eclipse-eef · peransin-obeo · May 18, 2026
diff --git a/doc/org.eclipse.eef.documentation/pages/releasenotes.html b/doc/org.eclipse.eef.documentation/pages/releasenotes.html
@@ -2,15 +2,16 @@
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-		<title>releasenotes</title>
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 		<h2 id="ReleaseNotesforEclipseEEF">Release Notes for Eclipse EEF</h2>
 		<ol class="toc" style="list-style: disc;">
 			<li>
 				<a href="#ReleaseNotesforEclipseEEF">Release Notes for Eclipse EEF</a>
 				<ol style="list-style: disc;">
+					<li>
+						<a href="#eef2.1.7">Changes in EEF 2.1.7</a>
+					</li>
 					<li>
 						<a href="#eef2.1.1">Changes in EEF 2.1.1</a>
 					</li>
@@ -60,6 +61,10 @@ <h2 id="ReleaseNotesforEclipseEEF">Release Notes for Eclipse EEF</h2>
 			</li>
 		</ol>
 		<p>This document contains the release notes for recent major releases of EEF.</p>
+		<h3 id="eef2.1.7">Changes in EEF 2.1.7</h3>
+		<ul>
+			<li><span class="label label-info">Modified</span> When disabled, content of lists, text areas and field are still readable. Widgets are scrollable and selectable even if they cannot be edited and actions are disabled.</li>
+		</ul>
 		<h3 id="eef2.1.1">Changes in EEF 2.1.1</h3>
 		<ul>
 			<li><span class="label label-info">Modified</span> Add the workbench part and the selection to the tab descriptor filter extension point.</li>
@@ -157,7 +162,7 @@ <h4 id="DeveloperVisibleChanges5">Developer-Visible Changes</h4>
 		<h3 id="eef1.7.2">Changes in EEF 1.7.2</h3>
 		<h4 id="SpecifierVisibleChanges3">Specifier-Visible Changes</h4>
 		<ul>
-			<li><span class="label label-info">Modified</span> The dynamic mappings will take into account all the &#171;if&#187; blocks with a valid predicate expression and not only the first one.</li>
+			<li><span class="label label-info">Modified</span> The dynamic mappings will take into account all the «if» blocks with a valid predicate expression and not only the first one.</li>
 			<li><span class="label label-info">Modified</span> Fixed an issue with the enablement of the widget actions of the reference widget.</li>
 		</ul>
 		<h3 id="eef1.7.1">Changes in EEF 1.7.1</h3>

diff --git a/doc/org.eclipse.eef.documentation/pages/releasenotes.textile b/doc/org.eclipse.eef.documentation/pages/releasenotes.textile
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@ h2. Release Notes for Eclipse EEF
 
 This document contains the release notes for recent major releases of EEF.
 
+h3(#eef2.1.7). Changes in EEF 2.1.7
+
+* <span class="label label-info">Modified</span> When disabled, content of lists, text areas and field are still readable. Widgets are scrollable and selectable even if they cannot be edited and actions are disabled.
+
 h3(#eef2.1.1). Changes in EEF 2.1.1
 
 * <span class="label label-info">Modified</span> Add the workbench part and the selection to the tab descriptor filter extension point.
@@ -89,7 +93,7 @@ h3(#eef1.7.2). Changes in EEF 1.7.2
 
 h4. Specifier-Visible Changes
 
-* <span class="label label-info">Modified</span> The dynamic mappings will take into account all the "if" blocks with a valid predicate expression and not only the first one.
+* <span class="label label-info">Modified</span> The dynamic mappings will take into account all the «if» blocks with a valid predicate expression and not only the first one.
 * <span class="label label-info">Modified</span> Fixed an issue with the enablement of the widget actions of the reference widget.
 
 

diff --git a/...ins/org.eclipse.eef.core/src/org/eclipse/eef/core/api/controllers/IEEFListController.java b/...ins/org.eclipse.eef.core/src/org/eclipse/eef/core/api/controllers/IEEFListController.java
@@ -23,6 +23,16 @@
  * @author mbats
  */
 public interface IEEFListController extends IEEFOnClickController {
+
+	/**
+	 * Sets the enablement of action on selection.
+	 *
+	 * @param isEnabled
+	 *            <code>true</code> when the widget should have its default behavior, <code>false</code> when the widget
+	 *            should be in a read only mode.
+	 */
+	void setEnabled(boolean isEnabled);
+
 	/**
 	 * Register a consumer which will be called with the new value of the text when it will change.
 	 *

diff --git a/...org.eclipse.eef.core/src/org/eclipse/eef/core/internal/controllers/EEFListController.java b/...org.eclipse.eef.core/src/org/eclipse/eef/core/internal/controllers/EEFListController.java
@@ -47,6 +47,11 @@ public class EEFListController extends AbstractEEFOnClickController implements I
 	 */
 	private Consumer<Object> newValueConsumer;
 
