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Reputation: 19242

Can an eclipse plugin modify the existing perspective

I'm writing a plugin and need to make changes to the existing layout. It seems that this is possible by having the plugin define an entirely new perspective for the plugin. But is there a way to simple detect the existing perspective and make changes to it directly?

Upvotes: 0

Views: 201

Answers (1)

Cédric Brun
Cédric Brun

Reputation: 376

Yes, a given plugin can extend an existing perspective. You just need the perspective ID.

Here is the reference doc for perspective extensions http://help.eclipse.org/helios/index.jsp?topic=%2Forg.eclipse.platform.doc.isv%2Freference%2Fextension-points%2Forg_eclipse_ui_perspectiveExtensions.html

This tutorial covers perspectives and their extension (at the end)

http://www.eclipse.org/articles/using-perspectives/PerspectiveArticle.html

Upvotes: 1

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