@Override
public void showStandaloneForm(IForm form) {
  ensurePerspectiveIsOpen(form);

  super.showStandaloneForm(form);
}

public void ensurePerspectiveIsOpen(IForm form) {
  // If the CalendarForm should be opened or activated then open the calendar-perspective first
  if (form instanceof CalendarForm) {
    IWorkbench wb = PlatformUI.getWorkbench();
    String currentPerspective = wb.getActiveWorkbenchWindow().getActivePage().getPerspective().getId();
    if (!currentPerspective.equals(CalendarPerspective.class.getName())) {
      try {
        wb.showPerspective(CalendarPerspective.class.getName(), wb.getActiveWorkbenchWindow());
      }
      catch (WorkbenchException e) {
        LOG.debug("The perspective could not automatically be switched! " + e);
      }
    }
  }
}

@Override
public void ensureStandaloneFormVisible(IForm form) {
  ensurePerspetiveIsOpen(form);
  
  //ensureVisible calls activate on the view
  //We actually would like to have bringToTop which is not supported by scout yet.
  if (!(form instanceof CalendarForm)) {
    super.ensureStandaloneFormVisible(form);
  }
}

@Override
public void init(IViewSite site) throws PartInitException {
  super.init(site);

  //Make sure the form is started when the view is created.
  //This is necessary if the view is opened the first time when the user selects the perspective manually.
  startFormIfNecessary();
}


private void startFormIfNecessary() {
  ISwtEnvironment swtEnvironment = Activator.getDefault().getEnvironment();
  if (getForm() != null || swtEnvironment == null || !swtEnvironment.isInitialized()) {
    return;
  }

  swtEnvironment.invokeScoutLater(new Runnable() {

    @Override
    public void run() {
      CalendarForm form = ClientSession.get().getDesktop().findForm(CalendarForm.class);
      if (form == null) {
        try {
          form = new CalendarForm();
          form.startModifyExclusive();
        }
        catch (ProcessingException e) {
          SERVICES.getService(IExceptionHandlerService.class).handleException(e);
        }
      }

    }

  }, 0);
}