reference/articles.html

<!doctype html public "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN">
<html>

<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1">
<title>GEF Documentation</title>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="http://dev.eclipse.org/default_style.css" type="text/css">
</head>

<body>

<font class="indextop">documentation</font><br>
<font class="indexsub">technical information for GEF developers </font>
<p>This is the one-stop shop for documentation regarding Draw2d and GEF. There are 
several articles as well as other links available here that explain how GEF and 
Draw2d work. Apart from what&#39;s available here, the Javadocs for the Draw2d and GEF 
projects and the <a href="../developer/faq.html#install_doc">integrated help</a> 
in Eclipse are good sources of information. You can also check out the FAQs and 
Gotchas on our <a href="../main.html">main page</a> for more help.</p>
<br>
<table cellpadding="3" width="100%" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse" bordercolor="#111111">
	<tr>
		<td align="LEFT" valign="TOP" colspan="2" bgcolor="#0070A0"><b>
		<font face="Arial,Helvetica" color="#FFFFFF">Articles</font></b></td>
	</tr>
	<tr>
		<td colspan="2">
		<p>The following articles have been written by the GEF Team or other members 
		of the Eclipse community.&nbsp; Contributions are welcome and encouraged.</p>
		<ul>
			<li><b>Interested in writing an article?</b>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; See
			<a href="http://www.eclipse.org/articles/contributing.html" target="_top">how to 
			contribute an article</a>.</li>
			<li>Have a request or idea, see <a href="#future">Future Articles</a>.</li>
		</ul>
		</td>
	</tr>
  <tr>
		<td align=RIGHT valign=TOP>
		<img src="http://eclipse.org/articles/images/Adarrow.gif" border=0 height=16 width=16></td>
		<td><font face="arial,helvetica,geneva" size=-1><b>
		<a href="http://www.eclipse.org/articles/Article-GEF-EMF/gef-emf.html">
		Using GEF with EMF</a></b> Chris Aniszczyk (IBM) June 8, 2005
		<br>
		The Graphical Editing Framework (GEF) provides a framework for
		creating visual editors while being model agnostic. In most cases, people
		bring their own model which tend to be based on Plain Old Java Objects
		(POJOs). An alternative using POJOs is the Eclipse Modeling Framework
		(EMF), which provides many features for manipulating models that aren't
		found in POJOs. The purpose of this article is to build upon the shapes
		example provided by GEF using the Eclipse Modeling Framework (EMF) and to
		provide an introduction using EMF based models in GEF based editors.
		</font></td>
	</tr>
	<tr>
		<td align="RIGHT" valign="TOP">
		<img src="http://eclipse.org/articles/images/Adarrow.gif" border="0" height="16" width="16"></td>
		<td><font face="arial,helvetica,geneva" size="-1"><b>
		<a href="http://eclipse.org/articles/Article-GEF-diagram-editor/shape.html">
		A Shape Diagram Editor</a></b> Bo Majewski (Cisco) December 8, 2004<br>
		Graphical Editing Framework (GEF) provides a powerful foundation for creating 
		editors for visual editing of arbitrary models. Its effectiveness lies in 
		a modular build, fitting use of design patterns, and decoupling of components 
		that comprise a full, working editor. To a newcomer, the sheer number and 
		variety of concepts and techniques present in GEF may feel intimidating. 
		However, once learned and correctly used, they help to develop highly scalable 
		and easy to maintain software. This article aims to provide a gentle yet 
		comprehensive introduction to GEF. It describes a shape diagram editor - 
