BlueBerry makes use of the Eclipse UI guidlines which state some concepts on how to build up a GUI. The different objects of the platform UI shall be described here:

Workbench

root object of the platform UI
collection of windows

The Workbech

WorkbenchWindow

has one page

Workbench Windows

Workbench Page

denotes to the inner part of the window, that is: everything except the title bar
may have one menu bar, one toolbar, one shortcut bar, and one statusbar
has one or more perspectives

Workbench Page

Perspective

A visual container for a set of views and content editors
Shows views and editors in a certain layout
Like a page within a book:
- Only one perspective is visible at any time
- There are several perspectives inside a page

A Perspective

Part

every View or Editor is called Part

Editors

the StdMultiWidget is an example for an editor in our MainApp
Contains the primary content, such as a document or image data, which users interact with
content is the primary focus of attention and a reflection of the primary task
primary position in the UI
contributes commands to the workbench's main menu bar and toolbar
shared in other perspectives

Editor Area

Views

support the primary task
- navigate a hierarchy of information
- open an editor
- view/edit properties
The views exist wholly within the perspective (not shared, one instance at a time)
Every functionality is a view- it supports medical image processing

Views

Summary as class diagram

class diagram