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<h1>RSE Wizards API</h1>
<p>Typically in eclipse GUI design we use a wizard to create new things, and a dialog
to prompt for secondary information, or update existing things. The Remote System Explorer
can offer help in creating wizards, just as it does in creating dialogs.
</p>

<h2>RSE-Supplied Base Classes for Wizards</h2>
<p>The RSE offers the following classes, in package
<samp><A href="../../../org/eclipse/rse/ui/wizards/package-summary.html">org.eclipse.rse.ui.wizards</A></samp> to simplify the creation of wizards.</p>

<h3>The <samp>AbstractSystemWizardPage</samp> class</h3>
<p>The <samp><A href="../../../org/eclipse/rse/ui/wizards/AbstractSystemWizardPage.html">AbstractSystemWizardPage</A></samp> abstract base class extends the
JFace <samp>WizardPage</samp> class to offer the following benefits to subclasses:</p>
<ol>
 <li>Designed to work in conjunction with <samp><A href="../../../org/eclipse/rse/ui/wizards/AbstractSystemWizard.html">AbstractSystemWizard</A></samp>,
     propogating settings from the wizard to the individual wizard pages.
 <li>Supports using the overall wizard page title as set
     by <samp><A href="../../../org/eclipse/rse/ui/wizards/AbstractSystemWizard.html#setWizardPageTitle(java.lang.String)">setWizardPageTitle(String)</A></samp>
     in <samp><A href="../../../org/eclipse/rse/ui/wizards/AbstractSystemWizard.html">AbstractSystemWizard</A></samp>,
     if no title specified in the constructor.
 <li>Supports a <samp><A href="../../../org/eclipse/rse/ui/wizards/AbstractSystemWizardPage.html#setHelp(java.lang.String)">setHelp(String)</A></samp> method to set the wizard page's overall contextual help
 <li>Implements <samp><A
		href="../messages/uiMessageAPI.html#ISystemMessageLine">ISystemMessageLine</A></samp> so supports setting error messages as
      either strings or, preferably, <samp><A
		href="../messages/uiMessageAPI.html#SystemMessage">SystemMessage</A></samp> objects.
 <li>Supports automatic assignment of unique mnemonics for all input-capable controls on the page, to aid in accessibility.
 <li>Supports setting a default-focus control, which gets initial focus when the page is shown.
 <li>Supports helper methods to aid in population of the client area:
     <samp><A href="../../../org/eclipse/rse/ui/wizards/AbstractSystemWizardPage.html#addSeparatorLine(org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Composite, int)">addSeparatorLine(Composite,int)</A></samp>,
     <samp><A href="../../../org/eclipse/rse/ui/wizards/AbstractSystemWizardPage.html#addFillerLine(org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Composite, int)">addFillerLine(Composite,int)</A></samp> and
     <samp><A href="../../../org/eclipse/rse/ui/wizards/AbstractSystemWizardPage.html#addGrowableFillerLine(org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Composite, int)">addGrowableFillerLine(Composite,int)</A></samp>.
</ol>


