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| <h1>NetBeans Graph Library</h1> |
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| Graph Library has been designed to support visualization and editing of node-edge structures using drag'n'drop style of work. |
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| The library has been used in the Visual Designer in NetBeans Mobility Pack 4.1. |
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| <img src="run.gif" align="center"> <a href="../graph.jnlp">Run Graph Library Demo using WebStart</a> (requires JDK 1.4 or later) |
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| If you have questions, visit <a href="mailto:users@graph.netbeans.org">users@graph.netbeans.org</a> mailing list (view <a href="http://graph.netbeans.org/servlets/SummarizeList?listName=users">archive</a>). |
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| <h2>Screenshots</h2> |
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| <div align="center"><a href="../screenshots/mobility50.png"><img src="../screenshots/mobility50-thumb.png"><br>NetBeans Mobility Pack 5.0</a></div> |
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| <h2>Features in 1.0</h2> |
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| <li><font class="titlec">Visualize a graph model</font> |
| <li><font class="titlec">Drag&Drop style of work</font> |
| <li><font class="titlec">Visual Feedback</font> |
| <li><font class="titlec">Looks and Feels</font> |
| <li><font class="titlec">Fully Plugable/Extensible</font> |
| <li><font class="titlec">Multi View</font> support |
| <li><font class="titlec">Multi-layers Rendering</font> support |
| <li><font class="titlec">Undo-Redo</font> support |
| <li><font class="titlec">Zoom in/out</font> |
| <li><font class="titlec">In-place Editing</font> support |
| <li><font class="titlec">Snap-to-grid</font> support. |
| <li><font class="titlec">Alternative mode</font> |
| <li><font class="titlec">Orthogonal link router</font> |
| <li><font class="titlec">Breadth-first nodes layouter</font> |
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| See <a href="features.html">list of features with descriptions</a>. |
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| <h2>Planned Features for 1.1</h2> |
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| Following features will be available around middle of December 2005: |
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| <li>Support for locking document and working in outside of AWT thread. |
| <li>Improve API: merge of model and proxy components, remove <code>I</code> prefix from class names. |
| <li>Improve logic/order for resolving locations, active areas, bounds of objects on a scene. |
| <li>Improve API for (de)serialization. |
| <li>Support nodes grouping with colapse/expand capability. |
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| <h2>Planned Features for 2.x</h2> |
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| Following features are planned for next year: |
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| <li>Support CSS-like programming of look&feel. |
| <li>SVG support |
| <li>Dynamic port positioning |
| <li>Better realign screen algorithm |
| <li>Improve performance of orthogonal link router |
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| <h2>Build and Try</h2> |
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| Before you start, you have to <a href="setup.html">setup environment</a> first. |
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| The sources contain: the library, VMD extension (used by Mobility Pack), examples, WebStart demo. |
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| <h3>The Library</h3> |
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| For building the library go to <code class="titlec">graph/lib</code> directory and run <code class="titlec">ant</code> command. For building javadoc run <code class="titlec">ant javadoc</code> command. |
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| <h3>VMD Plugin</h3> |
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| For building the VMD plugin go to <code class="titlec">graph/vmd</code> directory and run <code class="titlec">ant</code> command. |
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| <h3>Examples</h3> |
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| You have to build the library and the VMD plugin first. For building and running examples go to <code class="titlec">graph/examples</code> directory and run <code class="titlec">ant</code> command. When examples are built and started, a Run dialog appears. Choose an example and press Run button. |
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| <h3>CVS</h3> |
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| Graph Library 1.0 is available in graph1 branch.<br> |
| Graph Library 1.1 is currently stopped and is available in graph_11 branch.<br> |
| Graph Library 2.x is not available yet. |
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| <h2>Distribution</h2> |
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| The library is a jar built to location: <code>NetBeansDir/extra/modules/org-netbeans-graph.jar</code>. The distribution jar is dependant on <code>org-openide-util.jar</code> module and JDK 1.4. The VMD plugin is dependant on the distribution jar. |
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| <h2>Documents</h2> |
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| <li><a href="architecture.html">Architecture</a> |
| <li><a href="faq.html">FAQ</a> |
| <li><a href="orthogonallinkrouter.html">Orthogonal Link Router Algorithm</a> - document not available yet |
| <li><a href="breadthfirstlayouter.html">Breadth-First Nodes Layouter</a> - document not available yet |
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