[news.eclipse.newcomer] Re: RCP or IDE?

[ruthie@xxxxxxxxxxx (ruthie)]

Thanks for your reply.
But, is it <<possible>> at all to remove functionality off the IDE? 
(specifically off the menus) I found no references on this subject.

> If you are going to use much of the IDE functions in Eclipse (it sounds like
> you are building a devleopment environment) then I see little point in using
> the RCP approach.  Why worry about the user opening some default views or
> installing new plugins?  You can write your own perspective, and most users
> will just use it.

> The RCP approach means you have to build everything - it is an excellent
> environment, but the full Eclipse system brings a lot to the table without
> any work.

> Just an opinion, obviously.


> On 8/2/06 5:08 AM, in article
> 8f444a6b44bb5e4d835eabf3d8996875$1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "ruthie"
> <ruthie@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> > Hello.
> > I need some some help getting started with the eclipse environment.
> > I intend to write an Eclipse front end for a set of verification tools. It
> > will include a perl editor and some "active" views of the underlying model
> > (backend). The main task of the the end users will be to model a hardware
> > component's  structure and behavior.
> >
> > First I want to decide whether to use the IDE framework or the RCP subset.
> > On one hand, I will need most of the standard IDE plugins (resources,
> > help, search...). On the other hand, I will not need <all> the IDE plugins
> > (team support, update manager). I also want to control the menus so I can
> > prevent the user from performing some actions like opening some of the
> > default views, or even install their own plugins.
> >
> > My questions are:
> > - Can anyone point me to concepts I should look up in the documentation to
> > understand the control I have over the RCP and the IDE?
> > - What might be the overhead (if any) of starting off with an RCP and
> > later converting it to an IDE?
> >
> > Thanks for your time,
> > ruthie