SWT Designer v2.1.0 Released!

[Eric Clayberg]

Major new release includes support for SWT FieldEditorPreferencePages, enhanced NLS tools, new code generation options, new layout assistants, new wizards, performance and speed enhancements, Eclipse 3.0 final release support plus many other new features.

Support for Eclipse 3.0 final release

New support for Eclipse FieldEditor PreferencePages

- Create standard PreferencePages or FieldEditorPreferencePages
- New FieldEditor palette supporting all Eclipse FieldEditors
- Access inner controls to set tooltips, colors and other properties

:arrow: Greatly enhanced NLS support

- Editing widget text automatically updates .properties files
- Support for multiple string extraction styles

:arrow: New and improved layout manager support

- Improved SWT GridLayout support

:arrow: Improved editor ergonomics

- Added maximize/restore buttons to the properties and design panes
- New option to place event properties on a separate tab
- Optional Important Properties dialog, appears when adding a widget

:arrow: New and improved code gen options, wizards and properties

- Improved support for ViewParts
- New Eclipse PropertyPage wizard
- New add IColorProvider support to generated LabelProviders
- Added ICellModifier to TableViewers and TableTreeViewers
- Added support for new Eclipse 3.0 CTabFolder styles
- Added support for SWT setData() property
- Added support for JFace ApplicationWindow StatusLineManagers
- Added SWT Text widget for password style, echoChar, tabs & topIndex