public class MyPerspective implements IPerspectiveFactory {

 public void createInitialLayout(IPageLayout layout) {
  MessageConsole myConsole = new   
     MessageConsole("Console", null); // declare console

   ConsolePlugin.getDefault().getConsoleManager().
      addConsoles(new IConsole[]{myConsole});

  MessageConsoleStream stream = 
    myConsole.newMessageStream();

  PrintStream myS = new PrintStream(stream);
  System.setOut(myS); // link standard output stream to the console
  System.setErr(myS); // link error output stream to the console
 }
}