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       <h1>
                     Project Plan For
                         <a href="http://www.eclipse.org/projects/project_summary.php?projectid=tools.gef">Graphical Editing Framework (GEF)</a>, version 3.7.0</h1>
       <div id="toc">
         <p>
           <a name="toc">
             <strong>Table of Contents</strong>
           </a>
         </p>
         <ul>
           <li>
             <a href="#introduction">Introduction</a>
           </li>
           <li>
             <a href="#release_deliverables">
                        Release Deliverables
                     </a>
           </li>
           <li>
             <a href="#release_milestones">
                        Release Milestones
                     </a>
           </li>
           <li>
             <a href="#target_environments">
                         Target Environments
                     </a>
           </li>
           <li>
             <a href="#compatibility">
                         Compatibility with Previous Releases
                     </a>
           </li>
           <li>
             <a href="#themes_and_priorities">
                         Themes and Priorities
                     </a>
           </li>
         </ul>
       </div>
       <h2>
         <a name="introduction">Introduction</a>
       </h2>
       <p>This document lays out the feature and API set for the
 			next
 			feature release of the Graphical Editing Framework (GEF)
 			project,
 			designated release 3.7.0. The GEF Project is comprised of the GEF, Draw2d and Zest components.</p>
       <h2>
         <a name="release_deliverables">Release Deliverables</a>
       </h2>
       <p>
 			The release deliverables are:
 			<ul>
 				<li>
 					GEF source code for the release is available in the eclipse.org
 					<a href="http://dev.eclipse.org/viewcvs/index.cgi/?cvsroot=Tools_Project">CVS
 						repositories</a>
 					.
 				</li>
 				<li>GEF runtime binaries and SDK distributions
 					(downloadable).
 				</li>
 				<li>GEF runtime binaries and SDK features on eclipse.org
 					update
 					site
 					(install via Eclipse update manager).</li>
 			</ul>
 		</p>
       <p>
         <a href="#toc">Table of Contents</a>
       </p>
       <h2>
         <a name="release_milestones">Release Milestones</a>
       </h2>
       <p>
 				GEF builds are available weekly as Integration builds. GEF
 				Milestone
 				Releases are approximately one week after the
 				Eclipse Milestone
 				Releases. It is anticipated that GEF will synchronize its
 				release
 				milestones with the

 					Indigo release schedule

 				.
 			</p>
       <table border="1" align="center">
         <tr>
           <td>
             <b>M1</b>
           </td>
           <td>08/16/2010</td>
           <td/>
         </tr>
         <tr>
           <td>
             <b>M2</b>
           </td>
           <td>09/27/2010</td>
           <td/>
         </tr>
         <tr>
           <td>
             <b>M3</b>
           </td>
           <td>11/08/2010</td>
           <td/>
         </tr>
         <tr>
           <td>
             <b>M4</b>
           </td>
           <td>12/13/2010</td>
           <td/>
         </tr>
         <tr>
           <td>
             <b>M5</b>
           </td>
           <td>01/31/2011</td>
           <td/>
         </tr>
         <tr>
           <td>
             <b>M6</b>
           </td>
           <td>03/14/2011</td>
           <td>
             <p>API freeze</p>
           </td>
         </tr>
         <tr>
           <td>
             <b>M7</b>
           </td>
           <td>05/02/2011</td>
           <td>
             <p>Feature Freeze</p>
           </td>
         </tr>
         <tr>
           <td>
             <b>RC1</b>
           </td>
           <td>05/16/2011</td>
           <td/>
         </tr>
         <tr>
           <td>
             <b>RC2</b>
           </td>
           <td>05/23/2011</td>
           <td/>
         </tr>
         <tr>
           <td>
             <b>RC3</b>
           </td>
           <td>05/30/2011</td>
           <td/>
         </tr>
         <tr>
           <td>
             <b>RC4</b>
           </td>
           <td>06/06/2011</td>
           <td/>
         </tr>
         <tr>
           <td>
             <b>Final</b>
           </td>
           <td>06/13/2011</td>
           <td/>
         </tr>
         <tr>
           <td>
             <b>Indigo GA</b>
           </td>
           <td>06/22/2011</td>
           <td/>
         </tr>
       </table>
       <p>
         <a href="#toc">Table of Contents</a>
       </p>
       <h2>
         <a name="target_environments">Target Environments</a>
       </h2>
       <p>
 			GEF 3.7 will support all operating environments supported by the
 			Eclipse
 			Platform itself. For a list of supported environments, refer
 			to the Target Environments list in the
 			<a href="http://www.eclipse.org/projects/project-plan.php?projectid=eclipse.platform">
 				Eclipse Project 3.7 plan</a>
 		</p>
       <p>
         <a href="#toc">Table of Contents</a>
       </p>
       <h2>
         <a name="compatibility">Compatibility with Previous Releases</a>
       </h2>
       <p>GEF 3.7 will be upwards compatible with GEF 3.6 to the
 			greatest
 			extent
 			possible. Any exceptions will be noted in the 3.7
 			release notes so that
 			clients
 			can assess the impact of these changes on
 			their plug-ins and products.</p>
       <p>
 			<b>API Contract Compatibility:</b>
 			GEF 3.7 will be upwards
 			contract-compatible with GEF 3.6 unless noted.
 			This means that programs in full
 			compliance with contracts specified
 			in 3.6 APIs will automatically be
 			in full
 			compliance with 3.7 APIs.
 			Refer to

