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

[kristof.mulier@xxxxxxxxxx]

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>
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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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