I have an eclipse RCP application (RCP version 4.12.0.v20190605-1801) using SWT. I want to add the eclipse QuickAccess TextField as search bar to my project like in the Java eclipse IDE (which is also available by pressing ctrl + 3).
I have scoured the documentation and the only thing I have found is the following:
#Override
protected void fillCoolBar(ICoolBarManager coolBar) {
// ToolBar File & Additions
IToolBarManager fileToolBar = new ToolBarManager(coolBar.getStyle());
fileToolBar.add(ActionFactory.SHOW_QUICK_ACCESS.create(window)); // window == class attribute
// Add some other stuff
}
This produces a QuickAccess button in my case, but no TextField. It works the same way if you click on it, but I would prefer to have the TextField as it is more clear to the user.
I only found threads on how to remove the TextField, but not how to add it, e.g. SO post here. So I guess it must be a somewhat built in feature.
If anyone's interested it is for the JCrypTool project:
GitHub link
File on GitHub containing the above function call for building the toolbar
Hope I didn't miss anything important, thanks for your help in advance.
I now settled on a slightly different solution.
I included the QuickAccess entry as Extension in my plugin.xml where I define my toolbar. Instead of an input text, it is now a button (depicting a magnifier icon). I took this approach because it is quite easy to implement using the RCP extension points.
This is a (reduced) version of what my plugin.xml looks like now. The relevant part is the extension point org.eclipse.ui.menus which calls org.eclipse.ui.window.quickAccess
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<?eclipse version="3.4"?>
<plugin>
<extension id="application" point="org.eclipse.core.runtime.applications">
<application>
<run class="org.jcryptool.core.Application"/>
</application>
</extension>
<extension point="org.eclipse.ui.menus">
<menuContribution
allPopups="false"
locationURI="toolbar:org.jcryptool.core.searchToolbar">
<command
commandId="org.eclipse.ui.window.quickAccess"
icon="icons/searchIcon.png"
style="push">
</command>
</menuContribution>
</extension>
<extension id="product" point="org.eclipse.core.runtime.products">
<product application="org.jcryptool.core.application" name="JCrypTool">
<property name="appName" value="JCrypTool"/>
<property name="cssTheme" value="org.jcryptool.themes.default"/>
</product>
</extension>
</plugin>
This looks like this:
For a really fancy implementation I guess you have to write some code for it. But as quite nice RCP solution it's ok for me.
Related
I want to customize the application toolbar to my own needs. A long time ago I played around (and did some impressive customizations) with the AbstractPresentationFactory.
However this extension point was removed and replaced with... not sure, the documentation states it's org.eclipse.e4.ui.css.swt.theme, but I don't see how that extension point helps my cause at all.
I managed to guess my way into implementing a solution that makes my texts blue:
plugin.xml
<extension point="org.eclipse.e4.ui.css.swt.theme">
<theme basestylesheeturi="content/test.css"
id="myFirstTheme"
label="My First Theme" />
</extension>
<extension id="application" point="org.eclipse.core.runtime.products">
<product application="org.acme.project" name="Project">
<property name="cssTheme" value="myFirstTheme" />
</product>
</extension>
test.css
Text {
color: COLOR-CYAN;
}
Now what? How do I configure the main toolbar using that mechanism? Is there any documentation how the CSS file should look like and what can be configured? Or any kind of rule?
(Since Google only shows "Hello World" examples and source code, I assume there is yet again no documentation. In that case the precise problem I'm facing is: I want to make toolbar buttons bigger and add text below the image.)
So, for learning purposes, I am writing an eclipse plugin which should take an already existing launch configuration, and rerun it with just some new VM - attributes.
Through the org.eclipse.ui.commands extension point i was able to create the command.
<extension point="org.eclipse.ui.commands">
<command
defaultHandler="launchconfigurator.LaunchConfiguratorCommandHandler"
id="launchconfigurator.toolbar.command"
name="JCCRun">
</command>
</extension>
Next I added the button to the toolbar :
<extension
point="org.eclipse.ui.menus">
<menuContribution
locationURI="toolbar:org.eclipse.ui.main.toolbar">
</menuContribution>
<menuContribution
locationURI="toolbar:org.eclipse.debug.ui.launchActionSet">
<command
commandId="launchconfigurator.toolbar.command"
icon="favicon_1_-3.png"
style="pulldown">
<visibleWhen
checkEnabled="true">
</visibleWhen>
</command>
</menuContribution>
At this point i have a button on my toolbar which shows me my button and has an arrow for a drop down menu. But when i click on the menue arrow, nothing happens...
