[news.eclipse.tools.gef] Re: [Zest] - Open Questions Evaluating Zes t???

[andrea.zoppello@xxxxxx (Andrea Zoppello)]

Hi Ian,

Thx for the point 1).

2) Regards image map, i know there are some problems with some browser with
the png rendering but i think it should be possible. BTW the image format
is not a problem for me.

My goal is to start from the Zest View, then to have the graph image to 
include in a HTML file with an image map where the regions are close to 
the nodes position. This feature will enable me ( for example to use the 
graph for my IM model ) in a web application.

3) Just opened this https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=284972

Andrea
Ian Bull wrote:

> > 1)One of my requirements is to be able to export the graph view
> > generated by zest to an image (jpg gif, or svg ), but i've not
> > found a way to do this.. Is this possible??

> Yes, entirely. I use this in the PDE View to create a screenshot of the 
graph. This is done by adding a paint listener, and painting the graph to a 
file instead of the canvas.


> > 2)Another interesting thing that would be interesting is to have 
> > the Zest Graph view exported to an image where i could apply
> > an HTML image map, for each of the node of my graph

> I haven't seen this done before.  I don't know much about image map files, 
can you do this with pngs?


> > 3) Is there a Zest layout where connections, between nodes will
> > be draw using "Manhattan" style????

> This hasn't been done, but it should be possible.  Zest renders on Draw2D, 
and Draw2D support Manhattan styles. Can you open a bug for this?

> Thxs

> Andrea