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''Just a quick writeup, please review''

'''Graphical Editing Framework''' '''(GEF)''' is a framework that was developed for the [[eclipseEclipse (software)|Eclipse]] platform. It is known as a framework with a very steep learning curve, but it offers some benefits.

GEF consists of the following components

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View: For each element within the model, including connections, a View has to be implemented, using [[draw2d]]. In order to implement the view, an implementation of IFigure of the [[draw2d]] library has to be used.

== GMF and EMF ==

The [[Graphical Modeling Framework]] offers the ability to create diagrams for [[Eclipse Modeling Framework]] models based on GEF.

==External links==

* [http://www-128.ibm.com/developerworks/opensource/library/os-gef/ Create an eclipse-based application using the Graphical Editing Framework]

* [http://wiki.eclipse.org/index.php/Graphical_Editing_Framework GEF on Eclipsepedia]

[[Category:Graphics software]]

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