Overview

The aim of this project is to enhance Vision with a support for multiple screens.

Resources

• C# screen class interface

• Gdk - Resources:
  • class GdkDisplay
  • class GdkScreen

• WEL - Resources:

• Team SVN Rep: You need to backup and remove the directories 'vison2' and 'wel' in your '/Eiffel57/library/' directory and run a svn checkout from https://eiffelsoftware.origo.ethz.ch/svn/es/branches/soft-arch/TeamMultiScreenSupport .
  • Note: Does not work with EiffelStudio 5.7 on Windows see Talk:Multi_screen_support

Implementation

class EV_SCREEN:

• allscreenslist [EV_MULTISCREEN]
• primaryscreen : EV_MULTISCREEN

class EV_MULTISCREEN (inherits EV_SCREEN):

• create class
• redefine inherited features for mutliscreen as needed

class EV_SCREEN_IMP (inherits EV_SCREEN_I):

• add multiscreen features as needed

class EV_SCREEN_I:

• add new deferred features from EV_SCREEN_IMP

class GDK_EXTERNALS:

• add multiscreen features as needed

Milestones

M1: June 1st

• needed gdk features
• decide upon implementation

M2: May ???

• To be completed by the team

To do

• Fabio:
  • find needed WEL features
  • create svn-dir (done. see resources)

• Pascal:
  • create Class EV_MULTISCREEN (inherits EV_SCREEN)

• Pawi
  • find out how to do the docu

• Dario
  • find out how works 'external'

Team

Everyone interested in this project is welcome to join our mailinglist es-ui@origo.ethz.ch

• Project Leader: Dario
• Bayt
• Fabio
• Pawi
• Pascal