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How to contribute a context menu to the Outline view [message #325955]

Tue, 04 March 2008 04:27

Eclipse User

I need to add a context menu to the Outline view. Here is what i did: I extended the popupMenu extention point with a objectContribution -> I created a menu and an action -> the good thing is that this works, however it shows the context menu only in the package explorer and not in the Outline view. As a ObjectClass I use the -> org.eclipse.core.resources.IResource.
Then I tried the Viewer contribution which doesn't even work. I used as a targetId -> org.eclipse.ui.views.ContentOutline. I hope that this is the correct one for the Outline View. I want to ask how should I proceed. I actualy need a an objectContribution, I was only experementing with the viewerContribution. If I manage to make atleast one of them to work for me will be great -> any ideas what might be the problem?

Re: How to contribute a context menu to the Outline view [message #325960 is a reply to message #325955]

Tue, 04 March 2008 06:52

Eclipse User

Originally posted by: merks.ca.ibm.com

Peter,

Which outline view displays IResources? Editors themselves create those
things. Are you sure the view is really showing objects of that type?
Pop up menus will generally work for any view that's registered itself
to receive object contributions (using
IWorkbenchPartSite.registerContextMenu).

peterM wrote:
> I need to add a context menu to the Outline view. Here is what i did: I extended the popupMenu extention point with a objectContribution -> I created a menu and an action -> the good thing is that this works, however it shows the context menu only in the package explorer and not in the Outline view. As a ObjectClass I use the -> org.eclipse.core.resources.IResource.
> Then I tried the Viewer contribution which doesn't even work. I used as a targetId -> org.eclipse.ui.views.ContentOutline. I hope that this is the correct one for the Outline View. I want to ask how should I proceed. I actualy need a an objectContribution, I was only experementing with the viewerContribution. If I manage to make atleast one of them to work for me will be great -> any ideas what might be the problem?
>

Re: How to contribute a context menu to the Outline view [message #325987 is a reply to message #325960]

Wed, 05 March 2008 04:52

Eclipse User

Well the truth is I didn't know what was the type of the object within the outline view, but even when I used as an objectClass the java.lang.Object there was nothing shown in the outline view. How can I get an instance of the IWorkbenchPartSite? Where must I regester the Context menu, because I definetly haven't done that.
Thanks,
Peter

Re: How to contribute a context menu to the Outline view [message #325990 is a reply to message #325987]

Wed, 05 March 2008 06:37

Eclipse User

Originally posted by: merks.ca.ibm.com

Peter,

It is your outline view? I.e., one that you've provided by code you've
written? If someone else provides it, they might simply not have
registered for popup contributions and there's not much you can do about
that externally.

peterM wrote:
> Well the truth is I didn't know what was the type of the object within the outline view, but even when I used as an objectClass the java.lang.Object there was nothing shown in the outline view. How can I get an instance of the IWorkbenchPartSite? Where must I regester the Context menu, because I definetly haven't done that.
> Thanks,
> Peter
>

Re: How to contribute a context menu to the Outline view [message #326001 is a reply to message #325990]

Wed, 05 March 2008 08:57

Eclipse User

Well yeah, it is mine. It is within a custom perspective, but even after I've regestered the outline view, it still doesn't want to show anything. That is what confuses me. I've programaticly added the menu to the tree. The strange thig is that in debug mode it seems to work, but still it doesn't want to show my context view. Here is the code I am using. this pointer is refuring to my ContentOutlinePage:
private void regesterMenuToOutlineView()
{
final IWorkbench workbench = PlatformUI.getWorkbench();
final MenuManager menuManager = new MenuManager();
menuManager.addMenuListener(new IMenuListener(){
public void menuAboutToShow(IMenuManager manager)
{
System.out.println("Shuoul open the menu");
//menuManager.add(new Separator(IWorkbenchActionConstants.MB_ADDITIONS));
//menuManager.add(new OpenWithMenu(workbench.getActiveWorkbenchWindow().getActiveP age()));
}
});
Menu menu = menuManager.createContextMenu(this.getTreeViewer().getTree() );
this.getControl().setMenu(menu);
menuManager.setRemoveAllWhenShown(true);
menu.setVisible(true);
menu.setEnabled(true);
this.getSite().registerContextMenu(MENU_ID, menuManager, this);
//menuManager.setRemoveAllWhenShown(true);
//workbench.getActiveWorkbenchWindow().getActivePage().getAc tivePart().getSite().registerContextMenu(menuManager, this);
}

Re: How to contribute a context menu to the Outline view [message #326004 is a reply to message #326001]

Wed, 05 March 2008 09:19

Eclipse User

Originally posted by: merks.ca.ibm.com

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Peter,

Comments below.

