[news.eclipse.platform] Re: markerImageProviders extension point

["JOHN J. BARTON" <johnjbarton@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I stumble upon this idea, I think it might check that you have the 
markup connecting you to eclipse correct:
  1) In your Eclipse Application (debuggee), Window->ShowView->Plugins.
  2) Navigate to the plugin "extension point" package, eg 
org.eclipse.ui.ide, dbl click it
   3) Select tab Extension Points
    4) Select your point, eg markerImageProviders
   5) Pick "Find References" on the right side.
Search view now shows the linked markup.  If your not on the list it
can't be good.

See also Core Tools http://wiki.eclipse.org/index.php/Core_Tools

John.


Bruce Trask wrote:
> Hello I am using Eclipse 3.2 Callisto.
>
> I am coding up the example in the book "Contributing to Eclipse"
>
> Specifically:
>    <extension
>          id="failure"
>          name="&quot;Test Failure&quot;"
>          point="org.eclipse.core.resources.markers">
>          <super type="org.eclipse.jdt.core.problem"/>
>       <persistent value="true"/>
>    </extension>
>    <extension point="org.eclipse.ui.ide.markerImageProviders">
>   <imageprovider markertype="org.eclipse.contribution.junit.failure"
>        icon="icons/testerr.gif"
>        id="org.contribution.junit">
>   </extension>
>
> whereby I should be able to create a new icon in the vertical ruler for my 
> marker.
>
> My new icon is not being used.  I have searched around and see that there 
> might be some problems with the
> markerImageProvider extension point.  Can someone confirm this or point out 
> what I might be doing wrong?
>
> Thanks.
>
> Regards,
> Bruce