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defining menu in one plugin, but using it in another plugin.xml and adding a visibleWhen clause and [message #336932]

Tue, 14 July 2009 10:07

Eclipse User

I want to define a menu (that has a specific ordering of command items)
in one plugin but use it and modify it another plugin. Here's the scenario:

a) PluginA: Define a menu that attaches to the main menu. Defines an
order of commands that I want to make standard.

b) PluginB: I want to turn off the placement of the menu in PluginA, use
the definition of it, but then add a visibleWhen clause to customize it.

How can I accomplish this? In other words, if no changes are made, the
definition in PluginA is used, otherwise, PluginB with the changes
indicated. Or should I use some type of plugin.xml "include" mechanism
if one exists.

Re: defining menu in one plugin, but using it in another plugin.xml and adding a visibleWhen clause [message #336952 is a reply to message #336932]

Wed, 15 July 2009 14:47

Eclipse User

It doesn't work that way ... i.e. there's no way to include an XML
fragment from another place.

The closes you can do is define a menuContribution for a submenu that's
not included by default: menu:my.extra.command.menu

Then in your RCP app, if you place a menu with an ID of
my.extra.command.menu where you want it, it will be datafilled correctly.

PW

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