peterM wrote:
> Well yeah, it is mine.
That helps. :-P
> It is within a custom perspective, but even after I've regestered the outline view, it still doesn't want to show anything. That is what confuses me. I've programaticly added the menu to the tree. The strange thig is that in debug mode it seems to work, but still it doesn't want to show my context view. Here is the code I am using. this pointer is refuring to my ContentOutlinePage:
> private void regesterMenuToOutlineView()
> {
> final IWorkbench workbench = PlatformUI.getWorkbench();
> final MenuManager menuManager = new MenuManager();
> menuManager.addMenuListener(new IMenuListener(){
> public void menuAboutToShow(IMenuManager manager)
> {
> System.out.println("Shuoul open the menu");
> //menuManager.add(new Separator(IWorkbenchActionConstants.MB_ADDITIONS));
> //menuManager.add(new OpenWithMenu(workbench.getActiveWorkbenchWindow().getActiveP age()));
> }
> });
> Menu menu = menuManager.createContextMenu(this.getTreeViewer().getTree() );
> this.getControl().setMenu(menu);
> menuManager.setRemoveAllWhenShown(true);
> menu.setVisible(true);
> menu.setEnabled(true);
> this.getSite().registerContextMenu(MENU_ID, menuManager, this);
> //menuManager.setRemoveAllWhenShown(true);
> //workbench.getActiveWorkbenchWindow().getActivePage().getAc tivePart().getSite().registerContextMenu(menuManager, this);
> }
>
Here's what we do in an EMF generated editor for which object
contributions definitely work. I'm not sure which magical things are
key to making it work. I think the additions separator is very import.

| *protected **void *createContextMenuFor(StructuredViewer viewer)
{
MenuManager contextMenu = *new *MenuManager("#PopUp");
contextMenu.add(*new *Separator("additions"));
contextMenu.setRemoveAllWhenShown(*true*);
contextMenu.addMenuListener(*this*);
Menu menu= contextMenu.createContextMenu(viewer.getControl());
viewer.getControl().setMenu(menu);
getSite().registerContextMenu(contextMenu, *new *UnwrappingSelectionProvider(viewer));

*int *dndOperations = DND.DROP_COPY | DND.DROP_MOVE | DND.DROP_LINK;
Transfer[] transfers = *new *Transfer[] { LocalTransfer.getInstance() };
viewer.addDragSupport(dndOperations, transfers, *new *ViewerDragAdapter(viewer));
viewer.addDropSupport(dndOperations, transfers, *new *EditingDomainViewerDropAdapter(editingDomain, viewer));
}|

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Peter, 
 
Comments below. 
 
peterM wrote:
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<pre wrap="">Well yeah, it is mine.</pre>
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That helps.  :-P 
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<pre wrap=""> It is within a custom perspective, but even after I've regestered the outline view, it still doesn't want to show anything. That is what confuses me. I've programaticly added the menu to the tree. The strange thig is that in debug mode it seems to work, but still it doesn't want to show my context view. Here is the code I am using. this pointer is refuring to my ContentOutlinePage:
private void regesterMenuToOutlineView()
{
final IWorkbench workbench = PlatformUI.getWorkbench();
final MenuManager menuManager = new MenuManager();
menuManager.addMenuListener(new IMenuListener(){
public void menuAboutToShow(IMenuManager manager)
{
System.out.println("Shuoul open the menu");
//menuManager.add(new Separator(IWorkbenchActionConstants.MB_ADDITIONS));
//menuManager.add(new OpenWithMenu(workbench.getActiveWorkbenchWindow().getActiveP age()));
}
});
Menu menu = menuManager.createContextMenu(this.getTreeViewer().getTree() );
this.getControl().setMenu(menu);
menuManager.setRemoveAllWhenShown(true);
menu.setVisible(true);
menu.setEnabled(true);
this.getSite().registerContextMenu(MENU_ID, menuManager, this);
//menuManager.setRemoveAllWhenShown(true);
//workbench.getActiveWorkbenchWindow().getActivePage().getAc tivePart().getSite().registerContextMenu(menuManager, this);
}
</pre>
</blockquote>
Here's what we do in an EMF generated editor for which object
contributions definitely work.  I'm not sure which magical things are
key to making it work.  I think the additions separator is very import. 
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valign="top"> <code>  protected void createContextMenuFor(StructuredViewer viewer) 
  { 
    MenuManager contextMenu =  new MenuManager("#PopUp"); 
    contextMenu.add(new Separator("additions")); 
    contextMenu.setRemoveAllWhenShown(true); 
    contextMenu.addMenuListener(this); 
    Menu menu= contextMenu.createContextMenu (viewer.getControl()); 
    viewer.getControl().setMenu(menu); 
    getSite().registerContextMenu(contextMenu, new UnwrappingSelectionProvider(viewer)); 
 
    int  dndOperations = DND.DROP_COPY |&a mp;nbsp;DND.DROP_MOVE | DND.DROP_LINK; 
    Transfer[] transfers = new Transfer[] { LocalTransfer.getInstance() }; 
    viewer.addDragSupport(dndOperations, transfers,  new ViewerDragAdapter(viewer)); 
    viewer.addDropSupport(dndOperations, transfers,  new EditingDomainViewerDropAdapter(editingDomain, viewer)); 
  }</code>
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