Overview

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

Eiffel Studio

• the fully working estudio build is:

Eiffel57_0826

what you got to do:

• install MS C Compiler as shown in:

Windows_32-bit_C_compiler

Important: use the standart install-directories !!

• set the environment variables as follows:

set PATH=C:\Programme\Microsoft.NET\SDK\v2.0\Bin;C:\WINDOWS\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727;C:\Programme\Microsoft Platform SDK\bin;C:\Programme\Microsoft Visual Studio 8\VC\bin;C:\Programme\Microsoft Visual Studio 8\Common7\IDE;C:\Programme\Microsoft Visual Studio 8\VC\vcpackages;C:\Programme\Microsoft Platform SDK\Bin;C:\Programme\Microsoft Visual Studio 8\VC\bin;%PATH%

set INCLUDE=ude\crt;C:\Programme\Microsoft Platform SDK\Include\crt\sys;C:\Programme\Microsoft Platform SDK\Include\mfc;C:\Programme\Microsoft Platform SDK\Include\atl;C:\Programme\Microsoft Visual Studio 8\VC\include

set LIB=C:\Programme\Microsoft.NET\SDK\v2.0\Lib;C:\Programme\Microsoft Platform SDK\Lib;C:\Programme\Microsoft Visual Studio 8\VC\lib

• install the Eiffel Studio build

Resources

• In order to be able to change the library code you have to delete the 'readonly="True"' in the library tags of the project's acex file

• C# screen class interface

• Gdk - Resources:
  • class GdkDisplay
  • class GdkScreen

• WEL - Resources:
  • NONE

• Win32 API - Resources:
  • look at the platform SDK under 'Win32 API'

• 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 .

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 (and underlying routines - WIN32 API)
  • 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' (done. works under linux)

Team

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

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