FXDiagram is a diagramming framework based on Eclipse Graphiti that focuses on user experience by providing flawless graphics, smooth behavior, self-explaining interactions, and easy content selection with good defaults and little customization. It integrates with Xtext and adds a thin diagram layer on top with a high-level mapping API to enable bi-directional mapping between diagrams and models without the quirks of other frameworks.

1. FXDiagram
Jan Köhnlein - itemis

2. Xtext
+ Diagram Editor
= Quirks

3. Object Identity
Model Lifecycle
Persistence
…2-way Mapping
Mismatches

4. Bi-Directional Mapping
Diagram
Editor
Xtext
Editor
Uni
View

5. Eclipse Diagram Frameworks

6. No Quirks!

7. Diagram Tool UX
• Flawless, modern graphics
• Smooth, non-irritating behavior
• Self-explaining, haptic experience
• Easy choice of content
• Good defaults / little customization

8. FXDiagram

9. • Based on
• Adds a thin diagram layer
• Focus on UX
• High-level mapping API
• integration
• Entirely written in
FXDiagram

10. Oomph!Update
Site
w/ or w/o
Eclipse

11. Use FXDiagram to take
back the control over
the UX…

12. …and get rid of the
Quirks!