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Add VIEWS_SHORTLIST(id: viewsShortlist) in the org.eclipse.ui.menus extension [message #519814]

Tue, 09 March 2010 22:34

Eclipse User

Hi,

Is it possible to add the views short list ContributionItemFactory.VIEWS_SHORTLIST (id: viewsShortlist) in the org.eclipse.ui.menus extension of the plugin.xml?

The way I do it now is thru ApplicationActionBarAdvisor:
showViewItem = ContributionItemFactory.VIEWS_SHORTLIST.create(window);

Thanks,
czetsuya

Re: Add VIEWS_SHORTLIST(id: viewsShortlist) in the org.eclipse.ui.menus extension [message #519938 is a reply to message #519814]

Wed, 10 March 2010 04:54

Eclipse User

No, there's no CompoundContributionItem that could be used in a dynamic
element in o.e.ui.menus.

For now you have to do it in your action builder, or try creating your
own CompoundContributionItem that also implements
org.eclipse.ui.menus.IWorkbenchContribution (you can get your
IWorkbenchWindow from the serviceLocator, I believe) and instantiating
it in there.

PW

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Re: Add VIEWS_SHORTLIST(id: viewsShortlist) in the org.eclipse.ui.menus extension [message #520083 is a reply to message #519814]

Thu, 11 March 2010 01:18

Eclipse User

Hi,

What I did was in the Extension's tab, I added dynamic under o.e.u.menus with a class that extends CompoundContributionItem and override the getContributionItems method, unfortunately it only display the "other" menu.

protected IContributionItem[] getContributionItems() {
List<IContributionItem> menuContributionList = new ArrayList<IContributionItem>();
IContributionItem item = ContributionItemFactory.VIEWS_SHORTLIST.create(ApplicationUt il.getWorkbenchWindow());
menuContributionList.add(item);
return menuContributionList.toArray(new IContributionItem[menuContributionList.size()]);
}

When I add, an item individually it works. Very Happy

. Other approach?

Thanks,
czetsuya

Re: Add VIEWS_SHORTLIST(id: viewsShortlist) in the org.eclipse.ui.menus extension [message #520546 is a reply to message #520083]

Fri, 12 March 2010 14:06

Eclipse User

czetsuya wrote:
>
> When I add, an item individually it works. :d. Other approach?

Check to make sure you are passing in the correct IWorkbenchWindow when
you create it. Also, check what is being done in the
org.eclipse.ui.internal.ShowViewMenu.fillMenu(IMenuManager) method.
Does it have all of the information it needs to process contributions?

Also, does your perspective define view shortcuts?

Other alternatives: You might have to proxy the
ContributionItemFactory.VIEWS_SHORTLIST instead of using
CompoundContributionItem (so that you're passing on calls to fill(*),
etc) or sublcass ShowViewMenu to provide a default constructor and use
that with <dynamic/>

PW

--
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/galileo/index.jsp?topic=/org.eclipse .platform.doc.isv/guide/workbench.htm

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