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What happened to the JFace content-assist lightbulb decoration in M8? [message #250520]

Tue, 08 June 2004 10:34

Eclipse User

Hi all,

I have built a non-IDE application that uses the new content assist API in
JFace.
In M8 when a Text widget had content assist 'installed' a little lightbulb
decoration would appear just to the left of the Text widget.

My users miss the lightbulb (this is because content assist is not always
available, it depends on if there is a product catalog available for the
vendor that they are using). If the lightbulb showed up then that indicated
that assistance was available and they would go right to that field and use
the content assistance instead of grabbing a catalog off the shelf.

Anyway, in M9 this decoration no longer shows up and I haven't been able to
figure out what happened to it.
Can anybody tell me if it is still possible to get that decoration to show
up when using content assist?

TIA,
ted stockwell

Re: What happened to the JFace content-assist lightbulb decoration in M8? [message #250566 is a reply to message #250520]

Tue, 08 June 2004 12:13

Eclipse User

Originally posted by: myersj.nospam.us.ibm.com

Go to Preferences->Java->Editor and check "Light bulb for quick assists"

- Jeff

ted stockwell wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> I have built a non-IDE application that uses the new content assist API in
> JFace.
> In M8 when a Text widget had content assist 'installed' a little lightbulb
> decoration would appear just to the left of the Text widget.
>
> My users miss the lightbulb (this is because content assist is not always
> available, it depends on if there is a product catalog available for the
> vendor that they are using). If the lightbulb showed up then that indicated
> that assistance was available and they would go right to that field and use
> the content assistance instead of grabbing a catalog off the shelf.
>
> Anyway, in M9 this decoration no longer shows up and I haven't been able to
> figure out what happened to it.
> Can anybody tell me if it is still possible to get that decoration to show
> up when using content assist?
>
> TIA,
> ted stockwell
>

Re: What happened to the JFace content-assist lightbulb decoration in M8? [message #250570 is a reply to message #250566]

Tue, 08 June 2004 12:15

Eclipse User

Originally posted by: myersj.nospam.us.ibm.com

Er, looks like I was a bit quick to reply. Perhaps you should look at
how the Java editor is using this preference setting. Maybe it is
similar to what is needed for your custom editor.

- Jeff

> Go to Preferences->Java->Editor and check "Light bulb for quick assists"
>
> - Jeff
>
> ted stockwell wrote:
>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> I have built a non-IDE application that uses the new content assist
>> API in
>> JFace.
>> In M8 when a Text widget had content assist 'installed' a little
>> lightbulb
>> decoration would appear just to the left of the Text widget.
>>
>> My users miss the lightbulb (this is because content assist is not always
>> available, it depends on if there is a product catalog available for the
>> vendor that they are using). If the lightbulb showed up then that
>> indicated
>> that assistance was available and they would go right to that field
>> and use
>> the content assistance instead of grabbing a catalog off the shelf.
>>
>> Anyway, in M9 this decoration no longer shows up and I haven't been
>> able to
>> figure out what happened to it.
>> Can anybody tell me if it is still possible to get that decoration to
>> show
>> up when using content assist?
>>
>> TIA,
>> ted stockwell
>>

Re: What happened to the JFace content-assist lightbulb decoration in M8? [message #250574 is a reply to message #250570]

Tue, 08 June 2004 12:22

Eclipse User

Yes, that's puts me on the right trail, thanks...

"Jeff Myers" <myersj@nospam.us.ibm.com> wrote in message
news:ca4o9d$k2h$3@eclipse.org...
> Er, looks like I was a bit quick to reply. Perhaps you should look at
> how the Java editor is using this preference setting. Maybe it is
> similar to what is needed for your custom editor.
>
> - Jeff
>
> > Go to Preferences->Java->Editor and check "Light bulb for quick assists"
> >
> > - Jeff
> >

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