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This plug-in contains the bulk of the Workbench implementation, and depends on JFace, SWT, and Core Runtime. It cannot be used independently from org.eclipse.ui. Workbench client plug-ins should not depend directly on this plug-in.

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/*******************************************************************************
 * Copyright (c) 2000, 2007 IBM Corporation and others.
 * All rights reserved. This program and the accompanying materials
 * are made available under the terms of the Eclipse Public License v1.0
 * which accompanies this distribution, and is available at
 * http://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-v10.html
 *
 * Contributors:
 *     IBM Corporation - initial API and implementation
 *     Kiryl Kazakevich, Intel - bug 88359
 *******************************************************************************/
package org.eclipse.ui;


/**
 * Preference ids exposed by the Eclipse Platform User Interface.
 * These preference settings can be obtained from the UI plug-in's
 * preference store.
 * 
 * @see PlatformUI#PLUGIN_ID
 * @see PlatformUI#getPreferenceStore()
 */
public interface IWorkbenchPreferenceConstants {
    
    /**
     * A named preference for whether to show an editor when its
     * input file is selected in the Navigator (and vice versa).
     * 

* Value is of type boolean. *

*/ public static final String LINK_NAVIGATOR_TO_EDITOR = "LINK_NAVIGATOR_TO_EDITOR"; //$NON-NLS-1$ /** * A named preference for how a new perspective is opened. *

* Value is of type String. The possible values are defined * by OPEN_PERSPECTIVE_WINDOW, OPEN_PERSPECTIVE_PAGE and * OPEN_PERSPECTIVE_REPLACE. *

* * @see #OPEN_PERSPECTIVE_WINDOW * @see #OPEN_PERSPECTIVE_PAGE * @see #OPEN_PERSPECTIVE_REPLACE * @see #NO_NEW_PERSPECTIVE */ public static final String OPEN_NEW_PERSPECTIVE = "OPEN_NEW_PERSPECTIVE"; //$NON-NLS-1$ /** * A named preference for how a new perspective is opened * when the alternate key modifiers are pressed. The alternate key modifiers * are platform dependent. *

* Value is of type String. The possible values are defined * by OPEN_PERSPECTIVE_WINDOW, OPEN_PERSPECTIVE_PAGE and * OPEN_PERSPECTIVE_REPLACE. *

* @deprecated Workbench no longer supports alternate key modifier to open * a new perspective. Callers should use IWorkbench.showPerspective methods. */ public static final String ALTERNATE_OPEN_NEW_PERSPECTIVE = "ALTERNATE_OPEN_NEW_PERSPECTIVE"; //$NON-NLS-1$ /** * A named preference for how a new perspective is opened * when the shift key modifier is pressed. *

* Value is of type String. The possible values are defined * by OPEN_PERSPECTIVE_WINDOW, OPEN_PERSPECTIVE_PAGE and * OPEN_PERSPECTIVE_REPLACE. *

* * @deprecated Workbench no longer supports shift key modifier to open * a new perspective. Callers should use IWorkbench.showPerspective methods. */ public static final String SHIFT_OPEN_NEW_PERSPECTIVE = "SHIFT_OPEN_NEW_PERSPECTIVE"; //$NON-NLS-1$ /** * A named preference for how a new perspective should be opened * when a new project is created. *

* Value is of type String. The possible values are defined * by the constants OPEN_PERSPECTIVE_WINDOW, OPEN_PERSPECTIVE_PAGE, * OPEN_PERSPECTIVE_REPLACE, and NO_NEW_PERSPECTIVE. *

* * @see #OPEN_PERSPECTIVE_WINDOW * @see #OPEN_PERSPECTIVE_PAGE * @see #OPEN_PERSPECTIVE_REPLACE * @see #NO_NEW_PERSPECTIVE * @deprecated in 3.0. This preference is IDE-specific, and is therefore found * only in IDE configurations. IDE-specific tools should use * org.eclipse.ui.ide.IDE.Preferences.PROJECT_OPEN_NEW_PERSPECTIVE * instead. */ public static final String PROJECT_OPEN_NEW_PERSPECTIVE = "PROJECT_OPEN_NEW_PERSPECTIVE"; //$NON-NLS-1$ /** * A preference value indicating that an action should open a new * perspective in a new window. * * @see #PROJECT_OPEN_NEW_PERSPECTIVE */ public static final String OPEN_PERSPECTIVE_WINDOW = "OPEN_PERSPECTIVE_WINDOW"; //$NON-NLS-1$ /** * A preference value indicating that an action should open a new * perspective in a new page. * * @see #PROJECT_OPEN_NEW_PERSPECTIVE * @deprecated Opening a Perspective in a new page is no longer * supported functionality as of 2.0. */ public static final String OPEN_PERSPECTIVE_PAGE = "OPEN_PERSPECTIVE_PAGE"; //$NON-NLS-1$ /** * A preference value indicating that an action should open a new * perspective by replacing the current perspective. * * @see #PROJECT_OPEN_NEW_PERSPECTIVE */ public static final String OPEN_PERSPECTIVE_REPLACE = "OPEN_PERSPECTIVE_REPLACE"; //$NON-NLS-1$ /** * A preference value indicating that an action should not open a * new perspective. * * @see #PROJECT_OPEN_NEW_PERSPECTIVE */ public static final String NO_NEW_PERSPECTIVE = "NO_NEW_PERSPECTIVE"; //$NON-NLS-1$ /** * A named preference indicating the default workbench perspective. */ public static final String DEFAULT_PERSPECTIVE_ID = "defaultPerspectiveId"; //$NON-NLS-1$ /** * A named preference indicating the presentation factory * to use for the workbench look and feel. * * @since 3.0 */ public static final String PRESENTATION_FACTORY_ID = "presentationFactoryId"; //$NON-NLS-1$ /** * A named preference indicating where the perspective bar should be docked. * The default value (when this preference is not set) is TOP_RIGHT. *

