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* are made available under the terms of the Common Public License v1.0
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* Contributors:
* IBM Corporation - initial API and implementation
*******************************************************************************/
package org.eclipse.ui;
/**
* Preference ids exposed by the Eclipse Platform User Interface.
* These preference settings can be obtained from the UI plug-in's
* preference store.
*
* @see PlatformUI#PLUGIN_ID
* @see PlatformUI#getPreferenceStore()
*/
public interface IWorkbenchPreferenceConstants {
/**
* A named preference for whether to show an editor when its
* input file is selected in the Navigator (and vice versa).
* <p>
* Value is of type <code>boolean</code>.
* </p>
*/
public static final String LINK_NAVIGATOR_TO_EDITOR =
"LINK_NAVIGATOR_TO_EDITOR"; //$NON-NLS-1$
/**
* A named preference for how a new perspective is opened.
* <p>
* Value is of type <code>String</code>. The possible values are defined
* by <code>OPEN_PERSPECTIVE_WINDOW, OPEN_PERSPECTIVE_PAGE and
* OPEN_PERSPECTIVE_REPLACE</code>.
* </p>
*
* @see #OPEN_PERSPECTIVE_WINDOW
* @see #OPEN_PERSPECTIVE_PAGE
* @see #OPEN_PERSPECTIVE_REPLACE
* @see #NO_NEW_PERSPECTIVE
*/
public static final String OPEN_NEW_PERSPECTIVE = "OPEN_NEW_PERSPECTIVE"; //$NON-NLS-1$
/**
* A named preference for how a new perspective is opened
* when the alternate key modifiers are pressed. The alternate key modifiers
* are platform dependent.
* <p>
* Value is of type <code>String</code>. The possible values are defined
* by <code>OPEN_PERSPECTIVE_WINDOW, OPEN_PERSPECTIVE_PAGE and
* OPEN_PERSPECTIVE_REPLACE</code>.
* </p>
* @deprecated Workbench no longer supports alternate key modifier to open
* a new perspective. Callers should use IWorkbench.showPerspective methods.
*/
public static final String ALTERNATE_OPEN_NEW_PERSPECTIVE =
"ALTERNATE_OPEN_NEW_PERSPECTIVE"; //$NON-NLS-1$
/**
* A named preference for how a new perspective is opened
* when the shift key modifier is pressed.
* <p>
* Value is of type <code>String</code>. The possible values are defined
* by <code>OPEN_PERSPECTIVE_WINDOW, OPEN_PERSPECTIVE_PAGE and
* OPEN_PERSPECTIVE_REPLACE</code>.
* </p>
*
* @deprecated Workbench no longer supports shift key modifier to open
* a new perspective. Callers should use IWorkbench.showPerspective methods.
*/
public static final String SHIFT_OPEN_NEW_PERSPECTIVE =
"SHIFT_OPEN_NEW_PERSPECTIVE"; //$NON-NLS-1$
/**
* A named preference for how a new perspective should be opened
* when a new project is created.
* <p>
* Value is of type <code>String</code>. The possible values are defined
* by the constants <code>OPEN_PERSPECTIVE_WINDOW, OPEN_PERSPECTIVE_PAGE,
* OPEN_PERSPECTIVE_REPLACE, and NO_NEW_PERSPECTIVE</code>.
* </p>
*
* @see #OPEN_PERSPECTIVE_WINDOW
* @see #OPEN_PERSPECTIVE_PAGE
* @see #OPEN_PERSPECTIVE_REPLACE
* @see #NO_NEW_PERSPECTIVE
* @deprecated in 3.0. This preference is IDE-specific, and is therefore found
* only in IDE configurations. IDE-specific tools should use
* <code>org.eclipse.ui.ide.IDE.Preferences.PROJECT_OPEN_NEW_PERSPECTIVE</code>
* instead.
*/
public static final String PROJECT_OPEN_NEW_PERSPECTIVE =
"PROJECT_OPEN_NEW_PERSPECTIVE"; //$NON-NLS-1$
/**
* A preference value indicating that an action should open a new
* perspective in a new window.
*
* @see #PROJECT_OPEN_NEW_PERSPECTIVE
*/
public static final String OPEN_PERSPECTIVE_WINDOW = "OPEN_PERSPECTIVE_WINDOW"; //$NON-NLS-1$
/**
* A preference value indicating that an action should open a new
* perspective in a new page.
*
* @see #PROJECT_OPEN_NEW_PERSPECTIVE
* @deprecated Opening a Perspective in a new page is no longer
* supported functionality as of 2.0.
*/
public static final String OPEN_PERSPECTIVE_PAGE = "OPEN_PERSPECTIVE_PAGE"; //$NON-NLS-1$
/**
* A preference value indicating that an action should open a new
* perspective by replacing the current perspective.
