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how to open an empty editor at startup [message #654011]

Sat, 12 February 2011 17:26

Eclipse User

Hi,

I've made a simple rcp app with a view and a non-textual editor.

I would like the app to show an empty editor at startup, something with
a name like "Unnamed_1.ext".

I think I have to implement a sort of "New File" command that creates a
dummy file handler with the extension for which the editor is
registered, and then ask the Workbench to load it.

But how do I do that?
Where and when do I place the call to such a command?

Cheers,
Carlo

Re: how to open an empty editor at startup [message #654165 is a reply to message #654011]

Mon, 14 February 2011 08:09

Eclipse User

The workbench uses
org.eclipse.ui.internal.editors.text.UntitledTextFileWizard

and hooks into New>Untitle Text file.

PW

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Re: how to open an empty editor at startup [message #654178 is a reply to message #654165]

Mon, 14 February 2011 08:49

Eclipse User

On 2/14/2011 2:09 PM, Paul Webster wrote:
> The workbench uses
> org.eclipse.ui.internal.editors.text.UntitledTextFileWizard
>
> and hooks into New>Untitle Text file.
>
> PW
>

Ok, but I'd like the application (i.e. the workbench) to present the
user with an already-open new untitled file at startup. That is: the
user shouldn't have to click the New button or menuitem.

Perhaps I could invoke my New_Untitled command in
ApplicationWorkbenchWindowAdvisor.postWindowOpen()?

Does it sound as the right place to do that?

Re: how to open an empty editor at startup [message #654205 is a reply to message #654178]

Mon, 14 February 2011 10:14

Eclipse User

On 02/14/2011 08:49 AM, Carlo Salinari wrote:
> Perhaps I could invoke my New_Untitled command in
> ApplicationWorkbenchWindowAdvisor.postWindowOpen()?

In your RCP app, I think that would be OK, as the window will have been
opened and possibly restored.

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/Platform_Expression_Framework
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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