Bug 113430 - [Preferences] discouraged access: org.eclipse.ui.internal.IPreferenceConstants
Summary: [Preferences] discouraged access: org.eclipse.ui.internal.IPreferenceConstants
Status: RESOLVED INVALID
Alias: None
Product: Platform
Classification: Eclipse Project
Component: UI (show other bugs)
Version: 3.1   Edit
Hardware: PC Windows XP
: P3 normal (vote)
Target Milestone: ---   Edit
Assignee: Platform-UI-Inbox CLA
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Keywords: needinfo
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Reported: 2005-10-21 17:49 EDT by Kim Letkeman CLA
Modified: 2009-08-30 02:09 EDT (History)
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Description Kim Letkeman CLA 2005-10-21 17:49:05 EDT 
We need this API or equivalent in order to obtain platform-wide properties 
such as colors, styles, etc. We use these to implement custom widgets that 
render differently based on focused/not focused state, etc.
Comment 1 Kim Horne CLA 2005-10-24 07:12:51 EDT 
We didn't want to make these API because we wanted the flexibility to change the eclipse look and feel.  
Making these public makes that difficult...

Mvm?
Comment 2 Kim Letkeman CLA 2005-10-24 08:35:58 EDT 
I'm not sure I understand how letting others access the Eclipse look and feel 
controlling properties restricts you in any way from changing their content 
and hence the Eclipse look and feel itself.

Did we not just go through a major revision of all Eclipse applications in the 
3.x look and feel upgrade? Surely we're not going to be expected to do such 
major work again?

Since others need to be able to recreate the Eclipse look and feel in custom 
widgets (Eclipse does not provide a complete set), is it not necessary to have 
some way of doing this?
Comment 3 Michael Van Meekeren CLA 2005-10-24 09:49:49 EDT 
Kim, could you provide information about exactly what you need to see?
Comment 4 Tod Creasey CLA 2007-03-14 15:40:19 EDT 
Marking REMIND pending response
Comment 5 Denis Roy CLA 2009-08-30 02:09:42 EDT 
As of now 'LATER' and 'REMIND' resolutions are no longer supported.
Please reopen this bug if it is still valid for you.