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Enterprise Architect => Suggestions and Requests => Topic started by: angel-o-sphere on August 16, 2007, 05:10:14 am

Title: HTMLWidget in EA
Post by: angel-o-sphere on August 16, 2007, 05:10:14 am

Hi,

another "wiered" idea: would it probably possible via the Add In API to have a HTML widget in the area where you have the properties/pan&zoom views?

Background is: I like to keep stuff like UC Texts either in a Wiki or in an Eclipse project.

It would be cool if the EA could display a web page that is referenced via an automatism, or via a tagged value, when a node is selected.

Example:
I have a use case "Create Customer" and some where is configured that my URL for Use Case Texts is: http://intern.visualsphere.com/project_bla/usecases.jsp?{name of usecase}

Or I configure:
http://public.visualsphere.com/project_bla/{name of usecase}.html

There only needs to be a string which uses a parameter substitution schema like the Tools under the Tools menu in EA.

Angelo

Title: Re: HTMLWidget in EA
Post by: «Midnight» on August 16, 2007, 05:34:17 am

Angelo,

I'm fairly sure you could do this via the API. You would probably have to write this as an add-in (rather than an external automation program).

The API allows you to design and install your own windows, which can act the same way as other 'panels' do in EA.

David

Title: Re: HTMLWidget in EA
Post by: angel-o-sphere on August 17, 2007, 05:20:12 am

Is there a market palce somewhere so I can hire a poor sole to do that ;D

As I noted in an other psot: I have no clue about OLE/COM/.Net  in that depth and no intention to fiddel with MS technologies.

Angelo

Title: Re: HTMLWidget in EA
Post by: thomaskilian on August 20, 2007, 11:14:31 am

Half a year ago I would have had the time. But now...

I guess this place is a good starting point. Else try XING or Gulp.