[news.eclipse.platform.rcp] Re: Proxy for org.eclipse.ui.editors extensi

[Paul Webster <pwebster@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Trey Anastasio wrote:
> I'm not explicitly opening the editor, but instead it's opened by the 
> Workbench via filename+extension configuration within the extension point.
>
> I think what you're suggestiong is:
> - Create an extension point for each version of the editor with a unique 
> editor id
> - When the file is opened, get and evaluate project property
> - Based on property, explicitly open one of the editors via 
> org.eclipse.ui.ide.IDE.openEditor(IWorkbenchPage page, IFile input, 
> String editorId)
>
> If so, how is the above process initiated when a user double-clicks on 
> the assigned filename+extension?


It wouldn't be.  AFAIK you would have to create your own open editor 
action.  Why not have one editor that calls different 
createPartControl(*) methods depending on the info you get from an 
IEditorInput?  Or delegates to a different "internal editor" object 
based on the input (same deal, different pattern).

Which editor gets opened on a double-click tends to be a fairly static 
deal (based on extension) or mildly dynamic (based on extension+content 
type).  Content type is the opportunity to examine the content of a file 
to show multiple editors within the "Open With" menu ... but I'm sure 
how helpful that content type would be to you.

Later,
PW