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How to programmatically create a context menu entry for arbitrary editors? [message #520372]

Thu, 11 March 2010 21:06

Eclipse User

Originally posted by: formatzeh.gmx.de

Hello,
I'm currently working on a project which serves nice functionality for a
couple of editors. It can be theoretically used by editors which have
been generated with EMF, i.e. editors for editing models. Now you can
see the problem. I don't know which EMF generated editors are present at
implementation time. And if I knew it can happen that more editors will
be added in future. So I need a possibility to programmatically add a
context menu entry for every editor of my choice. I want to add a
listener in the selection service and determine where the selection took
place - if it is an (EMF generated) editor I want to add a context menu
entry. How can I achieve this?

best regards,
Gilbert

Re: How to programmatically create a context menu entry for arbitrary editors? [message #520496 is a reply to message #520372]

Fri, 12 March 2010 10:50

Eclipse User

Originally posted by: formatzeh.gmx.de

Does anyone have some ideas, hints or links?

Re: How to programmatically create a context menu entry for arbitrary editors? [message #520551 is a reply to message #520372]

Fri, 12 March 2010 14:13

Eclipse User

Adding a context menu in what way? At the SWT level? Using
getSite().registerContextMenu(*)? Is it for a ruler at the edge of your
editor, or per entry field in your editor?

PW

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Paul Webster
http://wiki.eclipse.org/Platform_Command_Framework
http://wiki.eclipse.org/Command_Core_Expressions
http://wiki.eclipse.org/Menu_Contributions
http://wiki.eclipse.org/Menus_Extension_Mapping
http://help.eclipse.org/galileo/index.jsp?topic=/org.eclipse .platform.doc.isv/guide/workbench.htm

Re: How to programmatically create a context menu entry for arbitrary editors? [message #520590 is a reply to message #520551]

Fri, 12 March 2010 18:29

Eclipse User

Originally posted by: formatzeh.gmx.de

Hi Paul.

Am 12.03.2010 20:13, schrieb Paul Webster:
> Adding a context menu in what way? At the SWT level? Using
> getSite().registerContextMenu(*)? Is it for a ruler at the edge of your
> editor, or per entry field in your editor?
I desire to add entries directly in the context menu of editors - so I
target the second aspect you described.

Re: How to programmatically create a context menu entry for arbitrary editors? [message #520591 is a reply to message #520551]

Fri, 12 March 2010 18:35

Eclipse User

Originally posted by: formatzeh.gmx.de

It would be sufficient for me if a selection in the editor is of a
specific type (e.g. EObject). Maybe it is possible to add a context menu
to a type?

Re: How to programmatically create a context menu entry for arbitrary editors? [message #520614 is a reply to message #520372]

Sat, 13 March 2010 04:50

Eclipse User

Originally posted by: formatzeh.gmx.de

Damn it, I recognized that I asked my question in the wrong newsgroup. I
intended to ask in eclipse.platform.pde. Can I move my help request anyhow?

Re: How to programmatically create a context menu entry for arbitrary editors? [message #520621 is a reply to message #520372]

Sat, 13 March 2010 02:56

Eclipse User

Originally posted by: formatzeh.gmx.de

I could solve it in this way:

<extension
point="org.eclipse.ui.menus">
<menuContribution
class="MyMenuContributor"
locationURI="popup:org.eclipse.ui.popup.any?after=additions ">
</menuContribution>
</extension>

In MyMenuContributor I then can determine if to show my context menu
entries or not.

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