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Eclipse splash screen not showing for RCP application? [message #414860]

Thu, 10 March 2005 10:06

Eclipse User

Originally posted by: npickard.ll.mit.edu

I have created an rcp application and "productized" it. I've exported the
application to folder, and it runs quite nicely -however, the splash
screen is not shown. I noticed this thread here:

http://dev.eclipse.org/newslists/news.eclipse.platform.rcp/m sg00632.html

which seems to suggest that you can only use the splash screen by calling
the eclipse.exe. Is this true? Out of interest, if I deleted my
config.ini file (see my settings at the bottom of this post) and called
the following:

eclipse.exe -vmargs -Dosgi.splashPath=platform:/base/plugins/myapp
-Declipse.product=myapp.appproduct

The splash screen worked with the application coming up! This would be
good, but I would really like to use the config.ini file.

I also read this thread:
http://dev.eclipse.org/newslists/news.eclipse.platform.rcp/m sg00632.html

but it appears I have all the correct settings-
from myappstart.bat file:
java -cp startup.jar org.eclipse.core.launcher.Main -application
myapp.myapp

and in my config.ini file:
osgi.splashLocation = platform:/base/plugins/myapp
eclipse.product=myapp.appproduct

here's my folder structure:

/myapp
|-startup.jar
|-myappstart.bat
|-configuration
| |-config.ini
|
|-plugins
|-myapp
| |-splash.bmp
| |
| |-rest of myapp plugin
|
|-rest of plugins required....

Re: Eclipse splash screen not showing for RCP application? [message #414865 is a reply to message #414860]

Thu, 10 March 2005 12:08

Eclipse User

Originally posted by: cervezas.no-spam-pikesoft.com

Have you tried using the Product Configuration File wizard or the new
product editor in Eclipse 3.1 M5? There is a nice product export feature
now that will generate a MyApp.exe native launcher with the splash.bmp you
provide. To be honest with you I never had much success with what you are
doing either until they rolled this out, so don't feel bad!

David

--
David Beers
Pikesoft Mobile Computing
www.pikesoft.com

"Nigel Pickard" <npickard@ll.mit.edu> wrote in message
news:d0pnpc$hca$1@www.eclipse.org...
> I have created an rcp application and "productized" it. I've exported the
> application to folder, and it runs quite nicely -however, the splash
> screen is not shown. I noticed this thread here:
>
> http://dev.eclipse.org/newslists/news.eclipse.platform.rcp/m sg00632.html
>
> which seems to suggest that you can only use the splash screen by calling
> the eclipse.exe. Is this true? Out of interest, if I deleted my
> config.ini file (see my settings at the bottom of this post) and called
> the following:
>
> eclipse.exe -vmargs -Dosgi.splashPath=platform:/base/plugins/myapp
> -Declipse.product=myapp.appproduct
>
> The splash screen worked with the application coming up! This would be
> good, but I would really like to use the config.ini file.
>
> I also read this thread:
> http://dev.eclipse.org/newslists/news.eclipse.platform.rcp/m sg00632.html
>
> but it appears I have all the correct settings-
> from myappstart.bat file:
> java -cp startup.jar org.eclipse.core.launcher.Main -application
> myapp.myapp
>
> and in my config.ini file:
> osgi.splashLocation = platform:/base/plugins/myapp
> eclipse.product=myapp.appproduct
>
> here's my folder structure:
>
> /myapp
> |-startup.jar
> |-myappstart.bat
> |-configuration
> | |-config.ini
> |
> |-plugins
> |-myapp
> | |-splash.bmp
> | |
> | |-rest of myapp plugin
> |
> |-rest of plugins required....
>

Re: Eclipse splash screen not showing for RCP application? [message #414869 is a reply to message #414865]

Thu, 10 March 2005 12:44

Eclipse User

Originally posted by: npickard.ll.mit.edu

Thanks David -I see that's a non-stable release, and I can't imagine it
would be welcomed where I work. Looks like I'll have to wait a little
longer as well as look at this at home!

David Beers wrote:

> Have you tried using the Product Configuration File wizard or the new
> product editor in Eclipse 3.1 M5? There is a nice product export feature
> now that will generate a MyApp.exe native launcher with the splash.bmp you
> provide. To be honest with you I never had much success with what you are
> doing either until they rolled this out, so don't feel bad!

> David

Re: Eclipse splash screen not showing for RCP application? [message #414878 is a reply to message #414869]

Thu, 10 March 2005 20:15

Eclipse User

You can develop with 3.1 but still produce an RCP app for eclipse 3.0,
just change the target platform to point at a 3.0 install (preferences >
PDE > target platform).

PaScaL

Nigel Pickard wrote:
> Thanks David -I see that's a non-stable release, and I can't imagine it
> would be welcomed where I work. Looks like I'll have to wait a little
> longer as well as look at this at home!
> David Beers wrote:
>
>> Have you tried using the Product Configuration File wizard or the new
>> product editor in Eclipse 3.1 M5? There is a nice product export feature
>> now that will generate a MyApp.exe native launcher with the splash.bmp
>> you
>> provide. To be honest with you I never had much success with what you
>> are
>> doing either until they rolled this out, so don't feel bad!
>
>
>> David
>
>
>
>

Re: Eclipse splash screen not showing for RCP application? [message #414955 is a reply to message #414865]

Mon, 14 March 2005 14:07

Eclipse User

David Beers wrote:
> Have you tried using the Product Configuration File wizard or the new
> product editor in Eclipse 3.1 M5? There is a nice product export feature
> now that will generate a MyApp.exe native launcher with the splash.bmp you

Where's this export feature/product editor hidden ?
Can't find it in my 3.1M5 installation...

Re: Eclipse splash screen not showing for RCP application? [message #415376 is a reply to message #414955]

Tue, 15 March 2005 08:36

Eclipse User

Axel Schlueter wrote:
> Where's this export feature/product editor hidden ?

Ignore my message, I found it in den "New..." wizard.

Regards,
Axel

Re: Eclipse splash screen not showing for RCP application? [message #415396 is a reply to message #414869]

Tue, 15 March 2005 16:35

Eclipse User

That's too bad, you really miss out by not using the Milestone builds. Plus
it helps the developers to report problems in code they just wrote rather
than in code they wrote a year or more ago in the release build.

--
Ed Burnette
www.eclipsepowered.org

"Nigel Pickard" <npickard@ll.mit.edu> wrote in message
news:d0q113$b9r$1@www.eclipse.org...
Thanks David -I see that's a non-stable release, and I can't imagine it
would be welcomed where I work. Looks like I'll have to wait a little
longer as well as look at this at home!

Re: Eclipse splash screen not showing for RCP application? [message #416053 is a reply to message #414860]

Thu, 17 March 2005 08:24

Eclipse User

Originally posted by: agrahan.hotmail.com

Hi
> and in my config.ini file:
> osgi.splashLocation = platform:/base/plugins/myapp

Try using osgi.splashPath instead.
osgi.splashPath= platform:/base/plugins/myapp

Vadim Ilves.

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