### Eclipse Workspace Patch 1.0
#P org.eclipse.ui.workbench
Index: Eclipse UI/org/eclipse/ui/internal/WorkbenchPage.java
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RCS file: /cvsroot/eclipse/org.eclipse.ui.workbench/Eclipse UI/org/eclipse/ui/internal/WorkbenchPage.java,v
retrieving revision 1.322
diff -u -r1.322 WorkbenchPage.java
--- Eclipse UI/org/eclipse/ui/internal/WorkbenchPage.java	23 Apr 2009 16:12:00 -0000	1.322
+++ Eclipse UI/org/eclipse/ui/internal/WorkbenchPage.java	24 Apr 2009 19:44:52 -0000
@@ -5073,10 +5073,12 @@
 					Workbench workbench = (Workbench) getWorkbenchWindow().getWorkbench();
 						workbench.largeUpdateStart();
 						try {
-							for (int i = 0 ; i < inputs.length; i++) {
+							deferUpdates(true);
+							for (int i = inputs.length - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
 							   if (inputs[i] == null || editorIDs[i] == null)
 							        throw new IllegalArgumentException();
-								boolean activate = (i ==0); // activate the first editor
+								// activate the first editor
+								boolean activate = (i == 0);
 								try {
 									// check if there is an editor we can reuse
 							        IEditorReference ref = batchReuseEditor(inputs[i], editorIDs[i], 
@@ -5086,8 +5088,17 @@
 							        results[i] = ref;
 								} catch (PartInitException e) {
 									exceptions[i] = e;
+									results[i] = null;
 								}
 							}
+							deferUpdates(false);
+							// Update activation history. This can't be done
+							// "as we go" or editors will be materialized.
+							for (int i = inputs.length - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
+								if (results[i] == null)
+									continue;
+								activationList.bringToTop(results[i]);
+							}
 						} finally {
 							workbench.largeUpdateEnd();
 						}
@@ -5149,6 +5160,12 @@
 	        } else
 	            bringToTop(editor);
 		}
+
+		/*
+		 * else if (ref != null) activationList.bringToTop(ref); // takes care
+		 * of the MRU list for // non-materialized editors //
+		 * internalBringToTop(ref);
+		 */
 		return ref;
     }