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e4 rcp focus on window [message #940456]

Thu, 11 October 2012 12:50

Eclipse User

I have to create multiwindowed e4 app. All my windows are collected in a map. I'm trying to focus on one of the windows programmaticaly:

MWindow window = windows.get("window number one");
EModelService service = window.getContext().get(EModelService.class);
service.bringToTop(window);

It does not help: nothing happens. Think, I missunderstand this method.

How to bring window to top, I mean - focus on this window/make it active?

Thanks in advance, Xiuang.

Re: e4 rcp focus on window [message #941058 is a reply to message #940456]

Fri, 12 October 2012 03:23

Eclipse User

Today I tried:

- partService.showPart on window's inner part
- window.setOnTop(true);
- window.getContext().activate()

Still, nothing brought window to the front. Help is very appreciated.

Re: e4 rcp focus on window [message #941181 is a reply to message #941058]

Fri, 12 October 2012 05:22

Eclipse User

bringToTop should work in theory. If not this sounds like a bug. In the mean time :

((Shell) mWindow.getWidget()).forceFocus();

should do the trick, though ugly. I'll follow this up however.

Re: e4 rcp focus on window [message #941242 is a reply to message #941181]

Fri, 12 October 2012 06:28

Eclipse User

Set it as the MApplication's selected element?

Re: e4 rcp focus on window [message #941246 is a reply to message #941242]

Fri, 12 October 2012 06:30

Eclipse User

bringToTop does that. Or is supposed to at least.

Re: e4 rcp focus on window [message #941293 is a reply to message #941181]

Fri, 12 October 2012 07:21

Eclipse User

forceFocus() worked! So, there's a bug in EModelService.bringToTop()

Re: e4 rcp focus on window [message #941376 is a reply to message #941293]

Fri, 12 October 2012 09:13

Eclipse User

Follow up: http://bugs.eclipse.org/391780

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