		a small, fully functional test case of core concepts.</font></td>
	</tr>
	<tr>
		<td align="RIGHT" valign="TOP">
		<img src="http://eclipse.org/articles/images/Adarrow.gif" border="0" height="16" width="16"></td>
		<td><font face="arial,helvetica,geneva" size="-1"><b>
		<a href="http://eclipse.org/articles/Article-GEF-editor/gef-schema-editor.html">
		Building a Database Schema Diagram Editor with GEF</a></b> Phil Zoio (Realsolve 
		Solutions) September 27, 2004<br>
		GEF is a very powerful framework for visually creating and editing models. 
		With a small initial investment, even the relative Eclipse novice can be 
		quickly up and running, building applications with graphical editing capabilities. 
		To illustrate, this article uses a relational database schema diagram editor 
		with a deliberately simplified underlying model, but with enough bells and 
		whistles to show some of the interesting features of GEF at work.</font></td>
	</tr>
	<tr>
		<td align="RIGHT" valign="TOP">
		<img src="http://eclipse.org/articles/images/Adarrow.gif" border="0" height="16" width="16"></td>
		<td><font face="arial,helvetica,geneva" size="-1"><b>
		<a href="http://eclipse.org/articles/Article-GEF-Draw2d/GEF-Draw2d.html">
		Display a UML Diagram using Draw2D</a></b> Daniel Lee (IBM) August 25, 2003<br>
		The Graphical Editing Framework (GEF) ships with a painting and layout plug-in 
		called Draw2D. Draw2D provides figures and layout managers which form the 
		graphical layer of a GEF application. This article focuses only on the use 
		of Draw2D to render a simple UML class diagram. While Draw2D can be used 
		for standalone purposes, it is not an editing framework. Most applications 
		will use the GEF plug-in as the editing layer.</font></td>
	</tr>
	<tr>
		<td align="RIGHT" valign="TOP">
		<img src="http://eclipse.org/articles/images/Adarrow.gif" border="0" height="16" width="16"></td>
		<td><font face="arial,helvetica,geneva" size="-1"><b>
		<a href="http://eclipse.org/articles/Article-GEF-dnd/GEF-dnd.html">Using 
		Native Drag and Drop with GEF</a></b> Eric Bordeau (IBM) August 25, 2003<br>
		Native drag and drop provides the ability to drag data from one GUI object 
		to another GUI object, which could potentially be in another application. 
		GEF allows access to the operating system&#39;s underlying drag and drop infrastructure 
		through SWT. This article will provide an in-depth look at GEF&#39;s drag and 
		drop functionality and show some simple examples of how to take advantage 
		of this API.</font></td>
	</tr>
	<tr>
		<td align="RIGHT" valign="TOP">
		<img src="http://eclipse.org/articles/images/Adarrow.gif" border="0" height="16" width="16"></td>
		<td><font face="arial,helvetica,geneva" size="-1"><b>
		<a href="http://www-106.ibm.com/developerworks/opensource/library/os-gef/" target="_top">
		Create an Eclipse-based Application using the Graphical Editing Framework</a></b> 
		Randy Hudson (IBM) July 29, 2003<br>
		This article describes the initial steps involved in creating an Eclipse-based 
		application using the Graphical Editing Framework (GEF). GEF has been used 
		to build a variety of applications for Eclipse, including state diagrams, 
		activity diagrams, class diagrams, GUI builders for AWT, Swing and SWT, 
		and process flow editors. Eclipse and GEF are both open source technologies. 
		They are also included in IBM&#39;s WebSphere Studio Workbench.</font></td>
	</tr>
</table>
&nbsp;
<table border="0" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse" bordercolor="#111111" width="100%" id="table1">
	<tr>
		<td bgcolor="#0070A0"><font color="#FFFFFF"><b><a name="external0">Miscellaneous</a></b></font></td>
