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Fri, 03 April 2009 16:36

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Rucha wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I am using :
> IDE.openEditor(PlatformUI.getWorkbench().getActiveWorkbenchW indow().getActivePage(),
> editor, "id") ;
> to refresh a changed file, since thats the easiest way to do it in case
> of my editor. However, the problem is that it opens the file in a new
> tab, which then ends up in a different order. Is there a way to :
> - re-open the same file in an existing editor instance, so that it is
> effectively recreated ? - or remember the original tab order, and order
> them after re-opening the file ?
> any guidance will be greatly appreciated.
>
> thanks, rucha.
>

More appropriate for eclipse.platform, re-routing.

PW

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Fri, 03 April 2009 16:43

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Registered: July 2009
Location: Ottawa

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Paul Webster wrote:
> Rucha wrote:
>> Hello,
>>
>> I am using :
>> IDE.openEditor(PlatformUI.getWorkbench().getActiveWorkbenchW indow().getActivePage(),
>> editor, "id") ;
>> to refresh a changed file, since thats the easiest way to do it in

Why aren't you listening for an
org.eclipse.core.resources.IResourceChangeEvent and then updating your
file? That's how resource based editors work.

The resource change event will let you know when it's time to refresh
your contents.

PW

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http://wiki.eclipse.org/Menu_Contributions
http://wiki.eclipse.org/Menus_Extension_Mapping
http://help.eclipse.org/ganymede/index.jsp?topic=/org.eclips e.platform.doc.isv/guide/workbench.htm

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