[news.eclipse.tools.gef] Re: draw2d: label follows figure

[Aleksandr Kravets <aleksandr_kravets@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

But the image and label will be part of one figure, and perimeter of 
handles will go around both image and label. Ok, this is a better 
picture of what I am talking about: 
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/146/361592242_a221ec83c1.jpg?v=0

So only image is selectable, dragable and can be connected to or from, 
label is just a satellite that follows this image figure always at the 
same location.

I don't know may be this is not even possible?

thanks,
Alex

Nhu Le wrote:
> If you want a label that is always at the same location wrt the figure, 
> then you have to create your own figure with some transparent border to 
> put the label (to create the illusion that the label is outside the 
> figure).  Look into getHandleBounds() of interface HandleBounds.
>
> If you want a label that can be moved anywhere on the screen (like in 
> the case of a label of a port for a component) then you may want to 
> create another layer for your labels and create a label locator class 
> (extends AbstractLocator).  The parent-child figure relationship will 
> obviously not like usual but since the label should be the leaf of the 
> relationship tree, you can probably create a simple (like getOwner()???) 
> just so that you can get to the figure from the label (to replace 
> getParent()).
>
> Nhu
>
> Aleksandr Kravets wrote:
> > Hello,
> >
> > In my GEF application I have a figure which is basically an 
> > ImageFigure. I am looking for a way to create a label that follows 
> > that figure. I tried using DelegatingLayout on my figure, but of 
> > course the label is positioned in the figure, may be there is a way to 
> > offset the positioning of the label so it's outside the figure?
> >
> > Thanks for your help,
> > Alex