I've put together a demo version of BizzJUMP so other programmers can check out my integration of the InfoNode Docking Windows Framework. You can download it here:
http://www.redefinedhorizons.com/shared_files/bizzjump-20081008.zip Please not this distro contains some expiremental code and plug-ins, so don't expect everything to work. :] However, it should give you a chance to play around with the docking windows framework. The source code for BizzJUMP can be viewed on the SourceForge SurveyOS Project SVN: http://surveyos.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/surveyos/java/bizzJUMP/ No programming library is perfect, and the InfoNode Docking Windows Framework is no exception. The docking window framework has some trouble with alternate look and feels. I had real problems with some of the Substance look and feels, including dirty areas that wouldn't repaint and task windows that would dissappear. I don't think you'll have these problems if you stick to the "native" look and feels or the metal look and feel. BizzJUMP is currently using the infonode look and feel, and this isn't causing any problems. The following points may also be of interest: - I set up the BizzJUMP TaskFrame to contain three (3) main tabs. The LayerNamePanel is in its own tab and the LayerViewPanel is in its own tab. There is a third tab that can be used by plug-ins to present supplemental information. You can adjust and rearrange (change the location of) all three of these tabs. I have modified the tabs used for the LayerViewPanel and LayerNamePanel so that you can't close them. This keeps the user from closing one of the tabs and then not being able to get it back. I made some special modifications to the InfoNode code so that the third tab will always keep one tab open (for the same reason). However, if you have multiple tabs open in the third tab area you will be able to close the tabs until only one tab remains. It is still possible to make each of the three main tabs a floating window. If the user makes one of these main tabs a floating window they will be able to close the window and will not be able to get that "view" back! The only option at this point is for the user to start a new task. There may be a way to disable the close button on views that migrate from a tab to a floating window, but I haven't had time to check that out just yet. - You can see how the third main tab for supplemental information works by using the SurveyOS>Demo>Add Tab Demo menu command and the SurveyOS>Plug-In>Plug-IN Manager menu command. At this time the plug-in manager is the only plug-in I have that makes use of the supplemental information tab. Let me know if you guys have any questions on my code or suggestions for improvement. If this is something that we would like to try in a release/fork of OpenJUMP I'll be willing to port the code to OpenJUMP. The Sunburned Surveyor P.S. - I believe I've got BizzJUMP compiled for Java 1.6. So you'll need a current run time to use it. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ _______________________________________________ Jump-pilot-devel mailing list Jump-pilot-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/jump-pilot-devel
