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| Modifying the main menu bar on OSX [message #1074777] |
Sat, 27 July 2013 18:58  |
 Ric Wright
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<p class="p1">(Sorry to cross-post, but I asked this on the newcomer list and got zero response - a little too esoteric I guess)</p>
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<p class="p1">If one creates the simple "Hello RCP" app using the basic wizard in Eclipse, it creates a simple window with "Hello RCP" as the title of the "window" that it creates.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>However, the main menu bar is named "SWT" and has two menu items "Run" and "Search".<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>I figured out (through some painful searches and experiments) how to set up my own menus and items, but it isn't clear how to programmatically remove these other menus/items.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>They get set somewhere in the bowels of the RCP setup but it isn't immediately obvious where (and if<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>documented I couldn't find it).</p>
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<p class="p1">Moreover, the main menubar title is "SWT".<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Again, it isn't clear how to change it to my own title - changing the value in the product file doesn't work.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>I found one article that proposed dealing with it for standalone SWT apps by renaming the shell</p>
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<p class="p3"><span class="s1"><a href="http://eclipsesource.com/blogs/2012/07/19/configuring-the-os-x-application-menu-for-swt-apps/">http://eclipsesource.com/blogs/2012/07/19/configuring-the-os-x-application-menu-for-swt-apps/</a></span><span class="s2"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p>
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<p class="p1">But he blithely says that it works fine in RCP apps.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Unfortunately this is not true as checking out innumerable tutorials shows.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>I've even seen some "production" RCP apps that say 'SWT' on the main menu bar.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>I've yet to come across a RCP app that has it's own name on the main menu bar (not the client window, the main menu bar or window).<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>I tried getting the runtime shell but that didn't work either.</p>
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<p class="p1">Perhaps it's obvious, but not to me.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Anyone know how this might be done?<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p>
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<p class="p1">TIA, RIc</p>
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| Re: Modifying the main menu bar on OSX [message #1075054 is a reply to message #1074777] |
Sun, 28 July 2013 15:50  |
Greg Pugh
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On 2013-07-27 18:58:15 +0000, Ric Wright said:
> (Sorry to cross-post, but I asked this on the newcomer list and got
> zero response - a little too esoteric I guess)
>
> If one creates the simple "Hello RCP" app using the basic wizard in
> Eclipse, it creates a simple window with "Hello RCP" as the title of
> the "window" that it creates. However, the main menu bar is named
> "SWT" and has two menu items "Run" and "Search". I figured out
> (through some painful searches and experiments) how to set up my own
> menus and items, but it isn't clear how to programmatically remove
> these other menus/items. They get set somewhere in the bowels of the
> RCP setup but it isn't immediately obvious where (and if documented I
> couldn't find it).
>
> Moreover, the main menubar title is "SWT". Again, it isn't clear how
> to change it to my own title - changing the value in the product file
> doesn't work. I found one article that proposed dealing with it for
> standalone SWT apps by renaming the shell
>
> http://eclipsesource.com/blogs/2012/07/19/configuring-the-os-x-application-menu-for-swt-apps/
>
>
> But he blithely says that it works fine in RCP apps. Unfortunately
> this is not true as checking out innumerable tutorials shows. I've
> even seen some "production" RCP apps that say 'SWT' on the main menu
> bar. I've yet to come across a RCP app that has it's own name on the
> main menu bar (not the client window, the main menu bar or window). I
> tried getting the runtime shell but that didn't work either.
>
> Perhaps it's obvious, but not to me. Anyone know how this might be done?
>
> TIA, RIc
For a simple SWT app call Display.setAppName("name") (needs to be
called before creating the Display object).
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| Re: Modifying the main menu bar on OSX [message #1075058 is a reply to message #1075054] |
Sun, 28 July 2013 16:06 |
Ric Wright
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On 2013-07-28 15:50:26 +0000, Greg Pugh said:
> On 2013-07-27 18:58:15 +0000, Ric Wright said:
>
>> (Sorry to cross-post, but I asked this on the newcomer list and got
>> zero response - a little too esoteric I guess)
>>
>> If one creates the simple "Hello RCP" app using the basic wizard in
>> Eclipse, it creates a simple window with "Hello RCP" as the title of
>> the "window" that it creates. However, the main menu bar is named
>> "SWT" and has two menu items "Run" and "Search". I figured out
>> (through some painful searches and experiments) how to set up my own
>> menus and items, but it isn't clear how to programmatically remove
>> these other menus/items. They get set somewhere in the bowels of the
>> RCP setup but it isn't immediately obvious where (and if documented I
>> couldn't find it).
>>
>> Moreover, the main menubar title is "SWT". Again, it isn't clear how
>> to change it to my own title - changing the value in the product file
>> doesn't work. I found one article that proposed dealing with it for
>> standalone SWT apps by renaming the shell
>>
>> http://eclipsesource.com/blogs/2012/07/19/configuring-the-os-x-application-menu-for-swt-apps/
>>
>>
>> But he blithely says that it works fine in RCP apps. Unfortunately
>> this is not true as checking out innumerable tutorials shows. I've
>> even seen some "production" RCP apps that say 'SWT' on the main menu
>> bar. I've yet to come across a RCP app that has it's own name on the
>> main menu bar (not the client window, the main menu bar or window). I
>> tried getting the runtime shell but that didn't work either.
>>
>> Perhaps it's obvious, but not to me. Anyone know how this might be done?
