[news.eclipse.platform] Re: markerImageProviders extension point not wor

["Bruce Trask" <bruce.trask@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi,

Found a post that answered my question.

http://dev.eclipse.org/newslists/news.eclipse.platform/msg26505.html

Regards,
Bruce

"Bruce Trask" <bruce.trask@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message 
news:eld74c$hal$1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>I have looked around a bit to see what might be happening and it looks as 
>if the markerImageProviders extension point is not processed by the 
>platform by default.
> MarkerImageProviderRegistry is never instantiated by the 
> IDEWorkbenchPlugin and if it is, the registry is not used by any other 
> frameworks.  Am I correct in saying that the markersImageProvider not 
> processed and/or used by the platform at this time?
>
> Regards,
> Bruce
>
> "Bruce Trask" <bruce.trask@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message 
> news:el791k$9k4$1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> 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
>>
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