Samy Abou Shama

Samy Abou Shama

How to package your own p2 repository: FeaturesAndBundlesPublisher

October 25, 2012

Ever wondered how you can create a p2 repository from an arbitrary bunch of pre-built Eclipse bundles and features?  OK, you might also be wondering why you would want to do that.

RAP/RWT Tips & Tricks: Styling and Corporate Identity Branding

September 6, 2012

On most of my customer projects that involved RAP, we had to adapt the look of the application to a Corporate Identity branding. In this blog I want to give a quick overview of the tools and options that we have in such situations. In addition, I want to add a few thoughts and comments on the patterns that we have used at EclipseSource on customer projects and mention potential drawbacks and other criteria that might help you select your best option.

RAP 1.5: the Workbench and the New Default Theme

August 16, 2012

Last month I wrote a post on the new look and feel of e4 and helped all those to revert to the old style that did not like the new theme:  Eclipse 4 Theme - ‘New’ vs ‘Classic’. This time I am writing to help developers move back to the old classic theme of RAP.

Eclipse 4 Theme - 'New' vs 'Classic'

July 6, 2012

A few days ago, my colleague Ian ended his excellent and famous Top 10 Eclipse Juno Features List with his #1: the Eclipse 4.x Platform.