net.sf.taverna.perspectives
Interface PerspectiveSPI

All Known Subinterfaces:

WorkflowPerspective

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractPerspective, CustomPerspective, DesignPerspective, EnactPerspective

public interface PerspectiveSPI

SPI representing UI perspectives

Author:

Stuart Owen

Method Summary

javax.swing.ImageIcon	getButtonIcon()
java.io.InputStream	getLayoutInputStream()
java.lang.String	getText()
boolean	isVisible() returns true if the perspective is set to be visible
int	positionHint() Provides a hint for the position of perspective in the toolbar and menu.
void	setVisible(boolean visible) sets whether the perspective should be visible or not.
void	update(org.jdom.Element layoutElement) Store internally any changes to the layout xml

Method Detail

getLayoutInputStream

java.io.InputStream getLayoutInputStream()

Returns:

the input stream to the layout XML

getButtonIcon

javax.swing.ImageIcon getButtonIcon()

Returns:

the icon image for the toolbar button

getText

java.lang.String getText()

Returns:

the text for the perspective

update

void update(org.jdom.Element layoutElement)

Store internally any changes to the layout xml

positionHint

int positionHint()

Provides a hint for the position of perspective in the toolbar and menu. The lower the value the earlier it will appear in the list. Custom plugins are recommended to start with a value > 100 (allowing for a whopping 100 built in plugins!)

isVisible

boolean isVisible()

returns true if the perspective is set to be visible

Returns:

boolean

setVisible

void setVisible(boolean visible)

sets whether the perspective should be visible or not.