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Want ShowView menu in Window's menu [message #438067]

Thu, 13 October 2005 01:04

Eclipse User

Hi,
I am using RCP to build my application. I want some views in the Show View
sub-menu on the Window's menu. I am adding it using
"layout.addShowViewShortcut" where layout is IPageLayout in my class that
implements IPerspectiveFactory , but its not appearing in the Window's
menu. If I am adding the view as "layout.addView(IPageLayout.ID_OUTLINE,
IPageLayout.TOP, IPageLayout.RATIO_MAX, IPageLayout.ID_EDITOR_AREA);" its
appearing but its not coming in or I should say the ShowView submenu is
not appearing at all if I am adding it through addShowViewShorcut. Could
you please help me out. Its really urgent.
Thankz
Archana

Re: Want ShowView menu in Window's menu [message #438068 is a reply to message #438067]

Thu, 13 October 2005 03:18

Eclipse User

Originally posted by: daniel.megert.eclipse.org

Archana wrote:

> Hi,
> I am using RCP to build my application. I want some views in the Show
> View sub-menu on the Window's menu. I am adding it using
> "layout.addShowViewShortcut" where layout is IPageLayout in my class
> that implements IPerspectiveFactory , but its not appearing in the
> Window's menu. If I am adding the view as
> "layout.addView(IPageLayout.ID_OUTLINE, IPageLayout.TOP,
> IPageLayout.RATIO_MAX, IPageLayout.ID_EDITOR_AREA);" its appearing but
> its not coming in or I should say the ShowView submenu is not
> appearing at all if I am adding it through addShowViewShorcut. Could
> you please help me out. Its really urgent. Thankz Archana

This should work but note that an existing perspective is not affected.
Either open a new on or reset the perspective using Window > Reset
Perspective.

Dani

Re: Want ShowView menu in Window's menu [message #438070 is a reply to message #438068]

Thu, 13 October 2005 05:27

Eclipse User

I am adding "Window" menu in my RCP application as:

private MenuManager createWindowMenu(IWorkbenchWindow window) {
MenuManager menu = new
MenuManager("Window",IWorkbenchActionConstants.M_WINDOW);
menu.add(new GroupMarker(IWorkbenchActionConstants.MB_ADDITIONS));
menu.add(ActionFactory.OPEN_NEW_WINDOW.create(window));
menu.add(ActionFactory.NEW_EDITOR.create(window));
menu.add(new Separator());
menu.add(ActionFactory.PREFERENCES.create(window));
return menu;
}

Now on this "Window" menu I want the option of "Show View" also. For this
i added some views through "addShowViewShortcut" in the my perspective
class but the option of "Show View" was not appearing.

Regarding the resetting of the perspective : i have not created the
CoolToolbar in my RCP and so there is no way to reset the perpective.

Would you also clear few of doubts:
1. Will the menu item "Show View" not appear by default as we add the
"Window" menu in my RCP application. As there is no option in the
ActionFactory to create the "Show view" , is there any other way to add
that in "Window" menu.

2. Is there any way by which we can rearrange the menu items in the menu.

Thankz
Archana

Re: Want ShowView menu in Window's menu [message #438071 is a reply to message #438070]

Thu, 13 October 2005 05:59

Eclipse User

On Thu, 13 Oct 2005 11:27:57 +0200, Archana <archana@yasutech.com> wrote:

Re: Want ShowView menu in Window's menu [message #438072 is a reply to message #438070]

Thu, 13 October 2005 06:00

Eclipse User

> menu.add(ActionFactory.PREFERENCES.create(window));

menu.add(ContributionItemFactory.VIEWS_SHORTLIST.create(wind ow));

Re: Want ShowView menu in Window's menu [message #438073 is a reply to message #438072]

Thu, 13 October 2005 07:05

Eclipse User

Thankz for the response. I also hunted out the same solution.