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How to add an e4 eclipse part into Show View dialog

I'm developing an eclipse plugin using e4 technologies intended to be run in Eclipse IDE.

How can I add my part (defined as 'PartDescriptor' in fragment.e4xmi file in my plugin) into the "Show View" dialog tree (main menu > Window > Show View > Other ...) ?

Based on examination of org.eclipse.e4.ui.workbench.swt.internal.copy.ViewContentProvider#createChildren source code and based on examination of PartDescriptors of other parts using Live Application Model part I tried to add following tags to my PartDescriptor on Supplementary tab:

  • View
  • categoryTag:MyGroup

However, it doesn't work for me. I use Eclipse 4.3 and e4 0.14.

Solution

  • It's not possible, says Thomas Schindl at http://www.eclipse.org/forums/index.php/t/499424/

    Hello.

    How can I add my part (defined as 'PartDescriptor' in fragment.e4xmi file in my plugin) into the "Show View" dialog tree (main menu > Window > Show View > Other ...) ?

    Based on examination of org.eclipse.e4.ui.workbench.swt.internal.copy.ViewContentProvider#createChildren source code and based on examination of PartDescriptors of other parts using Live Application Model part I tried to add following tags to my PartDescriptor on Supplementary tab:

    View categoryTag:MyGroup

    However, it doesn't work for me. I use Eclipse 4.3 and e4 0.14.

    Thans for answers.

    I don't think this is the class making up the Show View ... content in the compat layer which is constructed from IViewDescriptors IIRC. Hence if you contribute through a fragment it can't show up there.

    Tom