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Update Status Line from Perspective [message #117210]

Wed, 27 August 2003 09:27

Eclipse User

Originally posted by: adamh.us.ibm.com

I would like my default perspective to open without any views and a
message set in the status line. Can someone help me with how I would
update the status line from my perspective class?

Thanks!

Re: Update Status Line from Perspective [message #117522 is a reply to message #117210]

Wed, 27 August 2003 15:01

Eclipse User

Writing to the status line can done by any view as follows:

myView.getViewSite().getActionBars().getStatusLineManager(). setMessage( "Hell
o");

Note that the status lines is shared by all views.
If focus changes to another view, its message is
posted on the status line. If the user returns to
myView, the message "Hello" is shown again.

Furthermore, read the documentation for setMessage for
the intricacies of combining it with calls to setErrorMessage.

If you have a long running process, you should use a progressMonitor:

public void workWithProgress() {
IActionBars actionBars = getViewSite().getActionBars();
IStatusLineManager statusLine = actionBars.getStatusLineManager();
IProgressMonitor progressMonitor = statusLine.getProgressMonitor();
progressMonitor.beginTask("Hello, here is my message",
IProgressMonitor.UNKNOWN);
progressMonitor.worked(1);
.... the actual work is done here...
progressMonitor.done();
}

If the amount of work to be done can be estimated ahead
of time, a more intelligent value can be passed to
beginTask and calls to worked can be used to provide
better progress feedback than a continues animation.

Chris Laffra

"Adam Hoover" <adamh@us.ibm.com> wrote in message
news:biibkm$fv7$1@eclipse.org...
> I would like my default perspective to open without any views and a
> message set in the status line. Can someone help me with how I would
> update the status line from my perspective class?
>
> Thanks!
>

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