[news.eclipse.platform.rcp] Re: Reuse the navigation view in RCP

[Alex Fitzpatrick <alex.fitzpatrick@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Dan Phifer wrote:
> Hi, I've started with the "Hello World!" RCP template in 3.1M7.  I would 
> like to re-use the navigation view provided in eclipse, but I'm not sure 
> how to do this.  Basically, I would just like to be able to browse and 
> open files in the current directory.  How can I do this without 
> re-wrinting the Navigator view functionality?

Navigator depends on lots of IDE/platform pieces so it's not recommended 
for RCP apps.

There was a feature request for a generic navigator but it wasn't 
approved for 3.1, maybe 3.2 if lots of people ask for it.

--
Alex