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Bug 356277 - Provide non-XML language and editor for UI definitions
Summary: Provide non-XML language and editor for UI definitions
Status: NEW
Alias: None
Product: z_Archived
Classification: Eclipse Foundation
Component: Sapphire (show other bugs)
Version: unspecified   Edit
Hardware: All All
: P3 enhancement (vote)
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Reported: 2011-08-31 03:15 EDT by Aaron Digulla CLA
Modified: 2021-11-19 09:21 EST (History)
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Description Aaron Digulla CLA 2011-08-31 03:15:15 EDT 
The XML to define a Sapphire UI is very verbose. Please create a DSL using Xtext to replace the XML and allow for things like code completion, error checking, etc.
Comment 1 Konstantin Komissarchik CLA 2011-08-31 10:35:36 EDT 
The current focus with the sdef editor is to improve its form UI, but we may consider developing non-XML syntax at some point in the future.
Comment 2 Aaron Digulla CLA 2011-09-01 03:35:57 EDT 
What do you mean by "form UI"? Is there already an editor which helps to build the XML? I couldn't find anything in the documentation.
Comment 3 Konstantin Komissarchik CLA 2011-09-01 10:58:25 EDT 
Sapphire SDK includes an editor for sdef files that adds a form-based view to the XML source editor.

Make sure that you have installed Sapphire SDK in your development eclipse. Having Sapphire just in the target platform is not sufficient. Also make sure that you name your UI definition files with .sdef extension (as opposed to .xml).