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Adding new "Default" editor choice [message #109667]

Mon, 11 August 2003 11:18

Eclipse User

I wanted to know how to add an editor to the Navigator's list of editor
choices for a resource with a specific extension.

So, for example, for ".xml" resources (files), in addition "Text Editor" and
"Default Editor", I would like to add "Mike's editor".
I do not want my editor to ever (or not necessarily) be the default choice
for the resource.

Thanks -
Michael Blout

Re: Adding new "Default" editor choice [message #109685 is a reply to message #109667]

Mon, 11 August 2003 11:31

Eclipse User

Originally posted by: richkulp.NOSPAM.us.ibm.com

Look up in the help under Platform Plug-in Developers
Guide->Reference->Extension Points
Reference->workbench->org.eclipse.ui.editors

Rich

Re: Adding new "Default" editor choice [message #110069 is a reply to message #109685]

Mon, 11 August 2003 17:44

Eclipse User

Thank you.
I forgot to mention.....

The behavior I see is that, if I create an editor which defines
extensions="xml"
default="false"
and no other editor is registered for that extension, then my editor acts as
if it is the 'default'.

What I would like is to see my editor listed under the divider in the menu
for choosing the editor, much like Text, Default, and System Editor do.
And ideally, I would never be the choice if the user double-clicked; the
user would always have to explicitly pick me from the menu.

I hope I'm not just missing something obvious in the help!

Thanks again -
Michael Blout

"Richard L. Kulp" <richkulp@NOSPAM.us.ibm.com> wrote in message
news:bh8cmp$q5q$1@eclipse.org...
> Look up in the help under Platform Plug-in Developers
> Guide->Reference->Extension Points
> Reference->workbench->org.eclipse.ui.editors
>
> Rich
>

Re: Adding new "Default" editor choice [message #110095 is a reply to message #110069]

Mon, 11 August 2003 17:53

Eclipse User

Originally posted by: richkulp.NOSPAM.us.ibm.com

That isn't possible with the api. As long as an editor is supplied in
the plugin xml for an extension, there will be a default editor. If you
happen to be the only one, you will be the default.

Below the line is hard-code in Eclipse.

Rich

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