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opening a second editor [message #188646]

Thu, 21 July 2005 14:23

Eclipse User

Originally posted by: smoreno.business-innovations.biz

Hi

Hi:

by default eclipse allows only one editor for the same file
what i want to do is open a second editor double clicking a figure from the
first editor

some sugestions?
--
Sergio Moreno

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Re: opening a second editor [message #188699 is a reply to message #188646]

Fri, 22 July 2005 14:28

kiril mitov

Messages: 128
Registered: July 2009

Senior Member

There are several approaches to solve this problem.
I have recently developed an editor(for example EditorFirst). When
clicking a figure(for example Figure1) from EditorFirst a second gef
editor(EditorSecond) opens and I edit Figure1 in EditorSecond.

The input I pass to EditorSecond contains Figure1.
Opening the editor is not very difficult.
I have an ui action called "Edit Figure1".
In the run method of the action I execute this:
IWorkbenchWindow window =
getWorkbenchPart().getSite().getWorkbenchWindow();
window.getActivePage().openEditor(input,"EditorSecondID");
In the getAdapter() method of the input of EditorSecond I get Figure1 and
edit it using EditorSecond.
In eclipse the input of an editor does NOT have to be a file. So this
gives you freedom (and much flexability) with one editor to edit various
things. Not just files.

There is also another approache. - Multipage editor.
I have also worked on a multipage editor. The first page is a GEF editor,
and the second is page are just some jface controls.

Maybe it will be better to have a multipage editor.

kiril

Sergio Moreno wrote:

> Hi

> Hi:

> by default eclipse allows only one editor for the same file
> what i want to do is open a second editor double clicking a figure from the
> first editor

> some sugestions?

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Re: opening a second editor [message #188867 is a reply to message #188699]

Fri, 22 July 2005 19:28

Eclipse User

Originally posted by: smoreno.business-innovations.biz

Thanks for the answer
I have created the action that opens the new editor and activates only when
the figure is selected
but its not so clear to me the getAdapter method part of your answer
Do I have to create a implementation of IEditorInput passing the editpart of
the selected figure?
it would'nt be a problem that this editpart is asociated with one figure
that is not a layer (or a panel)?
it will be great if you have some links to a examples where this is
implemented.....

"Kiril Mitov" <kiril_mitov@abv.bg> escribi

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Re: opening a second editor [message #188898 is a reply to message #188646]

Fri, 22 July 2005 21:53

Eclipse User

Originally posted by: sunil_kamath.nohotspammail.com

"Sergio Moreno" <smoreno@business-innovations.biz> wrote in message
news:dbp07j$j1q$2@news.eclipse.org...
> Hi
>
> Hi:
>
> by default eclipse allows only one editor for the same file
> what i want to do is open a second editor double clicking a figure from
> the
> first editor
>
Eclipse 3.1 allows you to open multiple editors for the same file.
---
Sunil

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