	</tr>
	<tr>
		<td>Slides from <a href="http://www.eclipsecon.org/2005/">EclipseCon 2005</a>
			<ul>
				<li><a href="GEF%20Tutorial%202005.ppt">GEF In Depth</a> tutorial</li>
				<li><a href="EclipseCon2005-Session.ppt">The Graphical Editing Framework</a> session</li>
			</ul>
		</td>
	</tr>
</table>
&nbsp;
<table border="0" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse" bordercolor="#111111" width="100%">
	<tr>
		<td colspan="3" bgcolor="#0070A0"><font color="#FFFFFF"><b>
		<a name="future">Future Articles</a></b></font></td>
	</tr>
	<tr>
		<td>&nbsp;</td>
		<td><b>Votes</b></td>
		<td><b>Abstract</b></td>
	</tr>
	<tr>
		<td>
		<img src="http://eclipse.org/articles/images/Adarrow.gif" border="0" width="16" height="16"></td>
		<td>2</td>
		<td><u>Coordinate Systems in Draw2D</u> &#8211; Randy Hudson (IBM)</td>
	</tr>
	<tr>
		<td>
		<img src="http://eclipse.org/articles/images/Adarrow.gif" border="0" width="16" height="16"></td>
		<td></td>
		<td><u>Customizing the GEF Palette</u> &#8211; Pratik Shah (IBM)</td>
	</tr>
	<tr>
		<td>
		<img src="http://eclipse.org/articles/images/Adarrow.gif" border="0" width="16" height="16"></td>
		<td></td>
		<td><u>Accessibility in GEF</u> &#8211; Pratik Shah (IBM)</td>
	</tr>
	<tr>
		<td>&nbsp;</td>
		<td>&nbsp;</td>
		<td><br>
		Submit additional ideas to the mailing list.</td>
	</tr>
</table>
<br>
&nbsp;
<table border="0" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse" bordercolor="#111111" width="100%">
	<tr>
		<td colspan="3" bgcolor="#0070A0"><font color="#FFFFFF"><b>
		<a name="external">External Links</a></b></font></td>
	</tr>
	<tr>
		<td colspan="3">The following are links to some external sites that provide 
		more information about GEF. The GEF team does not verify all of the postings 
		on these sites. Nevertheless, they are usually good sources of information. 
		To report any other links that can go here, post a note on the GEF newsgroup.</td>
	</tr>
	<tr>
		<td>&nbsp;</td>
		<td><b>Link</b></td>
		<td><b>Information</b></td>
	</tr>
	<tr>
		<td>
		<img src="http://eclipse.org/articles/images/Adarrow.gif" border="0" width="16" height="16"></td>
		<td>
		<a href="http://publib-b.boulder.ibm.com/Redbooks.nsf/RedbookAbstracts/sg246302.html?OpenDocument">
		IBM Redbook</a></td>
		<td>IBM&#39;s Redbook provides detailed information and walks you through creating 
		a simple GEF-based plug-in.</td>
	</tr>
	<tr>
		<td>
		<img src="http://eclipse.org/articles/images/Adarrow.gif" border="0" width="16" height="16"></td>
		<td><a href="http://eclipsewiki.editme.com/GEF">Eclipse Wiki</a></td>
		<td>Lots of good information here. In particular, the
		<a href="http://eclipsewiki.editme.com/GefDescription">GEF description</a>.</td>
	</tr>
	<tr>
		<td>
		<img src="http://eclipse.org/articles/images/Adarrow.gif" border="0" width="16" height="16"></td>
		<td><a href="http://www.manning.com/scarpino">SWT/JFace In Action</a></td>
		<td>A book that can provide more information about Draw2d/GEF.</td>
	</tr>
	<tr>
		<td>
		<img src="http://eclipse.org/articles/images/Adarrow.gif" border="0" width="16" height="16"></td>
		<td><a href="http://www13.plala.or.jp/observe/index.html#draw2d">Observe 
		Eclipse</a></td>
		<td>This site has several Draw2d and GEF tutorials in Japanese.</td>
	</tr>
	<tr>
		<td>
		<img src="http://eclipse.org/articles/images/Adarrow.gif" border="0" width="16" height="16"></td>
		<td><a href="http://www.eclipseteam.de/wiki/bin/view/Public/EclipseGef">
		eclipseteam</a></td>
		<td>Another site, this time in German.</td>
	</tr>
</table>
<p>&nbsp;</p>

</body>

</html>