[news.eclipse.technology] Re: Non IDE application Based on Eclipse.

[Selrahc <rselrahc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

You might also want to look at the work being done on role-based UI:


http://dev.eclipse.org/viewcvs/index.cgi/%7Echeckout%7E/platform-ui-home/roles/index.html

On Fri, 3 Oct 2003 13:17:32 +0200, "Horváth, Csaba"
<hcs33@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>Hi,
>
>In Eclipse 3.0 plan
>(http://www.eclipse.org/eclipse/development/eclipse_project_plan_3_0.html)
>there is a plan item to split the general ui framework and the ide-specific
>parts (look under Rich Client Platform). For Eclipse 2.x you have to remove
>the unnecessary plugins.
>Another (maybe) interesting links (which can help you with Eclipse 2.x):
>- http://eclipsewiki.swiki.net/2586
>- http://eclipsewiki.swiki.net/2587
>
>HTH,
>Regards,
>Csaba
>
>"Robert Simmons" <derisor@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>news:blifgp$2s8$1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Id like to develop a new application. The constraints I have are the
>following.
>>
>> 1) The user shouldn't know they are using eclipse.
>>
>> 2) The application is a media object management application and not an IDE
>so I
>> don't need developer tools.
>>
>> 3) The application should take advantage of the plug in framework at the
>core of
>> eclipse.
>>
>> So what I'm shooting for is an eclipse stripped of everything
>non-essential and
>> an open slate. I downloaded the platform but it still has the concepts of
>> projects and other developer components within it. I would like to rip
>those out
>> and use my own menus and features. My questions are:
>>
>> a) Is this possible?
>> b) Is there any place that has documentation on how to accomplish such a
>trick.
>>
>> TIA
>>
>> -- Kraythe
>>
>>
>

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