Release after release, feature after feature, the goal of the Sirius team is to provide a stable and efficient framework to our users. So as usual we worked with this goal in mind for the Sirius 4.0 release. Edges labels stability We worked on several improvements to the diagram editor to offer a better experience to the end user. For example, we improved the edge label stability. With Sirius 4.0 when you move an edge the label stays close to the edge. Improve performance on session unload The Sirius team works as well on improving performance. A significant improvement has been brought in the 4.0 release on session unload. Now Sirius will no longer spend time calling unload on the resources that will no longer be used. Thanks to this, the unload operation is now almost immediate. Note, that it is possible to customize this behavior if needed by specific resources implementations or usage contexts. To catch all the new features coming with Sirius 4.0 have a look at the slides...

To continue with the Sirius 4.0 new features serie, today we will show how we improved the user experience. Bi-directional link with editor When exploring a complex model, users frequently need to switch from the tree representation (provided by the Model Explorer) to the current diagram and vice-versa. Before Sirius 3.1, the “link with editor” option was uni-directional: selecting a model element in the Model Browser was selecting the same element in the diagram, but not the opposite. Now, this option is bi-directional: selecting a diagram element automatically selects the corresponding model element in the Model browser. Selection after tool execution For users who need to rapidly create new models and efficient representations, reducing the number of clicks is very important to improve their productivity. With Sirius 3.1, we have added the possibility to specify which elements to automatically select after a tool execution. For each kind of tool (creation, edition, navigati...

We continue our exploration of the Eclipse Sirius 4.0 new features. Do you remember our previous post about the Scalable Girl? We further improved the SVG rendering to make her even more powerful. Better SVG rendering This is a significant improvement. With Sirius 4.0, on a diagram when the user uses the zoom, the rendering of a SVG file has a much higher quality. Contribute SVG shapes Sirius provides a basic image style for node mappings, which offers a selection of five different shapes. The new bundledImageShape extension point allows specifiers to provide their own shapes defined in a SVG file like a stencil pack. To catch all the new features coming with Sirius 4.0 have a look at the slides of our talk at EclipseCon France! Another chance for you to join the Sirius community, SiriusCon will occur in Paris the 15th November 2016. Be sure to save the date! Lien d'origine Auteur d'origine: Melanie Bats...

If you enjoyed our previous post on Eclipse Sirius 4.0 new features, read on to hear the Sirius border song. Customizable border style The border style of your diagram elements can have a semantic meaning defined by your graphical notation: you may want to express a different information whether the border shape is dashed or plain. Here and now, with Sirius 3.1, it is possible to define such styles for both the nodes and the containers (like it was already possible for edges). Preferred side for border nodes By default, border nodes can be located on any side of its parent. It is now possible to restrict border nodes to specific sides only. Thus the end user will not have the possibility to create or to move a border node on a forbidden side. Authorized sides can be specified in the advanced tab of the border node style. To catch all the new features coming with Sirius 4.0 have a look at the slides of our talk at EclipseCon France! Another chance for you to join the Sirius...

Properties View My previous post illustrates The Power of One framework to define graphical designers and property views: Eclipse Sirius 4.0. It shows how to get property views for your designer as fast as a thunderbolt! During the last year, the Sirius team worked on two versions of Sirius the 3.1 and the 4.0. In the following days I will detail all the new features coming in Sirius, since the release of Eclipse Mars, that are included in Eclipse Neon. The Sirius project is very active with 10 committers working full time during this past year. We did around 900 commits and fixed 84 bugs. Since the Mars release, more than 1100 posts were made in the Sirius forum: there is a vibrant community around Sirius. In this new release we introduce a significant feature with the properties view description but we are also preparing the future with a small change.  Metamodel warning Starting with Sirius 4.0, a warning appears if the specifier does not define explicitly its metamodel...