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Showing dialogs before workbench window is created. [message #198391]

Fri, 20 February 2004 08:07

Eclipse User

Originally posted by: eostroukhov.hotmail.com

Hi all!

I need to show login dialog to esteblish connection to the server - then
views/editors can be filled with data. But the problem is that this dialog
is often obscured by the splash screen - so user has to use Alt+Tab to find
it. I've tried to refactor my application to show the dialog after the
workbench is shown but I've had bad luck - things like content providers for
the views must be filled while the workbench is not shown. How can I make my
dialog modal when the splash screen is shown? I've tried to shut down the
splash screen - but my dialog still doesn't get the taskbar button...

Eugene

Re: Showing dialogs before workbench window is created. [message #198465 is a reply to message #198391]

Fri, 20 February 2004 09:43

Eclipse User

Are you writing an RCP Application? Then you should consider to write an
application and a workbench advisor class which will give you callbacks at
various point during the startup process (preWindowOpen, postWindowOpen,
....).

To get a taskbar button, you could use a trick and make a top level shell
which you place off the screen (x=-500,y=-500) and make your dialog a child
of it.

Martin

"Eugene Ostroukhov" <eostroukhov@hotmail.com> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
news:c150kn$ns4$1@eclipse.org...
> Hi all!
>
> I need to show login dialog to esteblish connection to the server - then
> views/editors can be filled with data. But the problem is that this dialog
> is often obscured by the splash screen - so user has to use Alt+Tab to
find
> it. I've tried to refactor my application to show the dialog after the
> workbench is shown but I've had bad luck - things like content providers
for
> the views must be filled while the workbench is not shown. How can I make
my
> dialog modal when the splash screen is shown? I've tried to shut down the
> splash screen - but my dialog still doesn't get the taskbar button...
>
> Eugene
>
>

Re: Showing dialogs before workbench window is created. [message #199551 is a reply to message #198465]

Mon, 23 February 2004 02:31

Eclipse User

Originally posted by: eostroukhov.hotmail.com

I'm planning to migrate to the Eclipse 3 (and RCP) in April, so I am still
on 2.1.2. I've found one way that is ok for me - using Display.findDisplay
(Thread.currentThread) creates toolbar button if I need one.

"Martin Klinke" <martin-klinke@gmx.de> wrote in message
news:c1565b$vk4$1@eclipse.org...
> Are you writing an RCP Application? Then you should consider to write an
> application and a workbench advisor class which will give you callbacks at
> various point during the startup process (preWindowOpen, postWindowOpen,
> ...).
>
> To get a taskbar button, you could use a trick and make a top level shell
> which you place off the screen (x=-500,y=-500) and make your dialog a
child
> of it.
>
> Martin
>
> "Eugene Ostroukhov" <eostroukhov@hotmail.com> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
> news:c150kn$ns4$1@eclipse.org...
> > Hi all!
> >
> > I need to show login dialog to esteblish connection to the server - then
> > views/editors can be filled with data. But the problem is that this
dialog
> > is often obscured by the splash screen - so user has to use Alt+Tab to
> find
> > it. I've tried to refactor my application to show the dialog after the
> > workbench is shown but I've had bad luck - things like content providers
> for
> > the views must be filled while the workbench is not shown. How can I
make
> my
> > dialog modal when the splash screen is shown? I've tried to shut down
the
> > splash screen - but my dialog still doesn't get the taskbar button...
> >
> > Eugene
> >
> >
>
>

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