Ooops.. My bad...I read through your message too quick, and read "It would be good to have a third party editor as an optional plug-in". I misread (didn't see) the word "GUI". Must be my American education at work again...
Yes. I agree. I typically call it a GUI Builder, and reserve the word "editor" for...well...editing. :-) Mike On 12 Jan 2002 at 17:09, Armond Avanes wrote: > Hi Mike, > > So you think that IDEA is missing a key value currently that doesn't > have any GUI editor?! I don't think so! We've had lots of messages in > this list for not to add any GUI builder to IDEA. I myself have > *never* been satisfied with the generated code from gui-builders (from > VisualCaf� to VisualAge to JBuilder and etc). The codes they're > generating are really a mess and I've always preferred to code it > myself. The only positive point of *current GUI-Builders* is when > you're going to make a quick-and-dirty prototype. On the other hand > most of the developers here are hard-core java or server-side > developers and GUI builder has no meaning for them but to increase > IDEA's size! So better to keep it as an optional module (IMHO). Am I > missing anything? > > What are others thinking about this issue? > > Best Wishes, > Armond > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:eap-features- > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Michael Kirby > > Sent: Saturday, January 12, 2002 4:27 PM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: RE: [Eap-features] Gui Editor > > > > Why would they do that? The editor is the key value of the product. > > > > Mike > > > > > > On 12 Jan 2002 at 11:13, Armond Avanes wrote: > > > > > Yes! Here the same. > > > Also it will be good to have GUI editor as a third-party and > optional > > > plugin (not mandatory for sure!!! Just for those who want it). > > > > > > Armond > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:eap-features- > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Vollmer, Thomas - CannonSA > > > > Sent: Friday, January 11, 2002 8:45 PM To: > > > > '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Subject: RE: [Eap-features] Gui > > > > Editor > > > > > > > > +1 to Eugene's idea, > > > > -1 for a builder tool. > > > > > > > > My 2 cents. > > > > -Thomas > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > From: Todd Breiholz [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > > > Sent: Friday, January 11, 2002 8:34 AM > > > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > Subject: RE: [Eap-features] Gui Editor > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I think that is a perfect solution to this argument. > > > > > > > > > > I'm not a big fan of GUI builders, but if IDEA had some > > > > > smarts and could help me write code without drawing the UI... > > > > > > > > > > Great idea. > > > > > > > > > > Todd Breiholz > > > > > Meredith Corporation > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 01/11/02 10:06AM >>> > > > > > How about a AWT/Swing-aware code completion and refactorings? > > > > > That > > > is > > > > > it not only provides a basic completion features but somehow > also > > > > > considers that it deals with the UI so helps to create > containers, > > > > > layouts and so on. > > > > > > > > > > Best regards, > > > > > > > > > > Eugene Belyaev > > > > > IntelliJ Software, http://www.intellij.com > > > > > "Develop with pleasure" > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Hani > > > Suleiman > > > > > > Sent: Friday, January 11, 2002 3:06 PM > > > > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > Subject: Re: [Eap-features] Gui Editor > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -1. > > > > > > > > > > > > No, no, no. IDEA is a programmer's tool, not a painting app! > GUI > > > > > > editors are evil, plain and simple. You can accomplish more > > > > > > by writing your GUI code by hand, you can do it faster and > > > > > > more elegantly. 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