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13 : nick 1.10 Platform UI Component Development Resources</font></b></td>
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18 : jeff 1.1 <td width="98%"> <b>Bugs</b>
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20 : droberts 1.3 <li><a href="http://dev.eclipse.org/bugs/buglist.cgi?bug_status=UNCONFIRMED&bug_status=NEW&bug_status=ASSIGNED&bug_status=REOPENED&priority=P1&email1=&emailtype1=substring&emailassigned_to1=1&email2=&emailtype2=substring&emailreporter2=1&bugidtype=include&bug_id=&changedin=&votes=&chfieldfrom=&chfieldto=Now&chfieldvalue=&product=Platform&version=&component=UI&short_desc=&short_desc_type=allwordssubstr&long_desc=&long_desc_type=allwordssubstr&keywords=&keywords_type=anywords&field0-0-0=noop&type0-0-0=noop&value0-0-0=&cmdtype=doit&order=Reuse+same+sort+as+last+time" target="_top">Priority
21 : jeff 1.1 1</a></li>
22 :     <li><a href="http://dev.eclipse.org/bugs/buglist.cgi?bug_status=NEW&bug_status=ASSIGNED&bug_status=REOPENED&email1=&emailtype1=substring&emailassigned_to1=1&email2=&emailtype2=substring&emailreporter2=1&bugidtype=include&bug_id=&changedin=&votes=&chfieldfrom=&chfieldto=Now&chfieldvalue=&product=Platform&component=UI&short_desc=&short_desc_type=allwordssubstr&long_desc=&long_desc_type=allwordssubstr&keywords=&keywords_type=anywords&field0-0-0=noop&type0-0-0=noop&value0-0-0=&cmdtype=doit&newqueryname=&order=Reuse%2Bsame%2Bsort%2Bas%2Blast%2Btime" target="_top" >New,
23 :     Assigned and Reopened</a> </li>
24 : droberts 1.3 <li><a href="http://dev.eclipse.org/bugs/buglist.cgi?bug_status=RESOLVED&bug_status=VERIFIED&bug_status=CLOSED&email1=&emailtype1=substring&emailassigned_to1=1&email2=&emailtype2=substring&emailreporter2=1&bugidtype=include&bug_id=&changedin=7&votes=&chfield=resolution&chfieldfrom=&chfieldto=Now&chfieldvalue=&product=Platform&version=&component=UI&short_desc=&short_desc_type=allwordssubstr&long_desc=&long_desc_type=allwordssubstr&keywords=&keywords_type=anywords&field0-0-0=noop&type0-0-0=noop&value0-0-0=&cmdtype=doit&order=Reuse+same+sort+as+last+time" target="_top">Resolved
25 : jeff 1.1 in the last week</a></li>
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32 : jeff 1.1 <td width="98%"> <b>Documents</b>
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34 : nick 1.19 <li><a href="docs.html">Proposals</a></li>
35 : nick 1.18 <li><a href="R2_1/apichanges.html">API Changes between 2.0 and 2.1</a></li>
36 : tod 1.20 <li><a href="code-conventions/index.html">Coding Conventions</a></li>
37 : nick 1.6 <li><a href="accessibility/index.html">Accessibility Resources</a></li>
38 : tod 1.26 <li><a href="instrumentation/index.html">Instrumentation</a></li>
39 : nick 1.16 <li><a href="componentAreas.html">Component Areas</a></li>
40 : dwilson 1.29 <li><a href="object-aware-contributions/objCont.htm">Content Sensitive
41 : tod 1.28 Object Contributions</a></li>
42 : dpollock 1.32 <li><a href="testfix/index.html">Test Plan (Development)</a></li>
43 :     <li><a href="testfix/testpass-maintenance.html">Test Plan (Maintenance)</a></li>
44 : dpollock 1.24 <li><a href="builds/index.html">Builds</a></li>
45 : mvanmeek 1.30 <li><a href="R3_0-Look/3.0workbench_icons.png">R3.0 icons</a> (link to the proposed workbench icons for R3.0 (new) with the 2.1 icons (orig.) in the left column)</li>
46 : mvanmeek 1.31 <li><a href="R3_0-Look/3.0workbenchwizardbanners.png">R3.0 Wizard Banners</a> (link to the proposed workbench Wizard banner grapics)</li>
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52 : jeff 1.1 <td width="98%"> <b>Plugins</b><br>
53 : nick 1.10 The Platform UI component consists of the following plug-ins:
54 : jeff 1.1 <ul>
55 : nick 1.10 <li><a href="http://dev.eclipse.org/viewcvs/index.cgi/org.eclipse.jface" target="_top">org.eclipse.jface</a></li>
56 : nick 1.11 <ul><li>Generic UI framework on top of SWT, providing support for actions, viewers, dialogs, wizards, property pages, long-running operations, etc.</li></ul>
57 : jeff 1.2 <li><a href="http://dev.eclipse.org/viewcvs/index.cgi/org.eclipse.ui" target="_top">org.eclipse.ui</a></li>
58 : nick 1.33 <ul><li>The main plug-in for the Rich Client Platform UI, which provides the Workbench and its extension points.
