Re: [platform-ui-dev] [ui-best-practices-working-group] Icons in Eclipse

[kristof.mulier@xxxxxxxxxx]

Hi Lars,

Thank you so much for your answer.
How do I "create my own product definition file, or adjust the one used in the aggregator"?
I've no experience in that.

Kind regards,

Kristof

----- Oorspronkelijk bericht -----
Van: "Lars Vogel" <lars.vogel@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Aan: "Eclipse Platform UI component developers list." <platform-ui-dev@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Verzonden: Donderdag 23 juni 2016 11:50:37
Onderwerp: Re: [platform-ui-dev] [ui-best-practices-working-group] Icons in Eclipse Neon still small for people with visual problems

Hi Kristof,

currently our SDK build does not use root level features, I opened
https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=496629 for this. To
remove JDT from the build you would currently have to create your own
product definition file, or adjust the one used in the aggregator.

For your requirement you would also need to adjust and compile the CDT
plug-ins. I have no experience with building CDT.

Best regards, Lars




On Wed, Jun 22, 2016 at 3:59 PM,  <kristof.mulier@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi Lars,
>
> Thank you so much! Your answer really helped me :-)
> When I tried to build the Eclipse IDE from source code, I cloned the git repository:
>
> git://git.eclipse.org/gitroot/platform/eclipse.platform.releng.aggregator.git
>
> Apparently this results in a working Eclipse IDE - but with the JDT plugin installed. How can I build a barebones Eclipse IDE? Or how can I build an Eclipse IDE with CDT installed?
> Thank you so much for your help.
>
> This is the corresponding StackOverflow question:
>
> http://stackoverflow.com/questions/37929070/building-eclipse-ide-from-scratch-how-to-choose-cdt-over-jdt
>
> Kind greetings,
>
> Kristof
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Lars Vogel" <lars.vogel@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: "Eclipse Platform UI component developers list." <platform-ui-dev@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: "User Interface Architecture Working Group" <ui-best-practices-working-group@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Wednesday, June 22, 2016 3:47:25 PM
> Subject: Re: [platform-ui-dev] [ui-best-practices-working-group] Icons in Eclipse Neon still small for people with visual problems
>
> Hi Kristof,
>
> you should be able to control the scale factor via the command line:
>
> ./eclipse -vmargs -Dswt.autoScale=300
>
> Maybe this help you with your use case.
>
> Best regards, Lars
>
>
>
> On Wed, Jun 22, 2016 at 3:37 PM,  <kristof.mulier@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> Hi Daniel,
>>
>> Thank you so much for your reply.
>> I'm happy to hear that the Oxygen release will have better scaling.
>> You mention that " Another option would be for interested parties to provide
>> bigger icons. The framework will pick them up if installed." What do you
>> mean by this? I would be happy to contribute if possible. But I'm still a
>> newbie to the eclipse source code.
>>
>> I've run a custom build of the Eclipse IDE source code (git repository) on
>> my computer. Just before doing the build, I activate a batch script that
>> takes all the .png, .jpg, .bmp and .ico files from the eclipse source
>> folders and stretches them out. It works for some, but not all icons. Please
>> have a look at my StackOverflow question. I really hope you can help me out:
>>
>> http://stackoverflow.com/questions/37929996/building-eclipse-ide-from-scratch-making-bigger-icons-sometimes-successful
>>
>> Thank you so much.
>>
>> Kind regards,
>>
>> Kristof
>>
>> ________________________________
>> From: "Daniel Megert" <daniel_megert@xxxxxxxxxx>
>> To: "Eclipse Platform UI component developers list."
>> <platform-ui-dev@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Cc: ui-best-practices-working-group@xxxxxxxxxxx
>> Sent: Wednesday, June 22, 2016 3:10:08 PM
>> Subject: Re: [ui-best-practices-working-group] [platform-ui-dev] Icons in
>> Eclipse Neon still small for people with        visual problems
>>
>>
>> Hi Kristof
>>
>> We're working on scaling for the Oxygen release. Another option would be for
>> interested parties to provide bigger icons. The framework will pick them up
>> if installed.
>>
>> Dani
>>
>>
>>
>> From:        kristof.mulier@xxxxxxxxxx
>> To:        ui-best-practices-working-group@xxxxxxxxxxx,
>> platform-ui-dev@xxxxxxxxxxx
>> Date:        22.06.2016 13:04
>> Subject:        [platform-ui-dev] Icons in Eclipse Neon still small for
>> people with        visual problems
>> Sent by:        platform-ui-dev-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxx
>> ________________________________
>>
>>
>>
>> Dear Eclipse developers,
>>
>> I noticed that the icon size has improved from 16x16 pixels to 32x32 pixels
>> in the newest Neon release. This is a huge step, and a relief for people
>> with visual impairments and people working on a 4K display. Nevertheless,
>> 32x32 pixels is still too small for many users. I have invested quite a lot
>> of time to solve the issue myself. Please refer to these StackOverflow
>> question to see the details:
>>
>> http://stackoverflow.com/questions/37929996/building-eclipse-ide-from-scratch-making-bigger-icons-sometimes-successful
>>
>> Are there any plans to make it possible to stretch the icons from 32x32
>> pixels to larger sizes (perhaps 64x64 or even 128x128 pixels)? Will it be
>> possible to stretch the icon size manually in Eclipse - through some menu -
>> instead of relying on the dpi-settings of the display? Developing code
>> should not be a privilege for those with sharp eyesight - it should be
>> accessible to all.
>>
>> Thank you very much for your time. All help is very much appreciated.
>>
>> Kind greetings,
>>
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