Contents

Foreword by Mike Milinkovich

Preface

Chapter 1: What is GEF

1.1 GEF Overview

1.2 GEF Example Applications

1.3 Summary

Chapter 2: A simple Draw2D example

2.1 Draw2D Installation

2.2 Draw2D project

2.3 Draw2D application

2.4 Draw2D view

2.5 Draw2D events

2.6 Book Samples

2.7 Summary

Chapter 3: Draw2D Infrastructure

3.1 Architecture

3.2 Drawing

3.3 Processing Events

3.4 Summary

Chapter 4: Figures

4.1 IFigure

4.2 Common Figures

4.3 Custom Figures

4.4 Painting

4.5 Borders

4.6 Summary

Chapter 5: Layout Managers

5.1 List-Constraints

5.2 Minimum, Maximum, and Preferred Size

5.3 Common Layout Managers

5.4 Using Layout Managers

5.5 Summary

Chapter 6: Connections

6.1 Common Anchors

6.2 Custom Anchors

6.3 Decorations

6.4 Routing Connections

6.5 Connection Labels

6.6 Summary

Chapter 7: Layers and Viewports

7.1 Layers

7.2 Scrolling

7.3 Coordinates

7.4 Scaling

7.5 Summary

Chapter 8: GEF Models

8.1 Genealogy Model

8.2 Populating the diagram

8.3 Storing the diagram

8.4 Summary

Chapter 9: Zest

9.1 Setup

9.2 GraphViewer

9.3 Content Provider

9.4 Presentation

9.5 Nested Content

9.6 Filters

9.7 Layout Algorithms

9.8 Summary

Chapter 10: GEF Plug-in Overview

10.1 MVC Architecture

10.2 EditPartViewer

10.3 Tools, Actions, Policies, Requests and Commands

10.4 Summary

Chapter 11: GEF View

11.1 Setup

11.2 GEF Viewer

11.3 EditPartFactory

11.4 Connections

11.5 Summary

11.6 References

Chapter 12: GEF Editor

12.1 Setup

12.2 GenealogyGraphEditor

12.3 Selection

12.4 Summary

Chapter 13: Commands and Tools

13.1 Listening for model changes

13.2 Commands

13.3 EditPolicies

13.4 Global Edit Menu Actions

13.5 Palette and Tools

13.6 Summary