[news.eclipse.platform.rcp] Re: Initializing Preferences

[DJ Houghton <dj_houghton@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Here is a quick doc on how preference initialization works in Eclipse.

http://www.eclipse.org/eclipse/platform-core/documents/user_settings/plugin_customization.html

Delicia wrote:
> Hi everyone,
>
>  I need to initialize couple of default preferences when my product is 
> launched.
> Can this be done by adding a .prefs file in the packaged product, or does it 
> have to be done programatically?
>
> If programatically, should I be using the 
> org.eclipse.core.runtime.preferences extension point and then initialize 
> certain constants?
>
> Could someone provide some pointers please.
>
> Thanks!
> Delicia.