With the development of the RCP Framework a new and elegant possibility to develop client applications was created. The Eclipse licensing model allows you to create commercial applications based on the RCP Platform. However, the question must to be asked under which conditions and with which requirements a computer-based solution based on RCP is the best option. (more…)

The implementation of the “Ctrl+3″ popup was an undisputed enhancement for more usability. It enables a much faster navigation through all the browsable items you may have in your Workbench. A much more interesting topic is how to adopt this widget in order to be extended, restricted and customized. This is especially usefull for RCP Development to hide and add elements. However, there is currently no way to customize the contents of the quick access popup.
The following article provides instructions for an implementation of a fully customizable popup with the known behaviour. The content is contributed using an extra Extension-Point (no bundle-activation required). (more…)