Re: Re: Q: multiple views

Thanks Jesse.. I will take a look at the
core/multiview module.

--- Jesse Glick <[email protected]> wrote:
> Tientien Li wrote:
> > I was looking for examples on how to implement a
> > module supporting multiple views. Two approaches
> used
> > by netbeans modules were found:
> > 
> > 1) Property Editor: one can "open" a property file
> in
> > a GUI editor or "edit" it in a text editor. Each
> > action opens a separated top component.
> > 
> > 2) Java Form Editor: one can "open" a Java form in
> a
> > GUI editor or "edit" it in a text editor. However,
> > both action interact with the same top level TC.
> > 
> > The first approach, one view per TC per action, is
> > probably easier to implement. The second approach,
> one
> > view per action in a shared TC, looks a lot better
> but
> > may require some more work to implement.
> 
> #2 is the newer, preferred style.
> 
> > Is there a netbeans UI standard on how to
> implement a
> > module with multiple views? Any suggestion on
> which
> > approach should be used?
> 
> Use the core/multiview support module (if you can
> figure out how it 
> works - it's not easy):
> 
>
http://www.netbeans.org/download/dev/javadoc/#def-api-multiview
> 
> Please use [email protected] for questions
> about "how".
> 
> -J.
> 
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> 


		
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