Composite swapping

[jleotta]

Is there a way to build separate composite classes and swap them in and out of a running shell? In swing there are JPanels that can be used for this purpose but I have not figured out how to change the top level composite on an application window. Thanks in advance.

[schtoo]

Look at StackLayout in org.eclipse.swt.custom.

I don't think SWTDesigner has great support for it yet. You'll have to code it mostly by hand.

[Eric Clayberg]

Look at StackLayout in org.eclipse.swt.custom.
I don't think SWTDesigner has great support for it yet. You'll have to code it mostly by hand.

Actually, SWT Designer has very good support for StackLayout. You can create a Composite, assign StackLayout to it and then drop multiple additional composites on it. You can then switch between the active/visible child composites either by using the widget tree or the up/down arrows in the upper-right corner of the parent composite. Here is a link to the Designer StackLayout docs.

[schtoo]

Oh my bad. Guess I just wasn't paying attention to when support was added for it.

[Eric Clayberg]

Oh my bad. Guess I just wasn't paying attention to when support was added for it.

Support for StackLayout was added back in January (three version updates ago).

[allawy]

Eric;

Is there a readme file where what's new or fixed is listed in? I can't find it.

[Eric Clayberg]

Is there a readme file where what's new or fixed is listed in? I can't find it.

Yes. In the product itself, you can look at the Changes.txt file. This should provide an exhaustive list of what was added (or fixed) in each release.

For an on-line version, see the Features page on the web site. It shows new features going back to v1.2.1.

[jleotta]

Thanks all! The stacklayout works great!