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Applications like Outlook and Thunderbird open documents/editors in new Windows unlike Eclipse based applications where documents typically open in a tabbed interface. We have a requirement to support a similar model in our Eclipse based application. Currently there is no convenient way to open documents/editors/views as new Windows. The new Window should only present the user with the Editor or View part and the Menu, Toolbar and Statusbar items associated with the part.
Would there be any relationship with the originating window? E.g. currently detached views are still considered part of the originating workbench page. If you detach the Outline or Properties view, it still tracks the active editor in the main view. Would it suffice to open a new window with a different personality then open the editor or view in that?
>> Would there be any relationship with the originating window? I can't think of a good reason for this. I don't think these relationships exist for applications like Thunderbird or Outlook. I think tracking selection for a new window (not detached view) would be confusing. >> Would it suffice to open a new window with a different personality then open the editor or view in that? This is actually what we are doing now. However this feels cumbersome. We need to have a dedicated empty or blank perspective and some common "Personality" window. Ultimately each RCP application needs to invent this framework. I think RCP applications would benefit from the Eclipse Workbench supporting these features directly. Maybe JDT users want this feature too ;)
There are currently no plans to do this but we would be happy to look at a patch
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