- Several UI settings such as the perspective bar location, fast view bar location, traditional vs. curvy tabs, etc., are controlled by preferences on the UI plug-in. These have default values defined by the generic workbench. However, the product can override these default values using the product preference customization mechanism.
- Define a product via the products extension point and add the following property:
<property
name="preferenceCustomization"
value="plugin_customization.ini"/>
- Then create a file called
plugin_customization.ini, in the same directory as the plugin.xml file, with contents of the form:
<pluginId>/<preferenceName>=<preferenceValue>
- For example, to show the perspective bar and fast view bar on the left, and to use curvy tabs, add the following to the
plugin_customization.ini file:
org.eclipse.ui/DOCK_PERSPECTIVE_BAR=left
org.eclipse.ui/SHOW_TEXT_ON_PERSPECTIVE_BAR=false
org.eclipse.ui/initialFastViewBarLocation=left
org.eclipse.ui/SHOW_TRADITIONAL_STYLE_TABS=false
- For a list of public preferences available on the UI plug-in and their valid values, see the interface org.eclipse.ui.IWorkbenchPreferenceConstants.
- For more details, see the Branding Your Application article and the Customizing a product section in Help.
http://wiki.eclipse.org/index.php/RCP_FAQ