 			<a href="http://wiki.eclipse.org/index.php/Evolving_Java-based_APIs"> Evolving
 				Java-based APIs</a>

 			for a discussion of the kinds of API changes that maintain
 			contract
 			compatibility.
 		</p>
       <p>
 			<b>Binary (plug-in) Compatibility:</b>
 			GEF 3.7 will be upwards binary-compatible with GEF 3.6 unless noted.
 			This means that plug-ins built for GEF 3.6 will continue to work
 			correctly in 3.7 without change. Plug-ins with hard-coded references
 			in
 			their plug-in manifest file to the 3.6 version of GEF
 			plug-ins will
 			work in 3.7 provided the version match rule is
 			"greaterOrEqual" or
 			"compatible" (the default); references using "perfect" or
 			"equivalent" match
 			rules will be broken. Refer to

 			<a href="http://wiki.eclipse.org/index.php/Evolving_Java-based_APIs"> Evolving
 				Java-based APIs</a>

 			for a discussion of the kinds of API changes that maintain
 			binary
 			compatibility.
 		</p>
       <p>
 			<b>Source Compatibility:</b>
 			GEF 3.7 will be upwards source-compatible
 			with GEF 3.6 to the greatest
 			extent possible. This means that source
 			files
 			written to use 3.6 APIs
 			can often be successfully compiled and run against
 			GEF
 			3.7 APIs. Since
 			source incompatibilities are easy to deal with,
 			maintaining
 			source
 			compatibility is considered much less important than maintaining
 			contract
 			and binary compatibility. The addition of a single method
 			anywhere could
 			be an incompatible source change. For this reason,
 			source-incompatibilities will not be noted.
 		</p>
       <p>
 			<b>Non-compliant usage of API's</b>
 			: All non-API methods and classes, and
 			certainly everything in a
 			package with "internal" in its name, are considered
 			implementation
 			details which may vary between operating environment
 			and are
 			subject to
 			change without notice. Client plug-ins that directly depend on
 			anything other than what is specified as API are inherently
 			unsupportable and
 			receive no guarantees about compatibility within a
 			single release much less
 			with
 			an earlier releases. Refer to
 			<a href="http://www.eclipse.org/articles/Article-API%20use/eclipse-api-usage-rules.html">
 				How to Use the Eclipse API</a>
 			for information about how to write compliant
 			plug-ins.
 		</p>
       <p>
 			<b>Ramp Down Policy</b>
 		</p>
       <p>
 			The GEF project uses the <a href="http://wiki.eclipse.org/Modeling_Project_Ramp_Down_Policy/Indigo">Modeling Project Ramp Down Policy/Indigo</a>
 			following EMF as a 1+ component.
 		</p>
       <p>
         <a href="#toc">Table of Contents</a>
       </p>
       <h2>
         <a name="themes_and_priorities">Themes and Priorities</a>
       </h2>
       <p>
 				The project has identified major areas of work, that
 				will be the
 				priorities for this development cycle.
 			</p>
       <h3>Consumability</h3>
       <p>This work will make it easier to make effective use of
 					the
 					GEF components. We seek to deliver enhancements and
 					defect
 					fixes that are important for our consumers.
 					A list of
 					those plan items related to Consumability can be found by searching
 					Bugzilla for flag=Indigo.
 				</p>
       <ul>
