[News.eclipse.technology.gmf] Re: Is it possible to modify the position

[tiggo <tiggo.kan@xxxxxxxxx>]

Anyone can help me out? many thanks.

/ tiggo

tiggo wrote:
> Hello,
>
> In "org.eclipse.gmf.runtime.diagram.ui.providers", diagram menu was 
> defined as:
> /////////////////////////////////////
>   <extension id="presentationContributionItemProvider" 
> name="%ext.presentationContributionItemProvider" 
> point="org.eclipse.gmf.runtime.common.ui.services.action.contributionItemProviders"> 
>
>         ...
>         <partContribution 
> class="org.eclipse.gmf.runtime.diagram.ui.parts.IDiagramWorkbenchPart"> 
>            <partMenu menubarPath="/project" id="diagramMenu"/>
> /////////////////////////////////////
> that is, just after the "project" group marker, it will cause some 
> problem...
> If I deploy gmf as RCP, that is, there maybe no "project" group marker. 
> So I have to modify the registed "menupath". Unfortunely, it seems hard 
> to achieve it...
> Any idea on it?
>
> also find the previous discussion as below.
>
> regards / tiggo
>
> > Cherie Mahoney wrote:
> > Henrik,
> >
> > You can contribute an action to this menu using the Contribution Item
> > Service or the org.eclipse.ui.editorActions extension point (in 
> > theory, but
> > I've never tested it).  The Contribution Item Service is GMF's way of
> > extending the Eclipse menu support to provide additional behavior we 
> > wanted
> > (e.g. menu item hiding).  GMF contributes to the Diagram menu using the
> > Contribution Item Service, but you should be able to use either mechanism
> > (although menu ordering may be tricky).  Maybe someday the 
> > Contribution Item
> > Serice enhancements will be merged into the Eclipse menu support so 
> > you may
> > want to stick with the Eclipse menu extension mechanism if that is 
> > what you
> > are currently using and if provides you with the behavior you want.
> >
> > The menu id is "diagramMenu". It is defined in
> > org.eclipse.gmf.runtime.diagram.ui.providers\plugin.xml.  You won't be 
> > able
> > to rename it, but you could add your own menu to the main menu bar.
> >
> > For an example of using the ContributionItemService see the GMF Logic
> > Example.  It does not contribute to the main diagram menu though.  
> > Look in
> > org.eclipse.gmf.runtime.diagram.ui.providers\plugin.xml for an example of
> > this.
> > e.g. <partAction menubarPath="/diagramMenu/sizeGroup"
> > toolbarPath="/toolbarFormatGroup" id="autoSizeAction"></partAction>
> >
> > - Cherie
> >
> > "Henrik Rentz-Reichert" <hrr@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> > news:dknb73$fb4$1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > how can I make contributions to the Diagram menu from the main menu bar?
> > >
> > > Is it possible to change the name of this menu?
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > >
> > > Henrik
> > >
> > > --
> > > ..............................................
> > >  Henrik Rentz-Reichert  mailto://hrr@xxxxxxxxx