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dynamic PopupMenu on Part [message #1343776]

Fri, 09 May 2014 08:56

Eclipse User

We are creating in an editor area programmatically the MInputParts. This MInputParts are created under the MPartStack.
Now I wan't to add an MPopupMenu to each of these Parts to do some actions part-wide. So how can I ad more actions to the 'part' menu (like the 'close' PopupMenu)? Is my only option to provide a toolbar in the part? It would be very nice to just add those action under the close action.

Why isn't it possible under the application model - Menu Contribution to add over the model editor an MPopupMenu? There are only 5 other choices (Separator, Menu, Handled MenuItem, Direct MenuItem, DynamicMenuContribution)?

Do I really have to iterate over application.getMenuContributions and compare the id's to get the menu? no menuService, another way?

And last Question - if I define in MenuContribution my menu. Can I use it in different controls or do I have to clone them?

Thx for any help
Beat

Re: dynamic PopupMenu on Part [message #1343794 is a reply to message #1343776]

Fri, 09 May 2014 09:07

Eclipse User

Hi,

I'm not sure I could digest all your questions correctly but let me try it.

on MPopupMenu:

An MPopupMenu is supposed to be used inconjunction with EMenuService -
the Tab-Menu is currently hard coded in the renderer - I think
contributing to the Tab-Menu would require a feature request and until
then you'd have to roll your own renderer.

On MApplication#getMenuContributions: this is only for compat layer use
not in native e4

A popup menu can be assigned to multiple controls inside your part using
EMenuService

Tom

On 09.05.14 14:56, Beat Schaller wrote:
> We are creating in an editor area programmatically the MInputParts. This
> MInputParts are created under the MPartStack.
> Now I wan't to add an MPopupMenu to each of these Parts to do some
> actions part-wide. So how can I ad more actions to the 'part' menu (like
> the 'close' PopupMenu)? Is my only option to provide a toolbar in the
> part? It would be very nice to just add those action under the close
> action.
>
> Why isn't it possible under the application model - Menu Contribution to
> add over the model editor an MPopupMenu? There are only 5 other choices
> (Separator, Menu, Handled MenuItem, Direct MenuItem,
> DynamicMenuContribution)?
>
> Do I really have to iterate over application.getMenuContributions and
> compare the id's to get the menu? no menuService, another way?
> And last Question - if I define in MenuContribution my menu. Can I use
> it in different controls or do I have to clone them?
>
> Thx for any help
> Beat

Re: dynamic PopupMenu on Part [message #1343822 is a reply to message #1343794]

Fri, 09 May 2014 09:24

Eclipse User

Thank you Tom

You answered my questions - even I am not happy that I can't add additional actions to the close part action Sad

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I don't want to roll my own renderer -I want to sty 'standard'. So perhaps a feature request. I think for all part-wide actions it would be a good place. A toolbar allways requires additional lines and for complex business applications there is not enough...

Menu Contribution only for compat layer - thank you - didn't see anywhere.

Thx Beat

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