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Plugin to share icons and strings [message #486669]

Fri, 18 September 2009 14:53

drew frantz

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Registered: July 2009

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I have a basic plugin (that currently defines no extension) I have placed
the images and resources in this plugin, but I try to access it form another
plugin using Activator.getDefault(), the plugin has not yet been started by
eclipse so the Activator.getDefault() is null. What extension do I define to
make sure that the plugin gets started when eclipse starts. Or is there
another way to force its creation on startup?

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Re: Plugin to share icons and strings [message #486685 is a reply to message #486669]

Fri, 18 September 2009 14:58

Eric Rizzo

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Registered: July 2009

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On 9/18/09 10:53 AM, drew wrote:
> I have a basic plugin (that currently defines no extension) I have placed
> the images and resources in this plugin, but I try to access it form another
> plugin using Activator.getDefault(), the plugin has not yet been started by
> eclipse so the Activator.getDefault() is null. What extension do I define to
> make sure that the plugin gets started when eclipse starts. Or is there
> another way to force its creation on startup?
>
>

In the plugin's manifest editor, have you selected the "Active this
plugin when one of its classes is loaded" option?

Hope this helps,
Eric

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Re: Plugin to share icons and strings [message #486686 is a reply to message #486685]

Fri, 18 September 2009 15:16

drew frantz

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Registered: July 2009

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Yes that option is checked. I also tried unchecking it, same result.
"Eric Rizzo" <eclipse-bugs@rizzoweb.com> wrote in message
news:h90764$eda$1@build.eclipse.org...
> On 9/18/09 10:53 AM, drew wrote:
>> I have a basic plugin (that currently defines no extension) I have placed
>> the images and resources in this plugin, but I try to access it form
>> another
>> plugin using Activator.getDefault(), the plugin has not yet been started
>> by
>> eclipse so the Activator.getDefault() is null. What extension do I define
>> to
>> make sure that the plugin gets started when eclipse starts. Or is there
>> another way to force its creation on startup?
>>
>>
>
> In the plugin's manifest editor, have you selected the "Active this plugin
> when one of its classes is loaded" option?
>
> Hope this helps,
> Eric
>

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Re: Plugin to share icons and strings [message #486751 is a reply to message #486686]

Fri, 18 September 2009 22:48

Remy Suen

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Registered: July 2009

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On Fri, 18 Sep 2009 11:16:15 -0400, drew wrote:

> Yes that option is checked. I also tried unchecking it, same result.

Verify that your Bundle-Activator definition is correct then.

Though, it is not clear to me why you even need the bundle's activator
when all you care about are some image and resource files.

Regards,
Remy

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