May 2010
Intermediate to advanced
552 pages
12h 40m
English
book
Eclipse Rich Client Platform, Second Edition
by Jeff McAffer, Jean-Michel Lemieux, Chris Aniszczyk
Overview
The Definitive Guide to Eclipse Rich Client Development
In Eclipse Rich Client Platform, Second Edition, three Eclipse Rich Client Platform (RCP) project leaders show how to use Eclipse 3.5 (“Galileo”) to rapidly deliver cross-platform applications with rich, native-feel GUIs.
The authors fully reveal the power of Eclipse as a desktop application development platform; introduce important new improvements in Eclipse 3.5; and walk through developing a full-featured, branded RCP application for Windows, Linux, Mac, and other platforms—including handheld devices and kiosks.
Drawing on their extensive experience, the authors cover building, refining, and refactoring prototypes; customizing user interfaces; adding help and software management features; and building, branding, testing, and shipping finished software. They demonstrate current best practices for developing modular and dynamically extensible systems, using third-party code libraries, packaging applications for diverse environments, and much more.
- For Java programmers at all levels of experience, this book
- Introduces important new RCP features such as p2, Commands, and Databinding
- Thoroughly covers key RCP-related technologies such as Equinox, SWT, JFace, and OSGi
- Shows how to effectively brand and customize RCP application look-and-feel
- Walks through user interface testing for RCP applications with SWTBot
- Illuminates key similarities and differences between RCP and conventional plug-in development
Hands-on, pragmatic, and comprehensive, this book offers all the real-world, nontrivial code examples working developers need—as well as “deep dives” into key technical areas that are essential to your success.
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