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OLE integration [message #466758]

Tue, 17 January 2006 14:41

Christian Gesswagner

Messages: 34
Registered: July 2009

Member

Hi everybody!

I am just using the inplace integration of SWT to open an application
inplace (eg. MS Word).
Because OLE objects does not provide menus like 'File' I build my own 'File'
menu like this:

Menu menuBar = new Menu(shell, SWT.BAR);
getShell().setMenuBar(menuBar);
MenuItem fileItem = new MenuItem(menuBar, SWT.CASCADE);
fileItem.setText("&[File]");

Menu subMenu = new Menu(shell, SWT.DROP_DOWN);
fileItem.setMenu(subMenu);

MenuItem saveItem = new MenuItem(subMenu, SWT.PUSH);
saveItem.setText("Save");

MenuItem closeItem = new MenuItem(subMenu, SWT.PUSH);
closeItem.setText("Close");

oleFrame.setFileMenus(new MenuItem[] { fileItem } );

The OLE object is embedded in an editor and the menubar changes quite well.
But when I am closing the editor the 'File' menu is still visible (the
others like 'Edit', 'Help')
are not visible anymore. But the visible 'File' menu overrides the standard
menubar of my
RCP application although the editor was closed.

Thanks for help!
Christian

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Re: OLE integration [message #466813 is a reply to message #466758]

Tue, 17 January 2006 20:56

Veronika Irvine

Messages: 1272
Registered: July 2009

Senior Member

The idea behind oleFrame.setFileMenus(new MenuItem[] { fileItem } ) is to
merge the applications file menu with the menus specific to OLE. The File
menu is the same one that is present when the OLE document is not active.
As a result, this menu will not be disposed or hidden when the OLE Document
is not active. You should be handing the File menu of the RCP Application
to OleFrame.setFileMenus().

"Christian Gesswagner" <christian.gesswagner@ams-engineering.com> wrote in
message news:dqivme$vaf$1@utils.eclipse.org...
> Hi everybody!
>
> I am just using the inplace integration of SWT to open an application
> inplace (eg. MS Word).
> Because OLE objects does not provide menus like 'File' I build my own
> 'File'
> menu like this:
>
> Menu menuBar = new Menu(shell, SWT.BAR);
> getShell().setMenuBar(menuBar);
> MenuItem fileItem = new MenuItem(menuBar, SWT.CASCADE);
> fileItem.setText("&[File]");
>
> Menu subMenu = new Menu(shell, SWT.DROP_DOWN);
> fileItem.setMenu(subMenu);
>
> MenuItem saveItem = new MenuItem(subMenu, SWT.PUSH);
> saveItem.setText("Save");
>
> MenuItem closeItem = new MenuItem(subMenu, SWT.PUSH);
> closeItem.setText("Close");
>
> oleFrame.setFileMenus(new MenuItem[] { fileItem } );
>
> The OLE object is embedded in an editor and the menubar changes quite
> well.
> But when I am closing the editor the 'File' menu is still visible (the
> others like 'Edit', 'Help')
> are not visible anymore. But the visible 'File' menu overrides the
> standard
> menubar of my
> RCP application although the editor was closed.
>
> Thanks for help!
> Christian
>
>

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Re: OLE integration [message #466847 is a reply to message #466813]

Wed, 18 January 2006 06:38

Christian Gesswagner

Messages: 34
Registered: July 2009

Member

=============
You should be handing the File menu of the RCP Application to
OleFrame.setFileMenus().
=============
I can not follow you. Can you explain this sentence in more detail or can
you post some code,
because I am using the method 'oleFrame.setFileMenus(...)' and the static
method 'OleFrame.setFileMenus(...)'
does not exist.

Thank you!

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Re: OLE integration [message #466863 is a reply to message #466847]

Wed, 18 January 2006 17:02

Veronika Irvine

Messages: 1272
Registered: July 2009

Senior Member

I am not referring to a static method. For the method
'oleFrame.setFileMenus()' you should not be creating a special File menu but
rather you should be passing the same File menu that is displayed in your
RPC application when the OLE Document is not active.

"Christian Gesswagner" <christian.gesswagner@ams-engineering.com> wrote in
message news:dqknpd$rh$1@utils.eclipse.org...
> =============
> You should be handing the File menu of the RCP Application to
> OleFrame.setFileMenus().
> =============
> I can not follow you. Can you explain this sentence in more detail or can
> you post some code,
> because I am using the method 'oleFrame.setFileMenus(...)' and the static
> method 'OleFrame.setFileMenus(...)'
> does not exist.
>
> Thank you!
>
>

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