59 :     <br>This re-exports the SWT, JFace and org.eclipse.ui.workbench plug-ins. Plug-ins building on top of the Workbench should depend on this plug-in. They need not depend directly on SWT or JFace, and should not depend directly on org.eclipse.ui.workbench.</li></ul>
60 : nick 1.10 <li><a href="http://dev.eclipse.org/viewcvs/index.cgi/org.eclipse.ui.workbench" target="_top">org.eclipse.ui.workbench</a></li>
61 : nick 1.33 <ul><li>This plug-in contains the bulk of the Workbench implementation, and depends on JFace, SWT, and Core Runtime. It cannot be used independently from org.eclipse.ui. Workbench client plug-ins should not depend directly on this plug-in.</li></ul>
62 : nick 1.10 <li><a href="http://dev.eclipse.org/viewcvs/index.cgi/org.eclipse.ui.views" target="_top">org.eclipse.ui.views</a></li>
63 : nick 1.33 <ul><li>The Outline and Properties views. This plug-in can be reused in other RCP applications.</li></ul>
64 :     <li><a href="http://dev.eclipse.org/viewcvs/index.cgi/org.eclipse.ui.cheatsheets" target="_top">org.eclipse.ui.cheatsheets</a></li>
65 :     <ul><li>A Cheat Sheet guides the user through a long-running, multi-step task. This plug-in can be reused in other RCP applications.</li></ul>
66 :     <li><a href="http://dev.eclipse.org/viewcvs/index.cgi/org.eclipse.ui.console" target="_top">org.eclipse.ui.console</a></li>
67 :     <ul><li>The generic Console view. This plug-in can be reused in other RCP applications.</li></ul>
68 :     <li><a href="http://dev.eclipse.org/viewcvs/index.cgi/org.eclipse.ui.forms" target="_top">org.eclipse.ui.forms</a></li>
69 :     <ul><li>Forms-based control library and editor framework. This plug-in can be reused in other RCP applications.</li></ul>
70 :     <li><a href="http://dev.eclipse.org/viewcvs/index.cgi/org.eclipse.ui.intro" target="_top">org.eclipse.ui.intro</a></li>
71 :     <ul><li>Initial welcome experience and guided assistance. This plug-in can be reused in other RCP applications.</li></ul>
72 :     <li><a href="http://dev.eclipse.org/viewcvs/index.cgi/org.eclipse.ui.ide" target="_top">org.eclipse.ui.ide</a></li>
73 :     <ul><li>Provides the main application entry-point for the Eclipse IDE. It instantiates and configures the Workbench for use in the Eclipse IDE. This plug-in is not designed to be reused in other RCP applications.</li></ul>
74 : nick 1.10 <li><a href="http://dev.eclipse.org/viewcvs/index.cgi/org.eclipse.ui.win32" target="_top">org.eclipse.ui.win32</a></li>
75 : nick 1.33 <ul><li>Windows-specific support for OLE embedded editors. This is part of the Eclipse IDE and is not designed to be reused
76 :     in other RCP applications.</li></ul>
77 :     <li><a href="http://dev.eclipse.org/viewcvs/index.cgi/org.eclipse.ui.examples.rcp.browser" target="_top">org.eclipse.ui.examples.rcp.browser</a></li>
78 :     <ul><li>The web browser example RCP application.</li></ul>
79 : jeff 1.2 <li><a href="http://dev.eclipse.org/viewcvs/index.cgi/org.eclipse.ui.examples.multipageeditor" target="_top">org.eclipse.ui.examples.multipageeditor</a></li>
80 : nick 1.10 <ul><li>The multi-page editor example.</li></ul>
81 : jeff 1.2 <li><a href="http://dev.eclipse.org/viewcvs/index.cgi/org.eclipse.ui.examples.propertysheet" target="_top">org.eclipse.ui.examples.propertysheet</a></li>
82 : nick 1.10 <ul><li>The property sheet example.</li></ul>
83 : jeff 1.2 <li><a href="http://dev.eclipse.org/viewcvs/index.cgi/org.eclipse.ui.examples.readmetool" target="_top">org.eclipse.ui.examples.readmetool</a></li>
84 : nick 1.10 <ul><li>The readme tool example.</li></ul>
85 : jeff 1.2 <li><a href="http://dev.eclipse.org/viewcvs/index.cgi/org.eclipse.ui.tests" target="_top">org.eclipse.ui.tests</a></li>
86 : nick 1.10 <ul><li>JUnit tests for Eclipse UI.</li></ul>
87 : nick 1.33 <li><a href="http://dev.eclipse.org/viewcvs/index.cgi/org.eclipse.ui.tests" target="_top">org.eclipse.ui.tests.rcp</a></li>
88 :     <ul><li>JUnit tests for the RCP UI APIs.</li></ul>
89 : jeff 1.1 </ul>
90 : nick 1.33 <p>For more details on the Rich Client Platform and other components available for use in RCP applications, see the
91 :     <A HREF="http://dev.eclipse.org/viewcvs/index.cgi/%7Echeckout%7E/platform-ui-home/rcp/index.html">RCP Home Page</A>
92 :     and the <A HREF="http://dev.eclipse.org/viewcvs/index.cgi/%7Echeckout%7E/platform-ui-home/rcp/faq.html">RCP FAQ</A>.
