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implementing global action in ApplicationWorkbench [message #484309]

Sun, 06 September 2009 03:43

Bonny Fog

Messages: 11
Registered: August 2009

Junior Member

hello
I have implemented the global actions in the controls of the Editors in the following way

final Action cutSelected = new Action() {
			public void run() {
				styledText.cut();
			}
		};
		//
		getEditorSite().getActionBars().setGlobalActionHandler(ActionFactory.CUT.getId(), cutSelected);

Now the problem is there is a control in ApplicationWorkbench. how can I implement the global actions in that control?

Thanks

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Re: implementing global action in ApplicationWorkbench [message #484685 is a reply to message #484309]

Tue, 08 September 2009 18:07

Paul Webster

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Registered: July 2009
Location: Ottawa

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The IFocusService allows you to specify handlers for commands like cut, copy, paste where you only need to specify the control that has focus.

See the javadoc for IFocusService for details.

PW

Paul Webster
http://wiki.eclipse.org/Platform_Command_Framework
http://wiki.eclipse.org/Command_Core_Expressions
http://wiki.eclipse.org/Menu_Contributions

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Re: implementing global action in ApplicationWorkbench [message #484978 is a reply to message #484685]

Thu, 10 September 2009 05:50

Bonny Fog

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IFocusService service = (IFocusService) Application.APP_WINDOW.getService(IFocusService.class);

how can I activate the cut, copy, paste of the edit menu for the given control?

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Re: implementing global action in ApplicationWorkbench [message #485085 is a reply to message #484978]

Thu, 10 September 2009 13:57

Paul Webster

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Location: Ottawa

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So you've used the IFocusService to tag the control you care about and the IHandlerService to activate some handlers for it, right?

In 3.4 Edit>Copy did not correctly follow the CTRL+C copy. That was fixed in 3.5. In an RCP app you can fix it yourself if you want.

PW

Paul Webster
http://wiki.eclipse.org/Platform_Command_Framework
http://wiki.eclipse.org/Command_Core_Expressions
http://wiki.eclipse.org/Menu_Contributions

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Re: implementing global action in ApplicationWorkbench [message #485110 is a reply to message #485085]

Thu, 10 September 2009 14:34

Daniel KrÃ¼gler

Messages: 853
Registered: July 2009

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Paul Webster wrote:
> So you've used the IFocusService to tag the control you care about and
> the IHandlerService to activate some handlers for it, right?
>
> In 3.4 Edit>Copy did not correctly follow the CTRL+C copy. That was
> fixed in 3.5. In an RCP app you can fix it yourself if you want.

Interesting - what do I need to do to fix that?

Thanks,

Daniel

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Re: implementing global action in ApplicationWorkbench [message #485156 is a reply to message #485110]

Thu, 10 September 2009 16:26

Paul Webster

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Registered: July 2009
Location: Ottawa

Senior Member

In an RCP app, you just need to update your ApplicationActionBarAdvisor with a CommandContributionItem instead of ActionFactory.COPY, for example (I think).

ex:
menu.add(getCopyItem());

private IContributionItem getCopyItem() {
return getItem(
ActionFactory.COPY.getId(),
ActionFactory.COPY.getCommandId(),
ISharedImages.IMG_TOOL_COPY,
ISharedImages.IMG_TOOL_COPY_DISABLED,
WorkbenchMessages.Workbench_copy,
WorkbenchMessages.Workbench_copyToolTip, null);
}

private IContributionItem getItem(String actionId, String commandId,
String image, String disabledImage, String label, String tooltip, String helpContextId) {
ISharedImages sharedImages = getWindow().getWorkbench()
.getSharedImages();

IActionCommandMappingService acms = (IActionCommandMappingService) getWindow()
.getService(IActionCommandMappingService.class);
acms.map(actionId, commandId);

CommandContributionItemParameter commandParm = new CommandContributionItemParameter(
getWindow(), actionId, commandId, null, sharedImages
.getImageDescriptor(image), sharedImages
.getImageDescriptor(disabledImage), null, label, null,
tooltip, CommandContributionItem.STYLE_PUSH, null, false);
return new CommandContributionItem(commandParm);
}

This is the code from 3.5, it might need to be tweaked for 3.4 (ActionFactory.COPY.getCommandId() doesn't exist in 3.4, for example).

PW

Paul Webster
http://wiki.eclipse.org/Platform_Command_Framework
http://wiki.eclipse.org/Command_Core_Expressions
http://wiki.eclipse.org/Menu_Contributions

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