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Show text and image for an Action in a Toolbar [message #330112]

Tue, 15 July 2008 11:15

Eclipse User

Originally posted by: subs._nospam_consertum.com

Hi,

This is probably a dumb question, but I can't find the answer...

I have created a ToolBar and added a ToolBarManager to it. I have
created an Action and setText() and setImageDescriptor() on it.

When it displays, I only see the image for the action - not the text. Is
there a way to display Image AND text for the Action?

Thanks
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Derek

Re: Show text and image for an Action in a Toolbar [message #330123 is a reply to message #330112]

Tue, 15 July 2008 14:22

Eclipse User

Add an ActionContributionItem instead of the Action ... you can use
org.eclipse.jface.action.ActionContributionItem.setMode(int) to force
the text to be shown.

PW

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Paul Webster
http://wiki.eclipse.org/Platform_Command_Framework
http://wiki.eclipse.org/Command_Core_Expressions
http://wiki.eclipse.org/Menu_Contributions
http://wiki.eclipse.org/Menus_Extension_Mapping
http://help.eclipse.org/help33/index.jsp?topic=/org.eclipse. platform.doc.isv/guide/workbench.htm

Re: Show text and image for an Action in a Toolbar [message #330127 is a reply to message #330123]

Tue, 15 July 2008 15:01

Eclipse User

Originally posted by: subs._nospam_consertum.com

Paul Webster wrote:
> Add an ActionContributionItem instead of the Action ... you can use
> org.eclipse.jface.action.ActionContributionItem.setMode(int) to force
> the text to be shown.
>
> PW
>
Perfect.

Now the next problem. I am dynamically changing the text, based on
selection in the UI. Over a certain length (about 20 characters + image
size), the action completely disappears, but reappears when the text
length shortens again.

Any ideas why this might be happening?

Thanks

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Derek

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