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Setting custom default Eclipse perspective [message #1850508]

Mon, 07 March 2022 02:17

Eclipse User

I am trying to create my own customized perspective, and configure Eclipse to use it from the very first startup, using a project setup.
I tried to create a file using a ResourceCreationTask at <workspace>\.metadata\.plugins\org.eclipse.core.runtime\.settings\org.eclipse.ui.workbench.prefs which has my own perspective's definition. This runs before the IDE starts, though apparently the perspective is not created then.
Do you have a recommendation on how to do this?

Re: Setting custom default Eclipse perspective [message #1850518 is a reply to message #1850508]

Mon, 07 March 2022 09:21

Eclipse User

Did you try: https://wiki.eclipse.org/Eclipse_Oomph_Authoring#Open_default_perspective_already_upon_very_first_start

Re: Setting custom default Eclipse perspective [message #1850520 is a reply to message #1850518]

Mon, 07 March 2022 09:32

Eclipse User

Thanks for the quick reply, I am looking to configure Eclipse to start with my own custom perspective, and not with a pre-made one. I haven't figured out how to create my own perspective before the IDE starts (As I described, I tried to do so with the ResourceCreationTask). If I will be able to create it before the IDE starts, I'll be able to use the suggested tasks to start Eclipse with this perspective by default.

Re: Setting custom default Eclipse perspective [message #1850541 is a reply to message #1850520]

Tue, 08 March 2022 03:41

Eclipse User

I don't know if there is a way to create your own perspective without implementing it via plugin's with plugin.xml registrations. Perhaps it's possible to customize an existing perspective, but I'm not sure how/where that's is stored. You'll need to investigate that...

Re: Setting custom default Eclipse perspective [message #1850582 is a reply to message #1850541]

Tue, 08 March 2022 20:33

Eclipse User

We achieved this in the past by copying a pre-made workbench.xmi (which includes the custom perspective) into the workspace before starting the IDE. This was copied to ${workspace.location|uri}/.metadata/.plugins/org.eclipse.e4.workbench/workbench.xmi with a ResourceCreationTask at BOOTSTRAP.

We have since dropped this in favour of using a default perspective as there can be changes in the persistence format between Eclipse versions and the cost of maintaining an up-to-date/valid workbench.xmi outweighed the benefits of the custom perspective. Somebody else also recommended to not rely on this file but I'm not sure what the other risks are specifically.

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