Posts tagged with "eclipse"

Overview This article describes how to install Eclipse plug-ins from an update site (p2 repository) that is hosted on an HTTP(s) server with a self-signed (SSL) certificate. The Problem If you try and connect to a p2 repository on a server with a self-signed cert, you will more than likely hit the following error. Looking [...]

In the last part of my Eclipse 4 (e4) tutorial, I describe details about how to control the parameters injected using the annotations @Inject, @Named and @Optional. These parameters allow you to specify more precisely which object is injected and what happens if required parameters cannot be resolved. However, there are several use cases where [...]

Reading the title, you might ask why this could be a problem. Good news: in most cases it isn’t. However it can be problem if you use native code in your Eclipse plug-in and run on an older version of Equinox (3.7.2 and earlier). This post describes the problem and possible solutions. The problem On [...]

EclipseCon 2013 Starts next week, and from my twitter feed it seems the Eclipse community has already started their pilgrimage to Boston. While many people know Eclipse as a great IDE, did you know Eclipse also provides a powerful software stack to build enterprise applications on? From Modularity to Java Persistence to a world class Webserver, Eclipse [...]

When it comes to UI testing of Eclipse plug-ins and RCP applications, one usually looks first in the open source project SWTBot or Jubula. However, there are alternatives and different project set-ups and products have very different requirements, when it comes to UI testing. I recently evaluated a few alternatives including SWTBot, Jubula, WindowTester and [...]

Just in time for the IDEs of March (@wayne gets the credit for that one), the Eclipse and Equinox teams are happy announce that Eclipse Kepler Milestone 6 is now available for download. Beware the IDEs of March #eclipse — Wayne Beaton (@waynebeaton) 15. März 2013 Included in this milestone is a migration wizard for [...]

Applications built with RAP are often designed for high productivity: The faster you can control the app, the more work you can get done. In many cases, keyboard controls are significantly faster than mouse controls. Consequentially, RAP has continually improved keyboard controls since it’s inception. What are Mnemonics? Should you not know, Mnemonics are the [...]

Only two weeks left until EclipseCon! I’m sure everyone’s excited to see the new location, make new and meet old friends. This year we have plenty of talks ranging from runtime over mobile to modeling. Pick your choices! Highly Interactive Mobile Apps with RAP (J. Böhme López, H. Staudacher): Smartphones and Tablets have become ubiquitous. The [...]

I few people have asked me where they can get old Eclipse releases. At EclipseSource, we’ve been serving the Eclipse EPP Packages from Amazon CloudFront for years, and we’ve kept these links for your convenience. You can get: Eclipse Juno (Platform version 4.2.2) Eclipse Indigo (Platform version 3.7.2) Eclipse Helios (Platform version 3.6.2) Eclipse Galileo (Platform version [...]