Presentation Factories

Identifier:

org.blueberry.ui.presentationFactories

Description:

This extension point is used to add presentation factories to the workbench. A presentation factory defines the overall look and feel of the workbench, including how views and editors are presented.

Configuration Markup:

<!ELEMENT extension (factory*)>

<!ATTLIST extension

point CDATA #REQUIRED

id CDATA #IMPLIED

name CDATA #IMPLIED>

<!ELEMENT factory EMPTY>

<!ATTLIST factory

class CDATA #REQUIRED

id CDATA #REQUIRED

name CDATA #REQUIRED>

class - Specify the fully qualified class to be used for the presentation factory. The specified value must implement the interface berry::IPresentationFactory.
id - a unique name that will be used to identify this presentation factory
name - a translatable name that can be used to show this presentation factory in the UI

Examples:

The following is an example of a presentationFactory extension:


  <extension point="org.blueberry.ui.presentationFactories">
     <factory
        class="berry::ExampleWorkbenchPresentationFactory"/>
  </extension>

Supplied Implementation:

If a presentation factory is not specified or is missing then the implementation in berry::QtWorkbenchPresentationFactory will be used.

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