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* Copyright (c) 2000, 2010 IBM Corporation and others.
* All rights reserved. This program and the accompanying materials
* are made available under the terms of the Eclipse Public License v1.0
* which accompanies this distribution, and is available at
* http://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-v10.html
*
* Contributors:
* IBM Corporation - initial API and implementation
* Kiryl Kazakevich, Intel - bug 88359
* Tonny Madsen, RCP Company - bug 201055
* Mark Hoffmann <mark.hoffmann@web.de> - Fix for bug 84603
*******************************************************************************/
package org.eclipse.ui;
import org.eclipse.swt.SWT;
/**
* Preference ids exposed by the Eclipse Platform User Interface. These
* preference settings can be obtained from the UI plug-in's preference store.
* <p>
* <b>Note:</b>This interface should not be implemented or extended.
* </p>
*
* @see PlatformUI#PLUGIN_ID
* @see PlatformUI#getPreferenceStore()
* @since 1.1
* @noimplement This interface is not intended to be implemented by clients.
* @noextend This interface is not intended to be extended by clients.
*/
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"; //$NON-NLS-1$
// RAP [bm]: deprecated
// /**
// * 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"; //$NON-NLS-1$
// RAP [bm]: deprecated
// /**
// * 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"; //$NON-NLS-1$
// RAP [bm]: deprecated
// /**
// * 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"; //$NON-NLS-1$
// RAP [bm]:
// /**
// * 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"; //$NON-NLS-1$
// RAP [bm]:
// /**
// * 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.
*/
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>
*/
public static String DOCK_PERSPECTIVE_BAR = "DOCK_PERSPECTIVE_BAR"; //$NON-NLS-1$
/**
* A preference indication the initial size of the perspective bar. The default value is 160.
* This preference only works when <code>configurer.setShowPerspectiveBar(true)</code> is set in
* WorkbenchWindowAdvisor#preWindowOpen()
*
* This preference only uses integer values
* bug 84603: [RCP] [PerspectiveBar] New API or pref to set default perspective bar size
*
* @since 1.4
*/
public static String PERSPECTIVE_BAR_SIZE = "PERSPECTIVE_BAR_SIZE"; //$NON-NLS-1$
/**
* 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
*/
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
*/
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
*/
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
*/
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
*/
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
*/
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.WorkbenchWindowAdvisor#openIntro()
* @since 1.2
*/
public static final String SHOW_INTRO = "showIntro"; //$NON-NLS-1$
// RAP [bm]: no different tab styles in ctabfolder
// /**
// * 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>
// */
// 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>
*/
public static String SHOW_TEXT_ON_PERSPECTIVE_BAR = "SHOW_TEXT_ON_PERSPECTIVE_BAR"; //$NON-NLS-1$
/**
* A named preference for whether the workbench should show the "open
* perspective" button on the perspective bar.
*
* Boolean-valued: <code>true</code>, if editors should show "open
* perspective" button on the perspective bar, <code>false</code>
* otherwise.
* <p>
* The default value for this preference is: <code>true</code> (show "open
* perspective" button on the perspective bar)
* </p>
*
* @since 1.1
*/
public static String SHOW_OPEN_ON_PERSPECTIVE_BAR = "SHOW_OPEN_ON_PERSPECTIVE_BAR"; //$NON-NLS-1$
/**
* A named preference for whether the workbench should show the "Other..."
* menu item in the perspective menu.
*
* Boolean-valued: <code>true</code>, if editors should show text on the
* "Other..." menu item, <code>false</code> otherwise.
* <p>
* The default value for this preference is: <code>true</code> (show the
* "Other..." menu item in the perspective menu)
* </p>
*
* @since 1.1
*/
public static String SHOW_OTHER_IN_PERSPECTIVE_MENU = "SHOW_OTHER_IN_PERSPECTIVE_MENU"; //$NON-NLS-1$
/**
* 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 1.3
*/
public static String HELP_CONTENTS_ACTION_TEXT = "helpContentsActionText"; //$NON-NLS-1$
/**
* A named preference for the text of the Help Search action.
*
* String-valued. If not specified, <code>"S&earch"</code> is used.