93 :     </p>
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97 : nick 1.33 <p></p>
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101 : jeff 1.1 <td width="98%"> <b>Mailing Lists</b>
102 : nick 1.33 <p>
103 :     The following mailing list is for use by the Platform UI team members, and other developers contributing directly
104 :     to the development of the Platform UI components.
105 :     For general questions on how use the Platform UI components,
106 :     please use the <B>eclipse.platform</B> or <B>eclipse.platform.rcp</B> <A HREF="http://eclipse.org/newsgroups/index.html">newsgroups</A> instead.
107 : jeff 1.1 <ul>
108 :     <li><a href="http://dev.eclipse.org/mailman/listinfo/platform-ui-dev">platform-ui-dev@eclipse.org</a>
109 : droberts 1.5 (<a href="mailto:platform-ui-dev@eclipse.org">post</a>, <a href="http://bugs.eclipse.org/mhonarc/lists/platform-ui-dev/maillist.html">archives</a>)</li>
110 : jeff 1.1 </ul>
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116 : eduardo 1.8 <td width="98%"> <b>Patches</b>
117 : nick 1.10 <ul><li>None</li></ul>
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123 : nick 1.34 <td width="98%"><a name="utilities"><b>Utilities</b></a>
124 : tod 1.12 <ul>
125 : nick 1.25 <li><a href="instrumentation/index.html">Instrumentation Framework</a>
126 :     <ul>
127 :     <li>The instrumentation framework allows developers and usability experts to
128 :     collect information about how people are using their applications by
129 :     sending back periodic reports to a central server.</li>
130 :     </ul>
131 :     </li>
132 :     <br>
133 : tod 1.13 <li><a href="tools/nltools/index.html">org.eclipse.ui.tools.nl</a>
134 : tod 1.12 <ul>
135 :     <li>A tool that takes existing nl catalogs and generates
136 :     translations for the current version of Eclipse. Existing
137 :     translations are kept and any properties without a translation are
138 :     given a string appended with characters appropriate to that
139 :     locale.</li>
140 : nick 1.34 </ul>
141 :     </li>
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143 :     <li>Heap Status</a>
144 :     <ul>
145 :     <li>The Heap Status plug-in shows the current Java heap usage in the status line (total heap and amount used).
146 :     A button allows you to force a garbage collect.
147 :     It includes a preference page (Window > Preferences > Workbench > Memory Indicator) which lets you turn
148 :     it on and off.
149 :     This plug-in works on Eclipse 2.1, 3.0, 3.0.1 and 3.1.
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151 :     The Heap Status plug-in can be obtained via the Platform UI team's update site.
152 :     <br>
153 :     Use Help > Software Updates > Find and Install > Search for new features to install > New Remote Site, and give the following as the URL.
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155 :     http://dev.eclipse.org/viewcvs/index.cgi/%7Echeckout%7E/platform-ui-home/updates
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157 :     When prompted, choose Yes to restart. If you don't see the status indicator in the status line, or if the preference
158 :     page is missing, restart eclipse with the -clean command line option.
159 :     </p>
160 :     <p>
161 : nick 1.35 Please report any problems to the Platform UI component in bugzilla.
162 :     </p>
163 :     <p>
164 : nick 1.34 Screen shot:
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166 :     <img src="heapstatus/heapstatus.jpg" alt="screen shot of Heap Status memory indicator">
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168 :     </li>
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