How To

Learn how to do things with ATF.

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

A

Adaptation

• Adaptation example showing how to use adaptation to adapt to available interfaces.

Application

• Initialize an application.

ATF

• Build ATF.
• Install ATF.
• Learn ATF following these steps.
• Learn ATF from tutorials.

B

Building

• Build ATF.

C

Circuits

• Create contexts for a circuit editor.
• Create data model for a circuit editor.
• Create a circuit editor document.
• Create DOM adapters for a circuit editor.
• Create a circuit editor application.
• Handle layers in a circuit editor.
• Handle masters in a circuit editor.
• Handle prototypes in a circuit editor.
• Handle templates in a circuit editor.
• Print a circuit.
• Validate a circuit.
• Use graph interfaces adapted to a circuit.

Code editor

• Create code editor application using third party software.

Commands

• Add file commands to application.
• Create command clients.
• Register commands.
• Use commands in an application.
• Use command components.
• Use WinForms commands in WPF.

Components

• Create components.
• Find components.
• Initialize components.
• Learn key components.
• Use components in applications.

Controls

• Adapt controls (without inheritance) to perform various functions.
• Create control clients.
• Group controls together.
• Register controls.
• Use controls in applications.
• Use WinForms controls in WPF.

Context menus

• Use context menus in applications.

Contexts

• Create contexts using interfaces.
• Use contexts in an application.
• Use Context Registry to track contexts.

Create application from ATF Sample

• Create an application from an ATF Sample.

D

Data model

• Define with XML schema.
• Define without XML schema.

Debugging

• Debug DOM.
• Debug ATF applications with Visual Studio using attributes.

Dialogs

• Display dialogs.

Documentation

• Learn tips for using documentation.

Documents

• Example of handling documents in applications.
• Use documents in ATF applications.

Document object model (DOM)

• Create data model in the DOM.
• Create schema for application data.
• Debug DOM.
• Search DOM nodes.
• Use DOM in an application.
• Use DOM adapters.
• Use DomExplorer to examine DOM data.
• Use DomRecorder to capture DOM events.
• Use DOM metadata.
• Use DOM Metadata for a palette.
• Use DOM nodes.
• Use XML schema to specify types in application data.

DOM adapters

• Learn about DOM adapters.
• Use DOM adapters in an application.

Drag and drop

• Drag and drop items.

E

Editors

• Create an editor application.
• Create a DOM editor.
• Use editor classes in an application.

G

Get started

• Get started with ATF.

Graph

• Create a circuit graph editor.
• Create finite state machine graph editor.
• Create a general graph editor.
• Create statechart graph editor.
• Use graphs in ATF applications.
• Use XML schema for graph data.

Graphic model

• Handle graphic model data.
• Handle graphic model document.
• Render graphic model.
• Render graphic model with DOM adapter.
• View graphic model.

I

Install

• Install ATF.

Instancing

• Use instancing with drag and drop.
• Use instancing in applications.
• Use instancing with editing commands.

L

LiveConnect

• Use LiveConnect.

M

Managed Extensibility Framework (MEF)

• Compose MEF parts.
• Create MEF type catalog.
• Initialize MEF components.
• Use MEF attributes.
• Use MEF in ATF applications.
• Also see components.

Menus

• Register menus.
• Use context menus.

P

Palette

• Use DOM metadata for a palette.
• Use a palette.

persisting application data

• Persist application data with XML.
• Persist application data without XML.

Preferences

• Save application preferences.

Property descriptor

• Specify property descriptors for property attributes.
• Use property descriptors for property attributes.

Property editing

• Create property descriptors for property editing.
• Create property editor.
• Edit properties using ATF facilities.
• Use property editor components for sets of properties.
• Use selection with property editing.
• Use value converters to convert property data.
• Use value editing controls for displaying and editing properties.
• Use value editors to edit property values.

Python

• Use Python to script applications.
• Use Python to test applications.

S

Samples

• Understand samples' programming.

Scripting

• Use scripts in applications.
• Use Python scripts in applications.

Search

• Search DOM nodes.

Settings

• Save application settings.

Statechart

• Create statechart contexts.
• Create statechart data model.
• Create statechart document.
• Create DOM adapters for statecharts.
• Print statecharts.
• Validate statecharts.
• Use interfaces for statechart graphs.

State machine

• Create state machine editor.
• Create state machine data model.
• Create state machine DOM adapters.
• Use state machine contexts.
• Use state machine editor classes.
• Use interfaces for state machine graphs.
• Use palette.
• Validate state machine.

Status messages

• Display status messages.

T

Targets

• Consume targets.
• Manage targets.
• Provide targets.
• Provide target commands.

Testing

• Use Python scripts for testing.
• Use test code.

Third party software

• Interface with third party software.

Timelines

• Create timeline contexts.
• Create timeline data model.
• Create timeline document.
• Create timeline DOM adapters.
• Create timeline edit commands.
• Display timelines.
• Validate timelines.
• Use XML schema annotations in timeline XML schema.

Tree

• Create tree component for DOM data.
• Create tree component for random data.
• Display DOM data in tree.
• Display files in tree.
• Display random data in tree.
• View data in tree.

W

WinForms application

• Create WinForms application.

WPF application

• Create WPF application.
• How to convert a WinForms ATF-based application to WPF.
• Program SimpleDOMEditorWPF sample.
• Use Behaviors.
• Use Markup Extensions.
• Use WPF ViewModels.

X

XML schema

• Define data model with XML schema.
• Define data model with annotations in XML schema.