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FORM designer for Skill

vramanan

Hi Guys

I was wondering is there is any gui development tools for SKILL, It is very tedious to type the FORM file in BNF format and try to debug it

 I searched in the web to no avail, if anyone knows a tool which will let you design the SKILL forms graphically like the forms designer and output the form file please let me know

 mean while I found out some tools that might be of interest

I used to write automated scripts using Autoit it has a free form designer called KODA

www.autoitscript.com/.../formdesign.html

this will save the form file as a KXF file and which is a XML file and can output an autoit script which is similar to visual basic

 

If anyone write a script/tool convet the xml to BNF or autoit to BNF that would be great.

 

for example The output of the koda will look like

$Form1 = GUICreate("Board Template Editor", 752, 561, -1363, 199)
$Tab1 = GUICtrlCreateTab(16, 24, 713, 521)
GUICtrlSetResizing(-1, $GUI_DOCKWIDTH+$GUI_DOCKHEIGHT)
$TabSheet1 = GUICtrlCreateTabItem("Board Details")
$Group1 = GUICtrlCreateGroup("Board Details Input", 32, 64, 681, 449)
$Input1 = GUICtrlCreateInput("Input1", 152, 112, 121, 21)
$Button1 = GUICtrlCreateButton("Button1", 64, 448, 75, 25)
$Checkbox1 = GUICtrlCreateCheckbox("Checkbox1", 128, 384, 97, 17)
$Checkbox2 = GUICtrlCreateCheckbox("Checkbox2", 280, 384, 97, 17)
$Checkbox3 = GUICtrlCreateCheckbox("Checkbox3", 424, 384, 97, 17)
$Button2 = GUICtrlCreateButton("Button2", 160, 448, 75, 25)
$Label1 = GUICtrlCreateLabel("Label1", 80, 120, 36, 17)
$Label2 = GUICtrlCreateLabel("Label2", 80, 152, 36, 17)
$Input2 = GUICtrlCreateInput("Input2", 152, 144, 121, 21)
GUICtrlCreateGroup("", -99, -99, 1, 1)

 

In BNF it should look like

FORM
FIXED
PORT 80 55
HEADER "Board Template Editor"

TILE

TABSET "Board Details"
FLOC 16 24
TSSIZE 713 521

TAB "Pack_Select"

 

 Any help/leads on this regard will be much appreciated

  • I always try to build my forms dynamically within my main code. I have written small functions to create each of the form features such as buttons. Using this method, form development is much simplified and easier to maintain. You can find examples of these functions (although most will have been modified for public release) in some of the code I have posted.

  •  Hi Guys

    I agree with dave on his point, but then I think it will be easier for a skill developer to see theGUI first to visualize what he/she wants to do

    long story short, I have written a perl script to do some trick

    limitations and usage

    1.  type perl xml2bnf <filein.xml> <fileout.il> ( need XPATH to be installed with PPM)

    2. use  the tool from http://www.autoitscript.com/fileman/users/lookfar/formdesign.html to create the form file, rename the *.kxf to *.xml

    3. place the windows-1251.enc in the same directory as the exe file

    4. You can't put multiple tabs on the same form (not tested)

    5. You can't nest Group under a Group

    6. Only Button/Input/Combo/Radio/Checkbox is supported

    7. I can't figure out to extract Combobox list (appreciate any help)

     

    but here is the perl file

    regards

     Venakta

     

    XML2BNF.zip

  • I am thinking that there is some issue with the attachment so posting the perl code (depedant on XPATH, Math Round)

    i have 2 files in the example_files.zip, one tpages.xml to test the script and windows-1251.enc, you should place it in the same location as that of the script

    Save the following as xml2bnf.pl

     

    example_files.zip

  •  This is the latest version of the Code

    Changes

    1. Support Lists

    2. Support inital value on Edit fields

    3. The form looks similar to the original xml file

     

    Future Updates likely to include

    1. Support for Multi-Line Text

    2. Support for Grids

    3. unique POP list for every ENUM Field

    Regards

    Venkata

     

    xml2bnf.zip
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