         <li>
           <b>Committed</b>
           <ul>
             <li>[Tool] Allow proper handling of resizing constraints during creation (size-on-drop) and during resizing. [<a href="http://bugs.eclipse.org/67541">67541</a>] <strike>(target milestone: 3.7 M4)</strike></li>
             <li>[Tool] MarqueeSelectionTool should be extensible [<a href="http://bugs.eclipse.org/67991">67991</a>] <strike>(target milestone: 3.7 M4)</strike></li>
             <li>[EditPolicy] Resizable edit part without move cursor [<a href="http://bugs.eclipse.org/72267">72267</a>] <strike>(target milestone: 3.7 M3)</strike></li>
             <li>[EditPolicy] Refactoring of ConstrainedLayoutEditPolicy and XYLayoutEditPolicy to remove duplicate code and ensure consistency [<a href="http://bugs.eclipse.org/320852">320852</a>] <strike>(target milestone: 3.7 M2)</strike></li>
             <li>[Geometry] Draw2D precision geometry [<a href="http://bugs.eclipse.org/271235">271235</a>] <strike>(target milestone: 3.7 M4)</strike></li>
           </ul>
         </li>
       </ul>
       <ul>
         <li>
           <b>Proposed</b>
           <ul>
             <li>
               <div>No items.</div>
             </li>
           </ul>
         </li>
       </ul>
       <ul>
         <li>
           <b>Deferred</b>
           <ul>
             <li>
               <div>No items.</div>
             </li>
           </ul>
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	<h1>
	Project Plan For
	<a href="http://www.eclipse.org/projects/project_summary.php?projectid=tools.gef">Graphical Editing Framework (GEF)</a>, version 3.7.0</h1>
	<div id="toc">
	<p>
	<a name="toc">
	<strong>Table of Contents</strong>
	</a>
	</p>
	<ul>
	<li>
	<a href="#introduction">Introduction</a>
	</li>
	<li>
	<a href="#release_deliverables">
	Release Deliverables
	</a>
	</li>
	<li>
	<a href="#release_milestones">
	Release Milestones
	</a>
	</li>
	<li>
	<a href="#target_environments">
	Target Environments
	</a>
	</li>
	<li>
	<a href="#compatibility">
	Compatibility with Previous Releases
	</a>
	</li>
	<li>
	<a href="#themes_and_priorities">
	Themes and Priorities
	</a>
	</li>
	</ul>
	</div>
	<h2>
	<a name="introduction">Introduction</a>
	</h2>
	<p>This document lays out the feature and API set for the
	next
	feature release of the Graphical Editing Framework (GEF)
	project,
	designated release 3.7.0. The GEF Project is comprised of the GEF, Draw2d and Zest components.</p>
	<h2>
	<a name="release_deliverables">Release Deliverables</a>
	</h2>
	<p>
	The release deliverables are:
	<ul>
	<li>
	GEF source code for the release is available in the eclipse.org
	<a href="http://dev.eclipse.org/viewcvs/index.cgi/?cvsroot=Tools_Project">CVS
	repositories</a>
	.
	</li>
	<li>GEF runtime binaries and SDK distributions
	(downloadable).
	</li>
	<li>GEF runtime binaries and SDK features on eclipse.org
	update
	site
	(install via Eclipse update manager).</li>
	</ul>
	</p>
	<p>
	<a href="#toc">Table of Contents</a>
	</p>
	<h2>
	<a name="release_milestones">Release Milestones</a>
	</h2>
	<p>
	GEF builds are available weekly as Integration builds. GEF
	Milestone
	Releases are approximately one week after the
	Eclipse Milestone
	Releases. It is anticipated that GEF will synchronize its
	release
	milestones with the

