple placed 
> the caret in the note object and started typing.
>
> "Daniel Rozeboom" <Daniel.Rozeboom@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message 
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>> Hi there,
>>
>>    I've seen a few fragments around for Direct Edit but it seems like a 
>> lot is still up in the air.  What I'm trying to do is implement a 
>> situation where I can direct edit a section of text in an edit part, but 
>> this direct editing should also allow the user to insert other types of 
>> edit parts (containing images, widgets, whatever) in the text.  I suppose 
>> this idea is similar to a WYSIWIG editor inside an edit part, but not 
>> quite so robust.
>>    Is this feasible?  If it will mean trying to write a whole new section 
>> of Draw2D or what have you, I can probably attempt to implement it in a 
>> pop-up dialog if it saves some trouble.  But I'm just not entirely clear 
>> on how the text facilities of Draw2D and the capabilities of direct edit 
>> will fit into the picture here.  Does anyone have some suggestions as to 
>> the best way this can be accomplished, or can you pinpoint certain 
>> features that I will have a very difficult time implementing through the 
>> current GEF/Draw2D facilities?  Thanks in advance.
>>
>> - Daniel
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