[news.eclipse.platform] Re: Adding a view to a perspective

[Derek <subs@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Rahul Kamdar wrote:
> To add a view to an already existing perspective you can use the 
> org.eclipse.ui.perspectiveExtensions extension point in your plugin.xml 
> where you can specify the perspective and the view you wish to add. But 
> doing this will add the view if not present (there won't be any prompts or 
> messages to the user). I am not sure how to do that (regarding giving the 
> user a message and then accordingly bringing the view up).
>
> I don't really get your notion of the app getting updated when run once so 
> not sure what will really help you!
>
> Hope the perspectiveExtensions helps,
> Rahul
>
>
> "Derek" <subs@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message 
> news:g4d939$bf0$1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Hi,
> >
> > I have created an update to my RCP app that has added a view to a 
> > perspective. If the app has not been run before (i.e. a clean install), 
> > the view appears as I expect. However, if the app has been run before (i.e 
> > it has been updated), then the new view does not appear (as the stored 
> > perspectives 'state' does not contain the view). I can get the view to 
> > appear by reseting the perspective.
> >
> > I want to detect this situation (the update case) and issue a message to 
> > the user that a new view is available and ask them if they want to display 
> > it.
> >
> > Does anybody have some ideas that will point me in the right direction for 
> > implementing this?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > --
> > Derek 
Rahul,

Thanks, but I already have a perspective extension that works.

My issue is this:
I already have a product that customers have installed. I am providing 
an update to that product (via the Eclipse update mechanism). In this 
update, I have added a new view to an existing perspective. This new 
view does not appear until the customer does a "reset perspective". I 
would like to automate this process, so that the users doesn't have to 
do anything.

--
Derek