*
* @see #PROJECT_OPEN_NEW_PERSPECTIVE
*/
public static final String OPEN_PERSPECTIVE_REPLACE =
"OPEN_PERSPECTIVE_REPLACE"; //$NON-NLS-1$
/**
* A preference value indicating that an action should not open a
* new perspective.
*
* @see #PROJECT_OPEN_NEW_PERSPECTIVE
*/
public static final String NO_NEW_PERSPECTIVE = "NO_NEW_PERSPECTIVE"; //$NON-NLS-1$
/**
* A named preference indicating the default workbench perspective.
*/
public static final String DEFAULT_PERSPECTIVE_ID = "defaultPerspectiveId"; //$NON-NLS-1$
/**
* A named preference indicating the presentation factory
* to use for the workbench look and feel.
*
* @since 3.0
*/
public static final String PRESENTATION_FACTORY_ID = "presentationFactoryId"; //$NON-NLS-1$
/**
* A named preference indicating where the perspective bar should be docked.
* The default value (when this preference is not set) is <code>TOP_RIGHT</code>.
* <p>
* This preference may be one of the following values:
* {@link #TOP_RIGHT}, {@link #TOP_LEFT}, or {@link #LEFT}.
* </p>
*
* @since 3.0
*/
public static String DOCK_PERSPECTIVE_BAR = "DOCK_PERSPECTIVE_BAR"; //$NON-NLS-1$
/**
* A named preference indicating where the fast view bar should be docked in a
* fresh workspace. This preference is meaningless after a workspace has been
* setup, since the fast view bar state is then persisted in the workbench. This
* preference is intended for applications that want the initial docking location
* to be somewhere specific. The default value (when this preference is not set)
* is the bottom.
*
* @see #LEFT
* @see #BOTTOM
* @see #RIGHT
* @since 3.0
*/
public static final String INITIAL_FAST_VIEW_BAR_LOCATION = "initialFastViewBarLocation"; //$NON-NLS-1$
/**
* Constant to be used when referring to the top right of the workbench window.
*
* @see #DOCK_PERSPECTIVE_BAR
* @since 3.0
*/
public static final String TOP_RIGHT = "topRight"; //$NON-NLS-1$
/**
* Constant to be used when referring to the top left of the workbench window.
*
* @see #DOCK_PERSPECTIVE_BAR
* @since 3.0
*/
public static final String TOP_LEFT = "topLeft"; //$NON-NLS-1$
/**
* Constant to be used when referring to the left side of the workbench window.
*
* @see #DOCK_PERSPECTIVE_BAR
* @see #INITIAL_FAST_VIEW_BAR_LOCATION
* @since 3.0
*/
public static final String LEFT = "left"; //$NON-NLS-1$
/**
* Constant to be used when referring to the bottom of the workbench window.
*
* @see #INITIAL_FAST_VIEW_BAR_LOCATION
* @since 3.0
*/
public static final String BOTTOM = "bottom"; //$NON-NLS-1$
/**
* Constant to be used when referring to the right side of the workbench window.
*
* @see #INITIAL_FAST_VIEW_BAR_LOCATION
* @since 3.0
*/
public static final String RIGHT = "right"; //$NON-NLS-1$
/**
* A named preference indicating whether the workbench should show the
* introduction component (if available) on startup.
*
* <p>
* The default value for this preference is: <code>true</code> (show intro)
* </p>
*
* @see org.eclipse.ui.application.WorkbenchAdvisor#openIntro(IWorkbenchWindowConfigurer)
* @since 3.0
*/
public static final String SHOW_INTRO = "showIntro"; //$NON-NLS-1$
/**
* A named preference for whether the workbench should show traditional style tabs in
* editors and views.
*
* Boolean-valued: <code>true</code> if editors and views should use a traditional style of tab and
* <code>false</code> if editors should show new style tab (3.0 style)
* <p>
* The default value for this preference is: <code>true</code>
* </p>
*
* @since 3.0
*/
public static String SHOW_TRADITIONAL_STYLE_TABS = "SHOW_TRADITIONAL_STYLE_TABS"; //$NON-NLS-1$
/**
* A named preference for whether the workbench should show text
* on the perspective bar.
*
* Boolean-valued: <code>true</code>, if editors should show text on the perspective bar,
* <code>false</code> otherwise.
* <p>
* The default value for this preference is: <code>true</code> (show text on the perspective bar)
* </p>
*
* @since 3.0
*/
public static String SHOW_TEXT_ON_PERSPECTIVE_BAR = "SHOW_TEXT_ON_PERSPECTIVE_BAR"; //$NON-NLS-1$
/**
* A named preference for the text of the Help Contents action.
*
* String-valued. If not specified, <code>"&Help Contents"</code> is used.
* <p>
* The default value for this preference is: <code>null</code>
* </p>
*
* @since 3.0
*/
public static String HELP_CONTENTS_ACTION_TEXT = "helpContentsActionText"; //$NON-NLS-1$
}