[kepler-dev] [kepler-users] UI prototype for web-based workflow authoring

[Paul Allen]

Oh right, I forgot that they had a "workflow" editor example 
(http://www.mxgraph.com/demo/mxgraph/editors/workfloweditor.html). In 
our plans, we would use the mxGraph package as a JavaScript library and 
we would implement our own editor. That would give us full control over 
the UI but still give us access to the features that they have implemented.

Edward A. Lee wrote:
>
> The devil is in the details.  From looking at the demo,
> for example, it looks like it won't distinguish distinct ports.
> My guess is that you need to modify source code for this...
>
> Edward
>
> Paul Allen wrote:
>> Hi Kepler geeks:
>>
>> We have found a great JavaScript wiring/graphing/modeling package 
>> (http://www.mxgraph.com/) that we are thinking about using in the 
>> implementation of the new workflow authoring UI we demo below. The 
>> one hitch with it is that if (when?) we open source our Science Pipe 
>> authoring and web tools, mxGraph would be a dependency that we could 
>> not include in our distribution. You can get free non-commercial 
>> licenses for mxGraph and I think that most groups using/developing 
>> Kepler tools would be eligible for that free non-commercial license, 
>> but they would have to acquire it separately themselves.
>>
>> I'd like to get feedback on how big of roadblock this is?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> -Paul
>>
>> Paul Allen wrote:
>>> Kepler Users:
>>>
>>> You may know that the Cornell Lab of Ornithology is building a 
>>> web-based workflow authoring, execution, and management system at 
>>> SciencePipes.org. We gave our web/UI designer (Will Morris) free 
>>> reign to come up with a new UI for a web-based workflow authoring 
>>> environment to be used with SciencePipes. You can play with his 
>>> semi-functional prototype here: 
>>> http://sciencepipes.org/alpha/home/article/view?articleID=698958
>>>
>>> N.B. Since it is a prototype, it's written for Firefox 3 and has not 
>>> been cross-browser tested.
>>>
>>> We'd be happy to get your feedback; please email it to 
>>> sciencepipes at cornell.edu.
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>> -Paul
>>>
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