	Indigo release schedule

	.
	</p>
	<table border="1" align="center">
	<tr>
	<td>
	<b>M1</b>
	</td>
	<td>08/16/2010</td>
	<td/>
	</tr>
	<tr>
	<td>
	<b>M2</b>
	</td>
	<td>09/27/2010</td>
	<td/>
	</tr>
	<tr>
	<td>
	<b>M3</b>
	</td>
	<td>11/08/2010</td>
	<td/>
	</tr>
	<tr>
	<td>
	<b>M4</b>
	</td>
	<td>12/13/2010</td>
	<td/>
	</tr>
	<tr>
	<td>
	<b>M5</b>
	</td>
	<td>01/31/2011</td>
	<td/>
	</tr>
	<tr>
	<td>
	<b>M6</b>
	</td>
	<td>03/14/2011</td>
	<td>
	<p>API freeze</p>
	</td>
	</tr>
	<tr>
	<td>
	<b>M7</b>
	</td>
	<td>05/02/2011</td>
	<td>
	<p>Feature Freeze</p>
	</td>
	</tr>
	<tr>
	<td>
	<b>RC1</b>
	</td>
	<td>05/16/2011</td>
	<td/>
	</tr>
	<tr>
	<td>
	<b>RC2</b>
	</td>
	<td>05/23/2011</td>
	<td/>
	</tr>
	<tr>
	<td>
	<b>RC3</b>
	</td>
	<td>05/30/2011</td>
	<td/>
	</tr>
	<tr>
	<td>
	<b>RC4</b>
	</td>
	<td>06/06/2011</td>
	<td/>
	</tr>
	<tr>
	<td>
	<b>Final</b>
	</td>
	<td>06/13/2011</td>
	<td/>
	</tr>
	<tr>
	<td>
	<b>Indigo GA</b>
	</td>
	<td>06/22/2011</td>
	<td/>
	</tr>
	</table>
	<p>
	<a href="#toc">Table of Contents</a>
	</p>
	<h2>
	<a name="target_environments">Target Environments</a>
	</h2>
	<p>
	GEF 3.7 will support all operating environments supported by the
	Eclipse
	Platform itself. For a list of supported environments, refer
	to the Target Environments list in the
	<a href="http://www.eclipse.org/projects/project-plan.php?projectid=eclipse.platform">
	Eclipse Project 3.7 plan</a>
	</p>
	<p>
	<a href="#toc">Table of Contents</a>
	</p>
	<h2>
	<a name="compatibility">Compatibility with Previous Releases</a>
	</h2>
	<p>GEF 3.7 will be upwards compatible with GEF 3.6 to the
	greatest
	extent
	possible. Any exceptions will be noted in the 3.7
	release notes so that
	clients
	can assess the impact of these changes on
	their plug-ins and products.</p>
	<p>
	<b>API Contract Compatibility:</b>
	GEF 3.7 will be upwards
	contract-compatible with GEF 3.6 unless noted.
	This means that programs in full
	compliance with contracts specified
	in 3.6 APIs will automatically be
	in full
	compliance with 3.7 APIs.
	Refer to

	<a href="http://wiki.eclipse.org/index.php/Evolving_Java-based_APIs"> Evolving
	Java-based APIs</a>

	for a discussion of the kinds of API changes that maintain
	contract
	compatibility.
	</p>
	<p>
	<b>Binary (plug-in) Compatibility:</b>
	GEF 3.7 will be upwards binary-compatible with GEF 3.6 unless noted.
	This means that plug-ins built for GEF 3.6 will continue to work
	correctly in 3.7 without change. Plug-ins with hard-coded references
	in
	their plug-in manifest file to the 3.6 version of GEF
	plug-ins will
	work in 3.7 provided the version match rule is
	"greaterOrEqual" or
	"compatible" (the default); references using "perfect" or
	"equivalent" match
	rules will be broken. Refer to