What i want to have is exactly the same menu like the eclipse run or debug buttons have...
Does anyone know how i could aproach this?
I guess there should be something what i need to do with my plugin.xml to make eclipse see my button as a run button, but i am not sure what exactly does eclipse need...
Maybe there is some eclipse source code i could look at?
I even implemented own delegates and tab groups, which i didn't need for my execution but thought it would help... But , sadly, it didn't...
Thx in advance for your answer,
May the force be with you
The 'Run' button is defined using the old style org.eclipse.ui.actionSets extension point:
<action
id="org.eclipse.debug.internal.ui.actions.RunDropDownAction"
toolbarPath="org.eclipse.debug.ui.launchActionSet/debug"
hoverIcon="$nl$/icons/full/etool16/run_exc.png"
class="org.eclipse.debug.internal.ui.actions.RunToolbarAction"
disabledIcon="$nl$/icons/full/dtool16/run_exc.png"
icon="$nl$/icons/full/etool16/run_exc.png"
helpContextId="run_action_context"
label="%RunDropDownAction.label"
style="pulldown">
</action>
So the code that creates the Run dropdown menu is org.eclipse.debug.internal.ui.actions.RunToolbarAction. This is just a tiny class:
public class RunToolbarAction extends AbstractLaunchToolbarAction {
public RunToolbarAction() {
super(IDebugUIConstants.ID_RUN_LAUNCH_GROUP);
}
}
So this is using the more general class AbstractLaunchToolbarAction and specifying the launch group to be shown. You may be able to do something similar.
I've been trying to add custom markers to eclipse editor for many many hours (days) and I just can't get it to work.
I can add problem markers well and without any issues by extending them on my own plugin.xml. It does everything I want EXCEPT the icon for the marker. I want a different icon.
Here's What I have:
plugin.xml
<extension
point="org.eclipse.ui.editors.annotationTypes">
<type
markerType="Plugin.MyMarker"
name="Plugin.MyMarker"/>
</extension>
<extension
id="MyMarker"
point="org.eclipse.core.resources.markers">
<super type="org.eclipse.core.resources.textmarker" />
<!-- <super type="org.eclipse.core.resources.problemmarker" /> --><!-- if I remove this comment, all works... But I don't want that icon-->
<persistent value="true"/>
</extension>
<extension
id="Plugin.markerAnnotationSpecifications"
point="org.eclipse.ui.editors.markerAnnotationSpecification">
<specification
annotationType="Plugin.MyMarker"
colorPreferenceKey="Plugin.markerColor"
colorPreferenceValue="100,100,100"
contributesToHeader="false"
highlightPreferenceKey="Plugin.markerHighlight"
highlightPreferenceValue="true"
includeOnPreferencePage="true"
icon="icons/icon_mine.gif"
label="My beautiful label"
overviewRulerPreferenceKey="Plugin.markerOverview"
overviewRulerPreferenceValue="true"
presentationLayer="0"
symbolicIcon="warning"
textPreferenceKey="Plugin.tarkerText"
textPreferenceValue="true"
textStylePreferenceKey="Plugin.textStyle"
textStylePreferenceValue="BOX"
verticalRulerPreferenceKey="Plugin.markerRuler"
verticalRulerPreferenceValue="true" />
MyPlugin.java
IMarker myMarker = file.createMarker("Plugin.MyMarker");
if(!myMarker.exists()){
Activator.myLog.log(new Status(Status.ERROR, LOG_PLUGIN_NAME, 15, "There's no marker!", null));
}
myMarker.setAttribute(IMarker.SEVERITY, IMarker.SEVERITY_WARNING);
myMarker.setAttribute(IMarker.MESSAGE, "Txt:\nabc");
myMarker.setAttribute(IMarker.PRIORITY, IMarker.PRIORITY_HIGH);
myMarker.setAttribute(IMarker.LINE_NUMBER, line);
myMarker.setAttribute(IMarker.CHAR_START, searchStart);
myMarker.setAttribute(IMarker.CHAR_END, searchEnd);
The marker image is here: icon="icons/icon_mine.gif"
If I use the code as it is above, the annotation appears in the menu under the annotations (General>Editors>TextEditors>Annotations)option with the correct image and the correct options as I would expect it to be.
