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

Sat, 12 February 2011 22:26

Carlo Salinari

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Registered: October 2010

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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

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

Mon, 14 February 2011 13:09

Paul Webster

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Registered: July 2009
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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 13:49

Carlo Salinari

Messages: 66
Registered: October 2010

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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?

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