	<a href="http://wiki.eclipse.org/index.php/Evolving_Java-based_APIs"> Evolving
	Java-based APIs</a>

	for a discussion of the kinds of API changes that maintain
	binary
	compatibility.
	</p>
	<p>
	<b>Source Compatibility:</b>
	GEF 3.7 will be upwards source-compatible
	with GEF 3.6 to the greatest
	extent possible. This means that source
	files
	written to use 3.6 APIs
	can often be successfully compiled and run against
	GEF
	3.7 APIs. Since
	source incompatibilities are easy to deal with,
	maintaining
	source
	compatibility is considered much less important than maintaining
	contract
	and binary compatibility. The addition of a single method
	anywhere could
	be an incompatible source change. For this reason,
	source-incompatibilities will not be noted.
	</p>
	<p>
	<b>Non-compliant usage of API's</b>
	: All non-API methods and classes, and
	certainly everything in a
	package with "internal" in its name, are considered
	implementation
	details which may vary between operating environment
	and are
	subject to
	change without notice. Client plug-ins that directly depend on
	anything other than what is specified as API are inherently
	unsupportable and
	receive no guarantees about compatibility within a
	single release much less
	with
	an earlier releases. Refer to
	<a href="http://www.eclipse.org/articles/Article-API%20use/eclipse-api-usage-rules.html">
	How to Use the Eclipse API</a>
	for information about how to write compliant
	plug-ins.
	</p>
	<p>
	<b>Ramp Down Policy</b>
	</p>
	<p>
	The GEF project uses the <a href="http://wiki.eclipse.org/Modeling_Project_Ramp_Down_Policy/Indigo">Modeling Project Ramp Down Policy/Indigo</a>
	following EMF as a 1+ component.
	</p>
	<p>
	<a href="#toc">Table of Contents</a>
	</p>
	<h2>
	<a name="themes_and_priorities">Themes and Priorities</a>
	</h2>
	<p>
	The project has identified major areas of work, that
	will be the
	priorities for this development cycle.
	</p>
	<h3>Consumability</h3>
	<p>This work will make it easier to make effective use of
	the
	GEF components. We seek to deliver enhancements and
	defect
	fixes that are important for our consumers.
	A list of
	those plan items related to Consumability can be found by searching
	Bugzilla for flag=Indigo.
	</p>
	<ul>
	<li>
	<b>Committed</b>
	<ul>
	<li>[Tool] Allow proper handling of resizing constraints during creation (size-on-drop) and during resizing. [<a href="http://bugs.eclipse.org/67541">67541</a>] <strike>(target milestone: 3.7 M4)</strike></li>
	<li>[Tool] MarqueeSelectionTool should be extensible [<a href="http://bugs.eclipse.org/67991">67991</a>] <strike>(target milestone: 3.7 M4)</strike></li>
	<li>[EditPolicy] Resizable edit part without move cursor [<a href="http://bugs.eclipse.org/72267">72267</a>] <strike>(target milestone: 3.7 M3)</strike></li>
	<li>[EditPolicy] Refactoring of ConstrainedLayoutEditPolicy and XYLayoutEditPolicy to remove duplicate code and ensure consistency [<a href="http://bugs.eclipse.org/320852">320852</a>] <strike>(target milestone: 3.7 M2)</strike></li>
	<li>[Geometry] Draw2D precision geometry [<a href="http://bugs.eclipse.org/271235">271235</a>] <strike>(target milestone: 3.7 M4)</strike></li>
	</ul>
	</li>
	</ul>
	<ul>
	<li>
	<b>Proposed</b>
	<ul>
	<li>
	<div>No items.</div>
	</li>
	</ul>
	</li>
	</ul>
	<ul>
	<li>
	<b>Deferred</b>
	<ul>
	<li>
	<div>No items.</div>
	</li>
	</ul>
	</li>
	</ul>
	<p>
	<a href="#toc">Table of Contents</a>
	</p>
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