Rich Client Interface for ImageJ

Posted by Marco LO on Jul 12, 2011; 7:45am
URL: http://imagej.273.s1.nabble.com/Rich-Client-Interface-for-ImageJ-tp3683907.html

Dear Listers,
 
I'm looking into the feasibility to implement an ImageJ rich client interface in Eclipse IDE or RCP.  I checked the ImageJDev a.k.a. ImageJ 2.0 design http://imagejdev.org/design, there is only a planned one based on the NetBeans RCP without a trace on the roadmap.  Threre is an existing Eclipse RCP, Bio7 http://bio7.org/, incorporated ImageJ but only the toolbar, pulldown menus and the main image window are integrated. 
 
As far as I see, there are two options to do the Eclipse interface, either complete the Bio7 implementation or wait for the NetBeans RCP and port it to the Eclipse one.
 
The rich client interface could be very helpful especially if ImageJ is used together with other software like that in Bio7, ecology, or any other displicine.  It would boost efficiency dramatically.  I wonder how we could influence the ImageJDev team to finalize the NetBeans RCP plan or even add Eclipse in the paln given that ImagJ has so much diversified and so wide user bases.
 
What would be your comments?