| Is branding working in M8? [message #40340] |
Tue, 20 April 2004 18:29  |
Eclipse User |
|
|
|
Originally posted by: nospam.nospam.org
We get default icon, name, perspective, splash screen not the ones in our
feature
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Re: Is branding working in M8? [message #41577 is a reply to message #40854] |
Mon, 03 May 2004 10:17  |
| Eclipse User |
|
|
|
Originally posted by: jeff_mcaffer.REMOVE.ca.ibm.com
The example config.ini that comes with Eclipse has doc in it. Of course,
there is more doc on the way. Also, look here:
http://dev.eclipse.org/viewcvs/index.cgi/%7Echeckout%7E/plat form-core-home/runtime/index.html
Jeff
"duncanIdaho" <jwhitmore@tgen.org> wrote in message
news:c6mf8t$3u0$1@eclipse.org...
> Thanks for the extension point example. I'm interested in branding as
> well, but it seems when I exported my prototype ( back in M5 or so ) there
> was no config.ini and dropping one into my config dir didn't work. Can
> you point me to documentation on config.ini or maybe point out the option
> I forgot to select?
>
>
> Pascal Rapicault wrote:
>
> > If you don't want to use update manager you can use the
> > org.eclipse.core.runtime.products extension point.
>
> > Here is an example of such an extension contributing the branding for
> > the coolProduct.
>
> > <extension id="coolProduct"
point="org.eclipse.core.runtime.products">
> > <product
> > name="myCoolProduct"
> > application= "coolApp"
> > description=""
> > windowImage="iconSmall.gif"
> > aboutImage="image.gif"
> > featureImage="feature.gif"
> > aboutText="%aboutText"
> > appName="CoolApp"
> > welcomePage="$nl$/welcome.xml"
> > />
> > </extension>
>
> > Splash screen specification needs to be done in the config.ini
>
> > PaScaL
>
> > Peter Manahan wrote:
> > > RCP applications don't require update manager which provides an
> > > extension to org.eclipse.core.runtime.Product. Update manager uses
> > > features to drive the branding. Otherwise you roll your own.
> > >
> > > Peter
> > >
> > > Alex wrote:
> > >
> > >> What do you mean by "run with update"?
> > >>
> > >> "Pascal Rapicault" <pascal@ibm.canada> wrote in message
> > >> news:c65ot1$h61$1@eclipse.org...
> > >>
> > >>> The splash screen has to be specified in the config.ini file.
> > >>> Regarding icons, perspective, etc if you run with update and have
> > >>> primary feature everything should be done for free.
> > >>> If not there might be a bug.
> > >>>
> > >>> If you don't ship with update, you want to provide an extension to
the
> > >>> org.eclipse.core.runtime.Product extension point.
> > >>>
> > >>> You should be able to find details in the newsgroup and in closed
bug
> > >>> reports. Moreover I believe this is used in the sdk.
> > >>>
> > >>> PaScaL
> > >>>
> > >>> Alex wrote:
> > >>>
> > >>>> We get default icon, name, perspective, splash screen not the ones
in
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> our
> > >>
> > >>>> feature
> > >>>>
> > >>>>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >
>
>
|
|
|
Powered by
FUDForum. Page generated in 0.08394 seconds
Home