+	/**
+	 * Enable flag to drive on-click.
+	 */
+	private boolean enabled = true;
+
 	/**
 	 * The constructor.
 	 *
@@ -130,6 +135,29 @@ public IStatus action(final EEFWidgetAction action, final List<Object> elements)
 		});
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * {@inheritDoc}
+	 *
+	 * @see org.eclipse.eef.core.api.controllers.IEEFListController#setEnabled(boolean)
+	 */
+	@Override
+	public void setEnabled(boolean isEnabled) {
+		this.enabled = isEnabled;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * {@inheritDoc}
+	 *
+	 * @see org.eclipse.eef.core.api.controllers.AbstractEEFOnClickController#onClick(java.lang.Object,
+	 *      java.lang.String)
+	 */
+	@Override
+	public void onClick(Object element, String onClickEventKind) {
+		if (enabled) {
+			super.onClick(element, onClickEventKind);
+		}
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * {@inheritDoc}
 	 *

diff --git a/...se/eef/ide/ui/ext/widgets/reference/internal/EEFExtMultipleReferenceLifecycleManager.java b/...se/eef/ide/ui/ext/widgets/reference/internal/EEFExtMultipleReferenceLifecycleManager.java
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@
 import org.eclipse.swt.SWT;
 import org.eclipse.swt.custom.ScrolledComposite;
 import org.eclipse.swt.events.SelectionListener;
+import org.eclipse.swt.graphics.Color;
 import org.eclipse.swt.graphics.Image;
 import org.eclipse.swt.graphics.Point;
 import org.eclipse.swt.layout.GridData;
@@ -94,6 +95,11 @@ public class EEFExtMultipleReferenceLifecycleManager extends AbstractEEFExtRefer
 	 */
 	protected ButtonSelectionListener downButtonListener;
 
+	/**
+	 * The default background color of the text field.
+	 */
+	private Color defaultBackgroundColor;
+
 	/**
 	 * The constructor.
 	 *
@@ -124,6 +130,7 @@ public EEFExtMultipleReferenceLifecycleManager(EEFExtReferenceDescription descri
 	@Override
 	protected void createMainControl(Composite parent, IEEFFormContainer formContainer) {
 		this.widgetFactory = formContainer.getWidgetFactory();
+		defaultBackgroundColor = parent.getBackground();
 
 		Composite referenceComposite = this.widgetFactory.createFlatFormComposite(parent);
 		GridLayout referenceGridLayout = new GridLayout(2, false);
@@ -394,6 +401,10 @@ public void refresh() {
 	protected void setEnabled(boolean isEnabled) {
 		super.setEnabled(isEnabled);
 
+		if (this.tableViewer != null && this.tableViewer.getTable() != null && !this.tableViewer.getTable().isDisposed()) {
+			// Background color is handled like List widget
+			this.tableViewer.getTable().setBackground(this.getBackgroundColor(isEnabled));
+		}
 		if (this.upButton != null && !this.upButton.isDisposed()) {
 			this.upButton.setEnabled(isEnabled);
 		}
@@ -402,6 +413,22 @@ protected void setEnabled(boolean isEnabled) {
 		}
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Get the background color according to the current valid style.
+	 *
+	 * @param isEnabled
+	 *            <code>true</code> if the widget is enabled, <code>false</code> otherwise
+	 *
+	 * @return The background color to use in the text field.
+	 */
+	private Color getBackgroundColor(boolean isEnabled) {
+		Color color = defaultBackgroundColor;
+		if (!isEnabled) {
+			color = widgetFactory.getColors().getInactiveBackground();
+		}
+		return color;
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * {@inheritDoc}
 	 *

diff --git a/...lipse.eef.ide.ui/src/org/eclipse/eef/ide/ui/internal/widgets/EEFListLifecycleManager.java b/...lipse.eef.ide.ui/src/org/eclipse/eef/ide/ui/internal/widgets/EEFListLifecycleManager.java
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ public class EEFListLifecycleManager extends AbstractEEFWidgetLifecycleManager {
 	/**
 	 * The listener used to run the onClick expression when the user will click on the table.
 	 */
-	private SelectionListener tableSelectionListener;
+	private EEFTableSelectionListener tableSelectionListener;
 
 	/**
 	 * The constructor.
@@ -178,6 +178,7 @@ private void createListWidget(Composite parent) {
 
 		final int clientWidth = scrolledComposite.getClientArea().width;
 		this.tableViewer.getTable().setSize(clientWidth, Math.max(TABLE_MINIMAL_HEIGHT, widgetHeight));
+		tableViewer.getTable().setBackground(defaultBackgroundColor);
 
 		scrolledComposite.setExpandHorizontal(true);
 		scrolledComposite.setAlwaysShowScrollBars(true);
@@ -278,7 +279,8 @@ private void setListValue(Object value) {
 	protected void setEnabled(boolean isEnabled) {
 		if (this.tableViewer != null && this.tableViewer.getTable() != null && !this.tableViewer.getTable().isDisposed()) {
 			this.tableViewer.getTable().setBackground(this.getBackgroundColor(isEnabled));
-			this.tableViewer.getTable().setEnabled(isEnabled);
+			// tableViewer is not disabled so user can scroll.
+			controller.setEnabled(isEnabled);
 		}
 		this.actionButtons.stream().filter(actionButton -> !actionButton.getButton().isDisposed())
 				.forEach(actionButton -> actionButton.setEnabled(isEnabled));

diff --git a/...lipse.eef.ide.ui/src/org/eclipse/eef/ide/ui/internal/widgets/EEFTextLifecycleManager.java b/...lipse.eef.ide.ui/src/org/eclipse/eef/ide/ui/internal/widgets/EEFTextLifecycleManager.java
@@ -570,7 +570,8 @@ private String computeTextFromModel() {
 	protected void setEnabled(boolean isEnabled) {
 		if (!this.text.isDisposed()) {
 			this.text.setEditable(isEnabled);
-			this.text.setEnabled(isEnabled);
+			// text must not be disabled.
+			// User need to scroll for text area or copy content.
 			this.text.setBackground(this.getBackgroundColor(isEnabled));
 			this.text.setForeground(this.getForegroundColor(isEnabled));
 		}