>>
>> TIA, RIc
>
> For a simple SWT app call Display.setAppName("name") (needs to be
> called before creating the Display object).
But this ISN'T a simple SWT app. It's an RCP app. I myself do not
create the Display object. I'll investigate this, but not sure it is
feasible to do it that way.
Thanks, Ric
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| Re: Modifying the main menu bar on OSX [message #1075343 is a reply to message #1075058] |
Mon, 29 July 2013 09:10 |
Greg Pugh
Messages: 15
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On 2013-07-28 16:06:00 +0000, Ric Wright said:
> On 2013-07-28 15:50:26 +0000, Greg Pugh said:
>
>> On 2013-07-27 18:58:15 +0000, Ric Wright said:
>>
>>> (Sorry to cross-post, but I asked this on the newcomer list and got
>>> zero response - a little too esoteric I guess)
>>>
>>> If one creates the simple "Hello RCP" app using the basic wizard in
>>> Eclipse, it creates a simple window with "Hello RCP" as the title of
>>> the "window" that it creates. However, the main menu bar is named
>>> "SWT" and has two menu items "Run" and "Search". I figured out
>>> (through some painful searches and experiments) how to set up my own
>>> menus and items, but it isn't clear how to programmatically remove
>>> these other menus/items. They get set somewhere in the bowels of the
>>> RCP setup but it isn't immediately obvious where (and if documented I
>>> couldn't find it).
>>>
>>> Moreover, the main menubar title is "SWT". Again, it isn't clear how
>>> to change it to my own title - changing the value in the product file
>>> doesn't work. I found one article that proposed dealing with it for
>>> standalone SWT apps by renaming the shell
>>>
>>> http://eclipsesource.com/blogs/2012/07/19/configuring-the-os-x-application-menu-for-swt-apps/
>>>
>>>
>>> But he blithely says that it works fine in RCP apps. Unfortunately
>>> this is not true as checking out innumerable tutorials shows. I've
>>> even seen some "production" RCP apps that say 'SWT' on the main menu
>>> bar. I've yet to come across a RCP app that has it's own name on the
>>> main menu bar (not the client window, the main menu bar or window). I
>>> tried getting the runtime shell but that didn't work either.
>>>
>>> Perhaps it's obvious, but not to me. Anyone know how this might be done?
>>>
>>> TIA, RIc
>>
>> For a simple SWT app call Display.setAppName("name") (needs to be
>> called before creating the Display object).
>
> But this ISN'T a simple SWT app. It's an RCP app. I myself do not
> create the Display object. I'll investigate this, but not sure it is
> feasible to do it that way.
>
> Thanks, Ric
For an Eclipse 4 RCP application Display.setAppName is called by
E4Application using the product name in the IProduct interface. This
value comes from the name attribute of the <product> extension point.
For Eclipse 3 I think the "appName" <property> of the product extension
point may be used.
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| Re: Modifying the main menu bar on OSX [message #1076473 is a reply to message #1075058] |
Wed, 31 July 2013 12:53 |
Greg Pugh
Messages: 15
Registered: July 2009 |
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On 2013-07-28 16:06:00 +0000, Ric Wright said:
> On 2013-07-28 15:50:26 +0000, Greg Pugh said:
>
>> On 2013-07-27 18:58:15 +0000, Ric Wright said:
>>
>>> (Sorry to cross-post, but I asked this on the newcomer list and got
>>> zero response - a little too esoteric I guess)
>>>
>>> If one creates the simple "Hello RCP" app using the basic wizard in
>>> Eclipse, it creates a simple window with "Hello RCP" as the title of
>>> the "window" that it creates. However, the main menu bar is named
>>> "SWT" and has two menu items "Run" and "Search". I figured out
>>> (through some painful searches and experiments) how to set up my own
>>> menus and items, but it isn't clear how to programmatically remove
>>> these other menus/items. They get set somewhere in the bowels of the
>>> RCP setup but it isn't immediately obvious where (and if documented I
>>> couldn't find it).
>>>
>>> Moreover, the main menubar title is "SWT". Again, it isn't clear how
>>> to change it to my own title - changing the value in the product file
>>> doesn't work. I found one article that proposed dealing with it for
>>> standalone SWT apps by renaming the shell
>>>
>>> http://eclipsesource.com/blogs/2012/07/19/configuring-the-os-x-application-menu-for-swt-apps/
>>>
>>>
>>> But he blithely says that it works fine in RCP apps. Unfortunately
>>> this is not true as checking out innumerable tutorials shows. I've
>>> even seen some "production" RCP apps that say 'SWT' on the main menu
>>> bar. I've yet to come across a RCP app that has it's own name on the
>>> main menu bar (not the client window, the main menu bar or window). I
>>> tried getting the runtime shell but that didn't work either.
>>>
>>> Perhaps it's obvious, but not to me. Anyone know how this might be done?
>>>
>>> TIA, RIc
>>
>> For a simple SWT app call Display.setAppName("name") (needs to be
>> called before creating the Display object).
>
> But this ISN'T a simple SWT app. It's an RCP app. I myself do not
> create the Display object. I'll investigate this, but not sure it is
> feasible to do it that way.
>
> Thanks, Ric
For Eclipse 4 RCP Display.setAppName is called with the product name
from the org.eclipse.core.runtime.products <product> extension point.
For Eclipse 3 I think it might be the "appName" property
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