Re: [platform-debug-dev] Adding an Initial Debug Context

[Mary Kroening <mary@xxxxxxxx>]

This would be great. Another simplification is to hide (not dim) some of
the debug command buttons and menu options.

Mary Kroening
Amzi! inc.

At 10:45 AM 3/9/2004 -0500, you wrote:

> Hi,
>
> We would like to override the initial view choices for an
> "empty" Debug Perspective.   
> Rather than showing views that the user cannot typically do
> anything with yet (such as Variables), we would like to just show the
> breakpoints view, and display an editor or View that acts as a Welcome
> Page describing our debug function and providing buttons/links for the
> user to get started. 
>
> One solution to this is for you to provide a way for Debug
> Providers to provide an initial context (in the absence of a
> target/launch).   So for example, we could setup a context
> where we would not include the views we want to hide, and would include
> the Welcome Page view.   In the absence of one of these
> "initial" contexts, then you could default to what you are
> showing today.   
>
> I'm not sure yet whether these "initial" Contexts
> should be always active or just active when there is no other
> DebugModelContextBinded context active...I'd have to experiment a bit
> with the Usability of having the Welcome page stick around vs
> vanish/re-appear. 
>
> The implementation of this for providers, could just be via
> another extension point, as in: 
> (<initalDebugContext> is the only new tag):
>
>    <extension 
>          point="org.eclipse.ui.contexts"> 
>       <context 
>             name="Welcome to IBM Debug" 
>             description="Welcome to IBM Debug" 
>             id="com.ibm.debug.welcome"> 
>       </context> 
>    </extension> 
>    <extension 
>          point="org.eclipse.debug.ui.debugModelContextBindings"> 
>       <intialDebugContext 
>             contextId="com.ibm.debug.welcome"> 
>       </initialDebugContext> 
>    </extension> 
>    <extension 
>          point="org.eclipse.debug.ui.contextViewBindings"> 
>       <contextViewBinding 
>             viewId="org.eclipse.debug.ui.BreakpointView" 
>             contextId="com.ibm.debug.welcome"> 
>       </contextViewBinding> 
>       <contextViewBinding 
>             viewId="com.ibm.debug.welcome.WelcomeView" 
>             contextId="com.ibm.debug.welcome"> 
>       </contextViewBinding> 
>    </extension> 
>
> Thoughts? 
>
> Thanks...
>
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------
> Jeff Turnham
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