Re: [platform-ui-dev] How to install plugin to "Open With" context menu?

[John Arthorne <John_Arthorne@xxxxxxxxxx>]

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platform-ui-dev-admin@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote on 05/18/2004
08:21:05 PM:

> I have a question - I'm working on Hex Editor plugin for Eclipse
> (http://ehep.sourceforge.net). People keep asking me to install this
plugin
> into "Open With" context menu in the Navigator and Package
Explorer. Is it
> possible?
> 
> I've already managed to install this plugin into the root level of
context
> menu using this <objectContribution> in my plugin.xml file:
> 
>    <extension point="org.eclipse.ui.popupMenus">
>       <objectContribution
>          id="net.sourceforge.ehep.editors.HexEditor"
>          objectClass="org.eclipse.core.resources.IFile">
>          <action
>             id="net.sourceforge.ehep.editors.HexEditor.open"
>             label="Hex Editor"
>             icon="icons/ehep.gif"
>             menubarPath="ehep"
>             style="push"
> 
> helpContextId="net.sourceforge.ehep.editors.HexEditor.open_editor_action_con
> text"
>             class="net.sourceforge.ehep.actions.PopupMenuActionDelegate"
>             enablesFor="1">
>          </action>
>       </objectContribution>
>    </extension>
> 
> It works fine, but I would really like to have it under "Open
With" submenu.
> Please advise.