Presentation Factories

Identifier:
org.eclipse.ui.workbench.presentationFactories

Since:
3.0

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 be a subclass of org.eclipse.ui.presentations.AbstractPresentationFactory.
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.eclipse.ui.presentationFactories"
>
     <factory
        class=
"org.eclipse.ui.workbench.ExampleWorkbenchPresentationFactory"
/>
  </extension>
  
API Information:
The class specified in the factory element must be a concrete subclass of org.eclipse.ui.presentations.AbstractPresentationFactory.

Supplied Implementation:
If a presentation factory is not specified or is missing then the implementation in org.eclipse.ui.presentations.WorkbenchPresentationFactory will be used.

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