Comments on: Painting the Workbench http://aniszczyk.org/2008/05/04/painting-the-workbench/ work. life. open source. diatribes. Thu, 29 Jul 2010 04:49:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Konstantin Komissarchik http://aniszczyk.org/2008/05/04/painting-the-workbench/comment-page-1/#comment-873 Konstantin Komissarchik Wed, 23 Jul 2008 17:15:00 +0000 http://aniszczyk.org/2008/05/04/painting-the-workbench/#comment-873 Excellent work, guys! I had this real head-scratcher layout problem. Couldn't figure out what could possibly be going wrong. Then I remembered reading about Picasso a few days earlier. Gave it a try and it let me figure out that I wasn't going crazy... I was looking at a bug in Linux SWT. What a relief!<br/><br/>https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=241840 Excellent work, guys! I had this real head-scratcher layout problem. Couldn’t figure out what could possibly be going wrong. Then I remembered reading about Picasso a few days earlier. Gave it a try and it let me figure out that I wasn’t going crazy… I was looking at a bug in Linux SWT. What a relief!

https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=241840

]]> By: Simon Archer http://aniszczyk.org/2008/05/04/painting-the-workbench/comment-page-1/#comment-783 Simon Archer Tue, 06 May 2008 02:20:00 +0000 http://aniszczyk.org/2008/05/04/painting-the-workbench/#comment-783 I always intended this tool to be the poor-man's UI designer. Part of its beauty is that it is "caveman technology". Of course, Chris' work to integrate it into every launched workbench makes it accessible to everyone. I love the way that everyone's dirty laundry is on view for all to see. :-) But, joking aside, many SWT layouts can benefit from being reviewed using this tool. I always intended this tool to be the poor-man’s UI designer. Part of its beauty is that it is “caveman technology”. Of course, Chris’ work to integrate it into every launched workbench makes it accessible to everyone. I love the way that everyone’s dirty laundry is on view for all to see. :-) But, joking aside, many SWT layouts can benefit from being reviewed using this tool.

]]> By: Chris Aniszczyk (zx) http://aniszczyk.org/2008/05/04/painting-the-workbench/comment-page-1/#comment-782 Chris Aniszczyk (zx) Mon, 05 May 2008 22:24:00 +0000 http://aniszczyk.org/2008/05/04/painting-the-workbench/#comment-782 yes, a UI designer can help in a lot of cases. In cases where you are trying to analyze another product or softwares UI... a UI designer is hard... Picasso gives you a way to do this.<br/><br/>btw Eugene, do you get a dollar for everytime you mention SWT Designer :P? (I had to say it ;p) yes, a UI designer can help in a lot of cases. In cases where you are trying to analyze another product or softwares UI… a UI designer is hard… Picasso gives you a way to do this.

btw Eugene, do you get a dollar for everytime you mention SWT Designer :P ? (I had to say it ;p)

]]> By: Eugene Kuleshov http://aniszczyk.org/2008/05/04/painting-the-workbench/comment-page-1/#comment-781 Eugene Kuleshov Mon, 05 May 2008 22:20:00 +0000 http://aniszczyk.org/2008/05/04/painting-the-workbench/#comment-781 By the way, it is worth to mention that SWT Designer can eliminate needs for such debugging. For example <a HREF="http://www.jroller.com/eu/entry/maven_pom_editor_screen_mockups" REL="nofollow">this</a> UI is created completely in SWT Designer, so editing all the padding and laying out components was real pleasure. By the way, it is worth to mention that SWT Designer can eliminate needs for such debugging. For example this UI is created completely in SWT Designer, so editing all the padding and laying out components was real pleasure.

]]> By: Kevin McGuire http://aniszczyk.org/2008/05/04/painting-the-workbench/comment-page-1/#comment-780 Kevin McGuire Mon, 05 May 2008 21:54:00 +0000 http://aniszczyk.org/2008/05/04/painting-the-workbench/#comment-780 Cool. I've found similar handy debugging CSS, I imagine the same would be true for Eclipse.<br/><br/>As you know, for e4 EricM has been working on a tool which introspects the UI to produce a model. Seems there's a tie in there (e.g. your debug utility could be a transform on his model). Cool. I’ve found similar handy debugging CSS, I imagine the same would be true for Eclipse.

As you know, for e4 EricM has been working on a tool which introspects the UI to produce a model. Seems there’s a tie in there (e.g. your debug utility could be a transform on his model).

]]> By: Holger http://aniszczyk.org/2008/05/04/painting-the-workbench/comment-page-1/#comment-778 Holger Mon, 05 May 2008 17:50:00 +0000 http://aniszczyk.org/2008/05/04/painting-the-workbench/#comment-778 Do you know the UI Inspector for Eclipse (http://rcpinspect.sf.net/) which shows similar information but is not so colorful and impressive as your fine tool? Do you know the UI Inspector for Eclipse (http://rcpinspect.sf.net/) which shows similar information but is not so colorful and impressive as your fine tool?

]]> By: Dessimat0r http://aniszczyk.org/2008/05/04/painting-the-workbench/comment-page-1/#comment-777 Dessimat0r Mon, 05 May 2008 15:06:00 +0000 http://aniszczyk.org/2008/05/04/painting-the-workbench/#comment-777 Isn't it a bad idea to affect SWT directly just in case some code relies on some property being set? I would have thought that a better idea would be a translucent layer on top which can be turned on or off, and does not mess with the SWT stuff. Isn’t it a bad idea to affect SWT directly just in case some code relies on some property being set? I would have thought that a better idea would be a translucent layer on top which can be turned on or off, and does not mess with the SWT stuff.

]]> By: Brian Fitzpatrick http://aniszczyk.org/2008/05/04/painting-the-workbench/comment-page-1/#comment-776 Brian Fitzpatrick Mon, 05 May 2008 14:37:00 +0000 http://aniszczyk.org/2008/05/04/painting-the-workbench/#comment-776 Nice. I typically do that by hand by setting the background color on trouble composites. But this would be nice to have in the toolbox. Thanks! Nice. I typically do that by hand by setting the background color on trouble composites. But this would be nice to have in the toolbox. Thanks!

]]> By: Manuel http://aniszczyk.org/2008/05/04/painting-the-workbench/comment-page-1/#comment-775 Manuel Mon, 05 May 2008 06:21:00 +0000 http://aniszczyk.org/2008/05/04/painting-the-workbench/#comment-775 Helpful !!!! I often modify my UI code in order to set background color for all my composites.<br/><br/>Manu Helpful !!!! I often modify my UI code in order to set background color for all my composites.

Manu

]]> By: Alan Roberta http://aniszczyk.org/2008/05/04/painting-the-workbench/comment-page-1/#comment-774 Alan Roberta Mon, 05 May 2008 05:48:00 +0000 http://aniszczyk.org/2008/05/04/painting-the-workbench/#comment-774 Interesting.......I am a <a HREF="http://www.craftcentral.com/interior-decor/paintings" REL="nofollow">global painting manufacturer supplier</a> and looking for partners globally. If any one interest please contact me through this website. Interesting…….I am a global painting manufacturer supplier and looking for partners globally. If any one interest please contact me through this website.

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