### Eclipse Workspace Patch 1.0
#P org.eclipse.ui.workbench
Index: Eclipse UI/org/eclipse/ui/part/MultiPageEditorPart.java
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RCS file: /cvsroot/eclipse/org.eclipse.ui.workbench/Eclipse UI/org/eclipse/ui/part/MultiPageEditorPart.java,v
retrieving revision 1.62
diff -u -r1.62 MultiPageEditorPart.java
--- Eclipse UI/org/eclipse/ui/part/MultiPageEditorPart.java	1 Jun 2010 19:22:36 -0000	1.62
+++ Eclipse UI/org/eclipse/ui/part/MultiPageEditorPart.java	15 Jan 2011 20:16:45 -0000
@@ -134,6 +134,13 @@
 	private CTabFolder container;
 
 	/**
+	 * Container style bits.
+	 * 
+	 * @see #setContainerStyle
+	 */
+	private int containerStyle = SWT.BOTTOM;
+
+	/**
 	 * List of nested editors. Element type: IEditorPart. Need to hang onto them
 	 * here, in addition to using get/setData on the items, because dispose()
 	 * needs to access them, but widgetry has already been disposed at that
@@ -269,6 +276,48 @@
 	}
 
 	/**
+	 * Returns the container style bits.
+	 * <p>
+	 * The default value is <code>SWT.BOTTOM</code>. Subclassers should
+	 * call <code>setContainerStyle</code> to change this value, rather than
+	 * overriding this method.
+	 * </p>
+	 * 
+	 * @return the container style bits
+	 */
+	protected int getContainerStyle() {
+		return containerStyle;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Sets the container style bits. This method has no effect after the
+	 * container is created.
+	 * <p>
+	 * The container style bits are used by the framework method
+	 * <code>createContainer</code> when creating this editor's container.
+	 * </p>
+	 * <p>
+	 * The <code>MultiPageEditor</code> implementation supports following
+	 * styles: SWT.TOP, SWT.BOTTOM.
+	 * </p>
+	 * <p>
+	 * Note: Only one of the styles SWT.TOP and SWT.BOTTOM may be specified.
+	 * </p>
+	 * 
+	 * @param newContainerStyle
+	 *            the new container style bits
+	 */
+	protected void setContainerStyle(int newContainerStyle) {
+		int mask = SWT.TOP | SWT.BOTTOM;
+		newContainerStyle = newContainerStyle & mask;
+		// TOP and BOTTOM are mutually exclusive.
+		// BOTTOM is the default
+		if ((newContainerStyle & SWT.BOTTOM) != 0)
+			newContainerStyle = newContainerStyle & ~SWT.TOP;
+		containerStyle = newContainerStyle;
+	}
+
+	/**
 	 * Creates an empty container. Creates a CTabFolder with no style bits set,
 	 * and hooks a selection listener which calls <code>pageChange()</code>
 	 * whenever the selected tab changes.
@@ -282,7 +331,7 @@
 		// use SWT.FLAT style so that an extra 1 pixel border is not reserved
 		// inside the folder
 		parent.setLayout(new FillLayout());
-		final CTabFolder newContainer = new CTabFolder(parent, SWT.BOTTOM
+		final CTabFolder newContainer = new CTabFolder(parent, getContainerStyle()
 				| SWT.FLAT);
 		newContainer.addSelectionListener(new SelectionAdapter() {
 			public void widgetSelected(SelectionEvent e) {