December 2008
Intermediate to advanced
928 pages
21h 26m
English
Overview
Producing a commercial-quality plug-in means going above and
beyond the minimal requirements needed to integrate with Eclipse.
It means attending to all those details that contribute to the
“fit and polish” of a commercial offering. This
comprehensive guide covers the entire process of plug-in
development, including all the extra steps needed to achieve the
highest quality results.
Building on two internationally best-selling previous editions,
Eclipse Plug-ins, Third Edition, has been fully
revised to reflect the powerful new capabilities of Eclipse 3.4.
Leading Eclipse experts Eric Clayberg and Dan Rubel present
detailed, practical coverage of every aspect of plug-in
development, as well as specific, proven solutions for the
challenges developers are most likely to encounter.
All code examples, relevant API listings, diagrams, and screen
captures have been thoroughly updated to reflect both the Eclipse
3.4 API and the latest Java syntax. In addition, Clayberg and Rubel
have completely revamped their popular Favorites View case study,
reworking much of its content and recreating its code from scratch.
The authors carefully cover new functionality added to existing
Eclipse features, such as views and editors, and fully explain
brand-new features such as Commands, GEF, and PDE Build.
This extensively revised edition
Thoroughly covers Eclipse’s new preferences
Illuminates the powerful new Eclipse Command Framework, which replaces Eclipse’s older Action Framework
Presents extensive new discussions of using commands with views and editors
Introduces Mylyn, the new task-focused interface that reduces information overload and simplifies multi-tasking
Contains an all-new chapter on using the Graphical Editing Framework (GEF) to build dynamic, interactive graphical user interface elements
Walks you step by step through the entire PDE Build process
Shows how to create update sites with p2, which replaces Eclipse’s old Update Manager
This book is designed for every experienced developer interested
in extending the Eclipse platform, the Rational Software
Development Platform, or any other platform that supports Eclipse
plug-ins.
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