Need some opinions for a GUI editor

[Martin Nowak]

On 05/28/2013 11:25 PM, Flamaros wrote:
> 2) Integrated editor (launch with the user application in a second Window)
>   a) Good :
>      - Preview is the final result with real data
>      - All application components accessible to the editor without
> complex plugin system (in this way all editors components will be well
> placed in the preview)
>      - Full real-time edition (can preview menus transitions,...)
>      - User can customize the editor
>   b) Bad :
>      - Intrusive in the application code
>      - Force the user to port application on a desktop OS (Linux, Mac or
> Windows), not friendly if he target only embedded devices (can be
> bypassed with a remote system)
>      - Less stable editor?

I think an integrated editor has a huge benefit because of the instant 
feedback.
You could use IPC and have the editor in a separate application. That is 
probably more difficult to implement but it mitigates your negative points.

https://developers.google.com/chrome-developer-tools/docs/remote-debugging