Eclipse WindowBuilder: JavaDoc tags reference
Documentation about the WindowBuilder JavaDoc tags is sparse. I have found only two resources so far. First the source code and second the DesignerCustomizationAPI.pdf. [Read more...]
Tag: Eclipse
WindowBuilder P2 update site for Eclipse Neon
The latest official WindowBuilder P2 update site I know of is located here. If you use this update site to install WindowBuilder into Eclipse Neon you will encounter an error. [Read more...]
Reacting to UI events in Eclipse E4
When using the Eclipse Rich Client Platoform (E4 specifically), there exist various ways on how to get notified when a part is made visible to the user. [Read more...]
The Eclipse executable launcher was unable to locate its companion shared library
If you ever encounter the dreaded “The Eclipse executable launcher was unable to locate its companion shared library.” error message when starting the Eclipse executable launcher and you are running Windows make sure that the path to the folder containing the Eclipse executable launcher ist not too big. [Read more...]
Logback and conditional processing of configuration files in an OSGi environment
Recently I had to make use of conditional processing in logback’s config files. Because the application runs in an OSGi environment I had to spend some time in order to get everything working as intended. [Read more...]
Using Git hooks together with JGit / Egit
This post discusses what you have to do to be able to use JGit / Egit together with git hooks when running Windows. [Read more...]