[news.eclipse.newcomer] Re: plugin editor help

[Astrid Sawatzky <assawatzky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

LA wrote:
> "Astrid Sawatzky" <assawatzky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> skrev i melding 
> news:djjc2t$97n$1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
> > LA wrote:
> >
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > Have recently started looking into plug-in development for eclipse 3.1 
> > > but I'm stuck with a problem. Trying to move on from the hello world 
> > > example but wonder how I can access the editor within the workspace. My 
> > > plugin has the IWorkbenchWindow variable set correctly but I'm unsure how 
> > > to access the editor from there on. There are two thing I'd like to do 
> > > with the editor, one is to add text to the currently active page and 
> > > secondly to add a new "untitled text file" (I know that already exists) 
> > > to the editor.
> > >
> > > Appreciate any help\advice.
> > >
> > > Cheers.
> >
> > Dear LA,
> >
> > if u started the project with new Plugin-Project , then u find a 
> > plugin.xml in your project's folder.
> >
> > open that one .
> >
> > it'll show 2 links in the overview tab where u can decide if u'd like to 
> > run ur plugin in debug or in normal mode.
> >
> > HTH
> > kind regards
> > Astrid
>
>
> Thanks for replying to my post.
>
> At the moent I've create a "HelloWorld" plugin using the wizard and think I 
> understand whats going on with the plugin.xml and such. The plugin works 
> fine when I run it aswell.
>
> Now, I'd like to access the active editors and read \ write text to it. My 
> question is then, using a IWorkbenchWindow variable how can I access the 
> active editor and archive the tasks mentioned. Hope that was clear.
>
> Appreciate any help.
sorry i did not get ur question right oops.

did u have a look at: help->platform plug in developer guide->examples 
guide ->workbench->java editor ??

Did not yet read it, but seems to be the thing u need, as far as i got 
it <grin>

regards
Astrid