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How to add a toolbar separator [message #1275564]

Sun, 23 March 2014 04:27

Eclipse User

The toolbar in my Eclipse project has a number of pre-defined buttons (New, Save,...)
I have added several new buttons via my plugin.xml using:
<extension point="org.eclipse.ui.menus">
<menuContribution locationURI="toolbar:org.eclipse.ui.main.toolbar">
etc.
This all works.

I wish to group my buttons by putting a separator between certain ones. By "separator" I mean a vertical line as is already present between some of the pre-defined buttons; I do not mean a place-holder for some items to be defined later.

How can this be done?

I have tried using the element "separator" with visible set true, but this appears to do nothing at all.
BTW, the documentation on it seems contradictory.

It starts:
<!ELEMENT separator EMPTY>
<!ATTLIST separator
name CDATA #REQUIRED
visible (true | false)

Then says:
name - The 'id' of this contribution. If defined then...

How can it not be defined as it is REQUIRED?

Re: How to add a toolbar separator [message #1277386 is a reply to message #1275564]

Tue, 25 March 2014 19:27

Eclipse User

If you have a pure e4 RCP you can add these through the application model.

Re: How to add a toolbar separator [message #1277548 is a reply to message #1277386]

Wed, 26 March 2014 01:55

Eclipse User

Thank you for writing that it can be done.

The actual question was how.

Re: How to add a toolbar separator [message #1277655 is a reply to message #1277548]

Wed, 26 March 2014 05:31

Eclipse User

Are you sure you are on an pure Eclipse 4 RCP? That would mean you have no dependency on org.eclipse.ui. Here's how to fiddle with the model editor. http://www.vogella.com/tutorials/EclipseRCP/article.html#applicationmodel

Re: How to add a toolbar separator [message #1277661 is a reply to message #1277655]

Wed, 26 March 2014 05:39

Eclipse User

I am not sure of anything after working with Eclipse!

How would I determine if I am on a "pure Eclipse RCP"?

I should add that the project has meen moved from an old version of Eclipse (Ganymede).

[Updated on: Wed, 26 March 2014 05:41] by Moderator

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