<h3><A name="AbstractSystemWizard"></A>The <samp>AbstractSystemWizard</samp> class</h3>
<p>The <samp><A href="../../../org/eclipse/rse/ui/wizards/AbstractSystemWizard.html">AbstractSystemWizard</A></samp> abstract base class extends the JFace <samp>Wizard</samp>
class to offer the following benefits to subclasses:</p>
<ol>
 <li>Designed to work in conjunction with the <samp><A href="../../../org/eclipse/rse/ui/actions/SystemBaseWizardAction.html">SystemBaseWizardAction</A></samp>,
     and <samp><A href="../../../org/eclipse/rse/ui/dialogs/SystemWizardDialog.html">SystemWizardDialog</A></samp> classes, propogating settings
     from these to the wizard, and further propogating those to the individual wizard pages.
 <li>The overall wizard title and image can be set via the constructor or setter methods.
 <li>Supports setting an input object, and getting an output object. This is exploited by the
     <samp><A href="../../../org/eclipse/rse/ui/actions/SystemBaseWizardAction.html">SystemBaseWizardAction</A></samp> class, when this wizard is launched from a subclass of that action class.
 <li>Supports setting a wizard page title via <samp><A href="../../../org/eclipse/rse/ui/wizards/AbstractSystemWizard.html#setWizardPageTitle(java.lang.String)">setWizardPageTitle(String)</A></samp>, that all
     <samp><A href="../../../org/eclipse/rse/ui/wizards/AbstractSystemWizardPage.html">AbstractSystemWizardPage</A></samp> pages will use by default for
     their title, if the non-title constructor is used for that page.
 <li>If being hosted by a <samp><A href="../../../org/eclipse/rse/ui/dialogs/SystemWizardDialog.html">SystemWizardDialog</A></samp>, supports dynamically
     updating the wizard size via <samp><A href="../../../org/eclipse/rse/ui/wizards/AbstractSystemWizard.html#updateSize()">updateSize()</A></samp>,
     if dynamic content is added to a wizard page, causing the page to grow beyond its initial size.
 <li>Supports a <samp><A href="../../../org/eclipse/rse/ui/wizards/AbstractSystemWizard.html#setHelp(java.lang.String)">setHelp(String)</A></samp> method to set the overall wizard's contextual help. This is propogated to each
     <samp><A href="../../../org/eclipse/rse/ui/wizards/AbstractSystemWizardPage.html">AbstractSystemWizardPage</A></samp> as it is added.
 <li>Supports setting the viewer that launched this wizard, as wizards often need to know this so they can update the UI upon Finish.
 <li>Supports a <samp><A href="../../../org/eclipse/rse/ui/wizards/AbstractSystemWizard.html#wasCancelled()">wasCancelled()</A></samp> method so callers can easily test if the wizard was cancelled by the user.
 <li>Supports a <samp><A href="../../../org/eclipse/rse/ui/wizards/AbstractSystemWizard.html#setMinimumPageSize(int, int)">setMinimumPageSize(int,int)</A></samp> method to set the minimum width and height of the wizard.
 <li>Supports a <samp><A href="../../../org/eclipse/rse/ui/wizards/AbstractSystemWizard.html#setPageError(org.eclipse.jface.wizard.IWizardPage)">setPageError(IWizardPage)</A></samp> method that can be called in performFinish when an error is detected on a
     non-current page. This issues a message telling the user there is an error on another page.
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			`<body bgcolor="#ffffff">`
			`<h1>RSE Wizards API</h1>`
			`<p>Typically in eclipse GUI design we use a wizard to create new things, and a dialog`
			`to prompt for secondary information, or update existing things. The Remote System Explorer`
			`can offer help in creating wizards, just as it does in creating dialogs.`
			`</p>`

			`<h2>RSE-Supplied Base Classes for Wizards</h2>`
			`<p>The RSE offers the following classes, in package`
			`<samp><A href="../../../org/eclipse/rse/ui/wizards/package-summary.html">org.eclipse.rse.ui.wizards</A></samp> to simplify the creation of wizards.</p>`

			`<h3>The <samp>AbstractSystemWizardPage</samp> class</h3>`
			`<p>The <samp><A href="../../../org/eclipse/rse/ui/wizards/AbstractSystemWizardPage.html">AbstractSystemWizardPage</A></samp> abstract base class extends the`
			`JFace <samp>WizardPage</samp> class to offer the following benefits to subclasses:</p>`
			`<ol>`
			`<li>Designed to work in conjunction with <samp><A href="../../../org/eclipse/rse/ui/wizards/AbstractSystemWizard.html">AbstractSystemWizard</A></samp>,`
			`propogating settings from the wizard to the individual wizard pages.`
			`<li>Supports using the overall wizard page title as set`
			`by <samp><A href="../../../org/eclipse/rse/ui/wizards/AbstractSystemWizard.html#setWizardPageTitle(java.lang.String)">setWizardPageTitle(String)</A></samp>`
			`in <samp><A href="../../../org/eclipse/rse/ui/wizards/AbstractSystemWizard.html">AbstractSystemWizard</A></samp>,`
			`if no title specified in the constructor.`
			`<li>Supports a <samp><A href="../../../org/eclipse/rse/ui/wizards/AbstractSystemWizardPage.html#setHelp(java.lang.String)">setHelp(String)</A></samp> method to set the wizard page's overall contextual help`
			`<li>Implements <samp><A`
			`href="../messages/uiMessageAPI.html#ISystemMessageLine">ISystemMessageLine</A></samp> so supports setting error messages as`
			`either strings or, preferably, <samp><A`
			`href="../messages/uiMessageAPI.html#SystemMessage">SystemMessage</A></samp> objects.`
			`<li>Supports automatic assignment of unique mnemonics for all input-capable controls on the page, to aid in accessibility.`
			`<li>Supports setting a default-focus control, which gets initial focus when the page is shown.`
			`<li>Supports helper methods to aid in population of the client area:`
			`<samp><A href="../../../org/eclipse/rse/ui/wizards/AbstractSystemWizardPage.html#addSeparatorLine(org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Composite, int)">addSeparatorLine(Composite,int)</A></samp>,`
			`<samp><A href="../../../org/eclipse/rse/ui/wizards/AbstractSystemWizardPage.html#addFillerLine(org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Composite, int)">addFillerLine(Composite,int)</A></samp> and`
			`<samp><A href="../../../org/eclipse/rse/ui/wizards/AbstractSystemWizardPage.html#addGrowableFillerLine(org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Composite, int)">addGrowableFillerLine(Composite,int)</A></samp>.`
			`</ol>`


