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Detach through code [message #986480]

Tue, 20 November 2012 15:38

Magnus Sjöstrand

Messages: 16
Registered: June 2012

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A view or "window" can be deattached and moved out of the main window so that it becomes a free window. If I choose to close it and then open it up again by using
Window->Show View->MyView I get the view back at the same position where I closed it, free from the main window.

My question is, is this possible to achieve from code so that whenever I open up my window (even if a user has never opened Eclipse before) and the user clicks Window->Show View->MyView the window should automaticly be free from the main window. Again, I would like to make this possible from code.

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Re: Detach through code [message #986608 is a reply to message #986480]

Wed, 21 November 2012 07:59

Sabir pasha

Messages: 70
Registered: February 2010

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I dont understand much of what your requirement is. Have u tried using PreferenceDialog anytime which can give independent Window like feel .

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Re: Detach through code [message #986790 is a reply to message #986480]

Wed, 21 November 2012 16:08

Thomas Schindl

Messages: 6651
Registered: July 2009

Senior Member

In 3.x YES with internal API
In 4.x YES

See http://tomsondev.bestsolution.at/2012/07/13/so-you-used-internal-api/

Tom

Am 20.11.12 16:38, schrieb Magnus Sjöstrand:
> A view or "window" can be deattached and moved out of the main window so
> that it becomes a free window. If I choose to close it and then open it
> up again by using Window->Show View->MyView I get the view back at the
> same position where I closed it, free from the main window.
>
> My question is, is this possible to achieve from code so that whenever I
> open up my window (even if a user has never opened Eclipse before) and
> the user clicks Window->Show View->MyView the window should automaticly
> be free from the main window. Again, I would like to make this possible
> from code.

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