Design view for jsp custom tags.

when we drag-and-drop custom tag control in the source of jsp page, when we switch to the design view of jsp we should be able to view controls as desired.
Observation: 1) Eclipse 3.2 doesn't have design view for jsp pages.
2) which software uses the design view. we need to extend eclipse core framework and we do not find any technical approach document to proceed further on this.
3) RAD 6.0 we can see a JSP in design view.
I'm searching for any technical approach document to create plugin that can intercept the custom tags and provide a design view.
Will any one suggest the plugin for that.

Jeff,
I have checked with engineering and found that JSP Design View support on
Linux is a planned feature for the next release. I don't think we will have
this feature as part of a Service Pack for 8.1
Regards,
Raj Alagumalai
WebLogic Workshop Support
"Jeff Cassanvoa" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:3f4df04e$[email protected]..
>
Raj,
Thanks for the information!! Any timeframe when it might be supportedon Linux
Thanks,
Jeff
"Raj Alagumalai" <[email protected]> wrote:
Jess,
Unfortunately, the JSP design view is currently not supported on Linux.
Workshop does allow to do remote development where the IDE is running
on a
Windows machine and connects to a server running on Linux/Solaris.
Regards,
Raj Alagumalai
WebLogic Workshop Support
"Jeff Cassanova" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]..
Does anybody else who is running the Linux version of Workshop 8.1have
troubling
getting the Design View of JSP files to come up. All I see is thesource,
with
no tabs at the bottom to switch to/from the Design View. When I bootover
to
Windows and run 8.1 Workshop, I see both tabs and I am able to useboth
views.
Is it something I have set in Preferences somewhere that disablesthe
Design
View ???
Thanks,
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