			`<h3><A name="AbstractSystemWizard"></A>The <samp>AbstractSystemWizard</samp> class</h3>`
			`<p>The <samp><A href="../../../org/eclipse/rse/ui/wizards/AbstractSystemWizard.html">AbstractSystemWizard</A></samp> abstract base class extends the JFace <samp>Wizard</samp>`
			`class to offer the following benefits to subclasses:</p>`
			`<ol>`
			`<li>Designed to work in conjunction with the <samp><A href="../../../org/eclipse/rse/ui/actions/SystemBaseWizardAction.html">SystemBaseWizardAction</A></samp>,`
			`and <samp><A href="../../../org/eclipse/rse/ui/dialogs/SystemWizardDialog.html">SystemWizardDialog</A></samp> classes, propogating settings`
			`from these to the wizard, and further propogating those to the individual wizard pages.`
			`<li>The overall wizard title and image can be set via the constructor or setter methods.`
			`<li>Supports setting an input object, and getting an output object. This is exploited by the`
			`<samp><A href="../../../org/eclipse/rse/ui/actions/SystemBaseWizardAction.html">SystemBaseWizardAction</A></samp> class, when this wizard is launched from a subclass of that action class.`
			`<li>Supports setting a wizard page title via <samp><A href="../../../org/eclipse/rse/ui/wizards/AbstractSystemWizard.html#setWizardPageTitle(java.lang.String)">setWizardPageTitle(String)</A></samp>, that all`
			`<samp><A href="../../../org/eclipse/rse/ui/wizards/AbstractSystemWizardPage.html">AbstractSystemWizardPage</A></samp> pages will use by default for`
			`their title, if the non-title constructor is used for that page.`
			`<li>If being hosted by a <samp><A href="../../../org/eclipse/rse/ui/dialogs/SystemWizardDialog.html">SystemWizardDialog</A></samp>, supports dynamically`
			`updating the wizard size via <samp><A href="../../../org/eclipse/rse/ui/wizards/AbstractSystemWizard.html#updateSize()">updateSize()</A></samp>,`
			`if dynamic content is added to a wizard page, causing the page to grow beyond its initial size.`
			`<li>Supports a <samp><A href="../../../org/eclipse/rse/ui/wizards/AbstractSystemWizard.html#setHelp(java.lang.String)">setHelp(String)</A></samp> method to set the overall wizard's contextual help. This is propogated to each`
			`<samp><A href="../../../org/eclipse/rse/ui/wizards/AbstractSystemWizardPage.html">AbstractSystemWizardPage</A></samp> as it is added.`
			`<li>Supports setting the viewer that launched this wizard, as wizards often need to know this so they can update the UI upon Finish.`
			`<li>Supports a <samp><A href="../../../org/eclipse/rse/ui/wizards/AbstractSystemWizard.html#wasCancelled()">wasCancelled()</A></samp> method so callers can easily test if the wizard was cancelled by the user.`
			`<li>Supports a <samp><A href="../../../org/eclipse/rse/ui/wizards/AbstractSystemWizard.html#setMinimumPageSize(int, int)">setMinimumPageSize(int,int)</A></samp> method to set the minimum width and height of the wizard.`
			`<li>Supports a <samp><A href="../../../org/eclipse/rse/ui/wizards/AbstractSystemWizard.html#setPageError(org.eclipse.jface.wizard.IWizardPage)">setPageError(IWizardPage)</A></samp> method that can be called in performFinish when an error is detected on a`
			`non-current page. This issues a message telling the user there is an error on another page.`
			`</ol>`

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