* <p>
* The default value for this preference is: <code>null</code>
* </p>
*
* @since 1.3
*/
public static String HELP_SEARCH_ACTION_TEXT = "helpSearchActionText"; //$NON-NLS-1$
/**
* A named preference for the text of the Dynamic Help action.
*
* String-valued. If not specified, <code>"&Dynamic Help"</code> is used.
* <p>
* The default value for this preference is: <code>null</code>
* </p>
*
* @since 1.3
*/
public static String DYNAMIC_HELP_ACTION_TEXT = "dynamicHelpActionText"; //$NON-NLS-1$
// RAP [bm]: no animations
// /**
// * A named preference for enabling animations when a layout transition
// * occurs
// * <p>
// * The default value for this preference is: <code>true</code> (show
// * animations when a transition occurs)
// * </p>
// */
// public static final String ENABLE_ANIMATIONS = "ENABLE_ANIMATIONS"; //$NON-NLS-1$
// RAP [bm]: no colored labels
// /**
// * A named preference that view implementors can used to determine whether
// * or not they should utilize colored labels.
// *
// * <p>
// * The default value for this preference is: <code>true</code> (show
// * colored labels)
// * </p>
// *
// * @since 1.1
// */
// public static final String USE_COLORED_LABELS = "USE_COLORED_LABELS"; //$NON-NLS-1$
/**
* <p>
* Workbench preference id for the key configuration identifier to be
* treated as the default.
* </p>
* <p>
* The default value for this preference is
* <code>"org.eclipse.ui.defaultAcceleratorConfiguration"</code>.
* <p>
*/
public static final String KEY_CONFIGURATION_ID = "KEY_CONFIGURATION_ID"; //$NON-NLS-1$
/**
* <p>
* Workbench preference identifier for the minimum width of editor tabs. By
* default, Eclipse does not define this value and allows SWT to determine
* this constant. We use <code>-1</code> internally to signify "use
* default".
* </p>
* <p>
* The default value for this preference is <code>-1</code>.
* </p>
*/
public static final String EDITOR_MINIMUM_CHARACTERS = "EDITOR_MINIMUM_CHARACTERS"; //$NON-NLS-1$
/**
* <p>
* Workbench preference identifier for the minimum width of view tabs.
* </p>
* <p>
* The default value for this preference is <code>1</code>.
* </p>
*/
public static final String VIEW_MINIMUM_CHARACTERS = "VIEW_MINIMUM_CHARACTERS"; //$NON-NLS-1$
/**
* Stores whether or not system jobs are being shown.
*/
public static final String SHOW_SYSTEM_JOBS = "SHOW_SYSTEM_JOBS";//$NON-NLS-1$
/**
* Workbench preference for the current theme.
*/
public static String CURRENT_THEME_ID = "CURRENT_THEME_ID"; //$NON-NLS-1$
/**
* A preference value indicating whether editors should be closed before
* saving the workbench state when exiting. The default is
* <code>false</code>.
*/
public static final String CLOSE_EDITORS_ON_EXIT = "CLOSE_EDITORS_ON_EXIT"; //$NON-NLS-1$
/**
* Stores whether or not to show progress while starting the workbench. The
* default is <code>false</code>.
*/
public static final String SHOW_PROGRESS_ON_STARTUP = "SHOW_PROGRESS_ON_STARTUP"; //$NON-NLS-1$
// RAP [bm]: no memory monitor
// /**
// * Stores whether or not to show the memory monitor in the workbench window.
// */
// public static final String SHOW_MEMORY_MONITOR = "SHOW_MEMORY_MONITOR"; //$NON-NLS-1$
/**
* Stores whether or not to use the window working set as the default
* working set for newly created views (without previously stored state).
* This is a hint that view implementors should honor.
*/
public static final String USE_WINDOW_WORKING_SET_BY_DEFAULT = "USE_WINDOW_WORKING_SET_BY_DEFAULT"; //$NON-NLS-1$
/**
* Stores whether or not to show the text widget that allows type-ahead
* search in the case where a FilteredTree is used to display and filter
* tree items.
*/
public static final String SHOW_FILTERED_TEXTS = "SHOW_FILTERED_TEXTS"; //$NON-NLS-1$
// RAP [bm]: detached views
// /**
// * Stores whether or not views may be detached. The default is
// * <code>true</code>.