Other log messages that I placed in the code confirm that that code executes well same as the results if I just change that line I commented in the XML (see the XML comment).
But still, I can't see anything telling me if the marker is actually being applied or an error (or anything in the log or the console, on that matter). It is as if I didn't setup anything and nothing is happening.
Any help is welcome
Please do check that the ids of each <extension> must start with the same substring as as the package of the project. I see you using Plugin as the package and packages usually start with low case letters.
Please try renaming the prefixes of the ids to plugin. (low case) instead of Plugin.
I'm trying to understand more submenus in a menuContribution, here's what I've done so far :
MenuManager submenu = new MenuManager("Commands", "com.org.new.commands");
CommandContributionItemParameter p = new CommandContributionItemParameter(
serviceLocator, "",
"org.eclipse.ui.file.exit",
SWT.PUSH);
p.label = "Exit the application";
p.icon = Activator.getImageDescriptor("icons/alt_window_16.gif");
CommandContributionItem item = new CommandContributionItem(p);
item.setVisible(true);
submenu.add(item);
additions.addContributionItem(submenu, null);
So normally with this code I create a menu which contains the "Exit the application" command. But instead of that, my "Commands" menu is simply not available.
Here's my XML code :
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<?eclipse version="3.4"?>
<plugin>
<extension-point id="iCommand" name="ICommand" schema="schema/iCommand.exsd"/>
<extension
point="org.eclipse.ui.menus">
<menuContribution
class="model.ExtensionLoader"
locationURI="popup:org.eclipse.ui.navigator.ProjectExplorer#PopupMenu?after=additions">
</menuContribution>
</extension>
</plugin>
I don't exactly understand everything about the menuManager yet, so if someone could explain to me what I'm doing wrong, that would be wonderful !
You can use org.eclipse.ui.menus extension to add a command inside an existing menu. Also to make that command available you have to create it using org.eclipse.ui.commands and org.eclipse.ui.handlers .
You can refer to this link:
http://www.vogella.com/tutorials/EclipseCommands/article.html
in order to understand better how these extensions work
I want to write an Eclipse-plugin that performs an Action with a selected Project. I used the plugin Template with submenu. My plugin.xml looks like this :
<extension
point="org.eclipse.ui.popupMenus">
<objectContribution
objectClass="org.eclipse.core.internal.resources.Project"
id="testplugin2.contribution1">
<menu
label="Propertie Manager"
path="additions"
id="testplugin2.menu1">
<separator
name="group1">
</separator>
</menu>
<action
label="list all *.properties"
class="testplugin2.popup.actions.ListPropertiesAction"
menubarPath="testplugin2.menu1/group1"
enablesFor="1"
id="testplugin2.projectAction">
</action>
</objectContribution>
</extension>
this works fine for everything but javaProjects. It turns out that javaProjects are not Projects. I want this Action to appear when a javaProjects or a normal Projects is selected and not if something else is selected.
How can I make the submenu appeare exactly if a javaProject or a Project is selected?
I didn't test it, but maybe this works:
<objectcontribution ...>
<visibility>
<objectClass
name="org.eclipse.jdt.core.IJavaProject" />
</visibility>
</objectContribution>
You can also try "enablement" instead of "visibility".
eclipse help pages on popup menus
Make sure the adaptable property of your object contribution is set to true (it defaults to false):
adaptable="true"
#iain suggestion to target the interface is also good practice.
Just tried your example and the menus were showing as expected on a Java project.
Always bear in mind adpatability to org.eclipse.core.resources.IResource in general to ensure your menus, actions to be consistently displayed and enabled (whatever the explorer or actual object class being rendered).
Finally, beware that the org.eclipse.ui.popupMenus extension point is deprecated.
Though in my experience using it is faster and easier than the recommended org.eclipse.ui.commands, you may end up having a hard time migrating all your menus when it is removed (that is, if it is removed at some point).
Cheers,
You should not reference the internal class in you object class. You should use the public interface instead
objectClass="org.eclipse.core.internal.resources.Project"
Try
objectClass="org.eclipse.core.IProject"
I haven't tried this but IJavaProject should adapt to the IProject, so this should work for both.