Re: [udig-devel] Adding a ModalTool to the action bar

[Mark Presling <mark@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

oops, sorry about spelling your name wrong! Naughty me....

Jesse Eichar wrote:

> Are you defining a new category extension as well?  It is another 
> element in the same extension point.
>
> Jesse
>
> Mark Presling wrote:
>
> > Hi guys,
> >
> > I am trying to add a new ModalTool to the action bar in my app and am 
> > coming across some problems around categories. If I specify one of 
> > the existing categories, such as 
> > net.refractions.udig.tool.category.zoom my tool appears in the zoom 
> > dropdown on the tool bar. If I specify my own category (such as 
> > net.refractions.udig.tool.category.test) it doesn't appear.
> >
> > I've debugged the point in ToolManager where it's looping through the 
> > extensions (net.refractions.udig.project.ui.tool) and setting up the 
> > categories, but it never comes across my new category.
> >
> > Here's the tool definition in my plugin.xml.
> >
> >   <extension
> >         point="net.refractions.udig.project.ui.tool">
> >            <modalTool
> >                  categoryId="net.refractions.udig.tool.category.new"
> >                  class="nz.govt.transit.callcenter.tool.PointEventTool"
> >                  icon="icons/calander_Icon.gif"
> >                  id="nz.govt.transit.callcenter.tool.PointEventTool"
> >                  name="name"
> >                  onToolbar="true"
> >                  tooltip="tooltip">
> >               <cursor
> >            hotspotY="10"
> >            hotspotX="10"
> >            image="icons/calander_Icon.gif"
> >            id="crosshair"/>
> >         </modalTool>
> >   </extension>
> >
> >
> > Apart from the fact that I am using a calendar icon, what is wrong 
> > with this? Why can't I define my own category? I can confirm that 
> > when I set the categoryId to net.refractions.udig.tool.category.zoom 
> > it appears under that dropdown. Do I need to define a category 
> > somewhere else?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Mark
> >
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