// */
// public static final String ENABLE_DETACHED_VIEWS = "ENABLE_DETACHED_VIEWS"; //$NON-NLS-1$
/**
* Stores whether or not the workbench prompts for saving when a dirty
* editor or view is closed, but the Saveable objects are still open in
* other parts. If <code>true</code> (default), the user will be prompted.
* If <code>false</code>, there will be no prompt.
*
* @see Saveable
*/
public static final String PROMPT_WHEN_SAVEABLE_STILL_OPEN = "PROMPT_WHEN_SAVEABLE_STILL_OPEN"; //$NON-NLS-1$
/**
* Lists the extra perspectives to show in the perspective bar. The value is
* a comma-separated list of perspective ids. The default is the empty
* string.
*/
public static final String PERSPECTIVE_BAR_EXTRAS = "PERSPECTIVE_BAR_EXTRAS"; //$NON-NLS-1$
/**
* Allows locking the trim to prevent user dragging on startup. The default
* is <code>false</code>.
*/
public static final String LOCK_TRIM = "LOCK_TRIM"; //$NON-NLS-1$
/**
* A named preference for providing the 3.3 presentation's min/max behaviour
* <p>
* The default value for this preference is: <code>false</code>; use the
* 3.2 behaviour.
* </p>
*/
public static final String ENABLE_NEW_MIN_MAX = "ENABLE_MIN_MAX"; //$NON-NLS-1$
/**
* A named preference for disabling opening a new fast view from the fast
* view bar controls ("Show View as a fast view" button or "New Fast View"
* submenu).
* <p>
* Value is of type <code>boolean</code>.
* </p>
* <p>
* The default is <code>false</code>.
* </p>
*/
public static final String DISABLE_NEW_FAST_VIEW = "disableNewFastView"; //$NON-NLS-1$
/**
* A named preference for enabling the 3.2 behavior for closing sticky
* views. When not enabled a sticky view is closed in all perspectives when
* the view is closed.
* <p>
* The default value for this preference is: <code>false</code>; use the
* 3.2 behaviour.
* </p>
*/
public static final String ENABLE_32_STICKY_CLOSE_BEHAVIOR = "ENABLE_32_STICKY_CLOSE_BEHAVIOR"; //$NON-NLS-1$
/**
* An named preference for whether or not tabs are on the top or bottom
* for views. Values are either {@link SWT#TOP} or {@link SWT#BOTTOM}.
* <p>
* The default value for this preference is: <code>SWT.TOP</code>.
* </p>
*
* @since 1.1
*/
public static final String VIEW_TAB_POSITION = "VIEW_TAB_POSITION"; //$NON-NLS-1$
/**
* An named preference for whether or not tabs are on the top or bottom
* for editors. Values are either {@link SWT#TOP} or {@link SWT#BOTTOM}.
* <p>
* The default value for this preference is: <code>SWT.TOP</code>.
* </p>
*
* @since 1.1
*/
public static final String EDITOR_TAB_POSITION = "EDITOR_TAB_POSITION"; //$NON-NLS-1$
/**
* Workbench preference id for whether the workbench should show multiple
* editor tabs.
*
* Boolean-valued: <code>true</code> if editors should show multiple
* editor tabs, and <code>false</code> if editors should show a single
* editor tab.
* <p>
* The default value for this preference is: <code>true</code>
* </p>
*
* @since 1.1
*/
public static final String SHOW_MULTIPLE_EDITOR_TABS = "SHOW_MULTIPLE_EDITOR_TABS"; //$NON-NLS-1$
/**
* Workbench preference id for whether the workbench may open editors
* in-place. Note that editors will only be opened in-place if this
* preference is <code>false</code> and if the current platform supports
* in-place editing.
*
* Boolean-valued: <code>false</code> if editors may be opened in-place,
* and <code>true</code> if editors should never be opened in-place.
* <p>
* The default value for this preference is: <code>false</code>
* </p>
*
* @since 1.1
*/
public static final String DISABLE_OPEN_EDITOR_IN_PLACE = "DISABLE_OPEN_EDITOR_IN_PLACE"; //$NON-NLS-1$
}