Teams Winter 2011/team1/RCP/Define and use JFace

1. Adding status line

1.1 Open ApplicationWorkbenchWindowAdvisor.java file in your project and add the following line at the end of preWindowOpen() method:

configurer.setShowStatusLine(true); 

1.2 Add a new method to this class to set text in status line from different parts of application:

  
   @Override
   public void postWindowOpen() {
      IStatusLineManager statusline = getWindowConfigurer().getActionBarConfigurer().getStatusLineManager();
      statusline.setMessage(null, "Status line is ready");
   }
 

1.3 Run the application you should see the following:

1.4 Change the status line from StudentsView.java. Add the following method to this class:

   private void setStatusLine(String message) {
        // Get the status line and set the text
        IActionBars bars = getViewSite().getActionBars();
        bars.getStatusLineManager().setMessage(message);
    }
 

Use this method to change text in status line. In the createColumn() method insert the following line at the end of column's update() method:</br>

setStatusLine("Student search has been updated");

1.5 Run the application and try to use Search to find a student. You should get the following:

1.6 To access status line from the editor use the following line:

IEditorPart.getEditorSite().getActionBars();

2. Adding a perspective

2.1 Add necessary extensions to the plugin.xml:

2.2