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Using bundled images [message #462611]

Wed, 31 January 2007 00:14

Troy Zimmerman

Messages: 2
Registered: July 2009

Junior Member

I'd like to use images found in the org.eclipse.ui bundle for actions in an RCP application. I've come up with two ways of doing this, but am not sure which is preferred.

First I tried:

URL url = Platform.getBundle("org.eclipse.ui").getEntry("/icons/full/elcl16/up_nav.gif ");

Second I tried:

Activator.imageDescriptorFromPlugin("org.eclipse.ui", "/icons/full/elcl16/up_nav.gif");

Both return a URL which can be used to create an image descriptor. After diving into the source, it appears that they are both doing pretty much the same thing. Are they both correct, or should they both be avoided and another method used?

Also, should I place these descriptors in a registry of some sort, or is it OK to allow each action to create it's own?

Thanks!

Troy

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Re: Using bundled images [message #462677 is a reply to message #462611]

Wed, 31 January 2007 14:39

Troy Zimmerman

Messages: 2
Registered: July 2009

Junior Member

I came across IWorkbenchConfigurer.declareImage(), which states that it will register an Image (or ImageDescriptor) with the workbench's images. This seems like a better approach since I can declare the images as shared and allow the workbench to manage them while being able to access them globally through ISharedImages.

Troy

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