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From: Michael Gentry <mgentry@masslight.net>
Date: Tue, 5 Jan 2016 08:55:38 -0500
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Subject: Re: CM Thoughts
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I'll add another one I forgot about!  :-)

Possibly merge the ObjEntity and DbEntity in the left-hand navigation
pane.  I'm not exactly sure what it would look like, but I know EOModeler
and WOLips have a combined navigation pane:

http://cdn-ak.f.st-hatena.com/images/fotolife/m/mig50/20060731/20060731010550.png


On Tue, Jan 5, 2016 at 7:58 AM, Michael Gentry <mgentry@masslight.net>
wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I'd like to start a conversation about future improvements for CM.
>
> My current wish list:
>
> - Java Entities
>     - Class Level:
>         - Ability to add extra imports.
>         - Ability to add interfaces implemented.
>         - Ability to add JavaDoc.
>         - Ability to add annotations.
>     - Attribute Level:
>         - Ability to add JavaDoc.
>         - Ability to add annotations.
>     - Relationship Level:
>         - Ability to add JavaDoc.
>         - Ability to add annotations.
>         - Ability to drill-down through relationships.*
> - DB Entities
>     - Table Level:
>         - Ability to add comments (for DBs that support comments).
>     - Column Level:
>         - Ability to add comments (for DBs that support comments).
>     - Relationship Level:
>         - Ability to add comments (for DBs that support comments).
>         - Ability to drill-down through relationships.*
>
> * Llike EOModeler, in the left-hand navigation pane.  You could keep
> expanding the relationship tree to expose other entities/relationships.
>
>
> We've also previously chatted a bit about if we even want to keep
> maintaining the current form of CM.  If we did want to overhaul the
> implementation, what route should we go?
>
> - JFX  (Seems like Oracle's ugly stepchild and I question their commitment
> to it.)
> - SWT
> - Eclipse Plugin (The WOLips route.)
> - Electron (Used by Atom and Visual Studio Code, among others.)
>
>
> Your thoughts greatly appreciated!
>
>
> Thanks,
>
> mrg
>
>

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