* This preference may be one of the following values: * {@link #TOP_RIGHT}, {@link #TOP_LEFT}, or {@link #LEFT}. *

* * @since 3.0 */ public static String DOCK_PERSPECTIVE_BAR = "DOCK_PERSPECTIVE_BAR"; //$NON-NLS-1$ /** * A named preference indicating where the fast view bar should be docked in a * fresh workspace. This preference is meaningless after a workspace has been * setup, since the fast view bar state is then persisted in the workbench. This * preference is intended for applications that want the initial docking location * to be somewhere specific. The default value (when this preference is not set) * is the bottom. * * @see #LEFT * @see #BOTTOM * @see #RIGHT * @since 3.0 */ public static final String INITIAL_FAST_VIEW_BAR_LOCATION = "initialFastViewBarLocation"; //$NON-NLS-1$ /** * Constant to be used when referring to the top right of the workbench window. * * @see #DOCK_PERSPECTIVE_BAR * @since 3.0 */ public static final String TOP_RIGHT = "topRight"; //$NON-NLS-1$ /** * Constant to be used when referring to the top left of the workbench window. * * @see #DOCK_PERSPECTIVE_BAR * @since 3.0 */ public static final String TOP_LEFT = "topLeft"; //$NON-NLS-1$ /** * Constant to be used when referring to the left side of the workbench window. * * @see #DOCK_PERSPECTIVE_BAR * @see #INITIAL_FAST_VIEW_BAR_LOCATION * @since 3.0 */ public static final String LEFT = "left"; //$NON-NLS-1$ /** * Constant to be used when referring to the bottom of the workbench window. * * @see #INITIAL_FAST_VIEW_BAR_LOCATION * @since 3.0 */ public static final String BOTTOM = "bottom"; //$NON-NLS-1$ /** * Constant to be used when referring to the right side of the workbench window. * * @see #INITIAL_FAST_VIEW_BAR_LOCATION * @since 3.0 */ public static final String RIGHT = "right"; //$NON-NLS-1$ /** * A named preference indicating whether the workbench should show the * introduction component (if available) on startup. * *

* The default value for this preference is: true (show intro) *

* * @see org.eclipse.ui.application.WorkbenchWindowAdvisor#openIntro() * @since 3.0 */ public static final String SHOW_INTRO = "showIntro"; //$NON-NLS-1$ /** * A named preference for whether the workbench should show traditional style tabs in * editors and views. * * Boolean-valued: true if editors and views should use a traditional style of tab and * false if editors should show new style tab (3.0 style) *

* The default value for this preference is: true *

* * @since 3.0 */ public static String SHOW_TRADITIONAL_STYLE_TABS = "SHOW_TRADITIONAL_STYLE_TABS"; //$NON-NLS-1$ /** * A named preference for whether the workbench should show text * on the perspective bar. * * Boolean-valued: true, if editors should show text on the perspective bar, * false otherwise. *

* The default value for this preference is: true (show text on the perspective bar) *

* * @since 3.0 */ public static String SHOW_TEXT_ON_PERSPECTIVE_BAR = "SHOW_TEXT_ON_PERSPECTIVE_BAR"; //$NON-NLS-1$ /** * A named preference for the text of the Help Contents action. * * String-valued. If not specified, "&Help Contents" is used. *

* The default value for this preference is: null *

* * @since 3.0 */ public static String HELP_CONTENTS_ACTION_TEXT = "helpContentsActionText"; //$NON-NLS-1$ /** * A named preference for the text of the Help Search action. * * String-valued. If not specified, "S&earch" is used. *

* The default value for this preference is: null *

* * @since 3.1 */ public static String HELP_SEARCH_ACTION_TEXT = "helpSearchActionText"; //$NON-NLS-1$ /** * A named preference for the text of the Dynamic Help action. * * String-valued. If not specified, "&Dynamic Help" is used. *

* The default value for this preference is: null *

* * @since 3.1 */ public static String DYNAMIC_HELP_ACTION_TEXT = "dynamicHelpActionText"; //$NON-NLS-1$ /** * A named preference for enabling animations when a layout transition occurs *

* The default value for this preference is: true (show animations when a transition occurs) *

* * @since 3.1 */ public static final String ENABLE_ANIMATIONS = "ENABLE_ANIMATIONS"; //$NON-NLS-1$ /** *

* Workbench preference id for the key configuration identifier to be * treated as the default. *

*

* The default value for this preference is * "org.eclipse.ui.defaultAcceleratorConfiguration". *

* * @since 3.1 */ public static final String KEY_CONFIGURATION_ID = "KEY_CONFIGURATION_ID"; //$NON-NLS-1$ /** *

* Workbench preference identifier for the minimum width of editor tabs. By * default, Eclipse does not define this value and allows SWT to determine * this constant. We use -1 internally to signify "use * default". *

*

* The default value for this preference is -1. *

* * @since 3.1 */ public static final String EDITOR_MINIMUM_CHARACTERS = "EDITOR_MINIMUM_CHARACTERS"; //$NON-NLS-1$ /** *

* Workbench preference identifier for the minimum width of view tabs. *

*

* The default value for this preference is 1. *

* * @since 3.2 */ public static final String VIEW_MINIMUM_CHARACTERS = "VIEW_MINIMUM_CHARACTERS"; //$NON-NLS-1$ /** * Stores whether or not system jobs are being shown. * * @since 3.1 */ public static final String SHOW_SYSTEM_JOBS = "SHOW_SYSTEM_JOBS";//$NON-NLS-1$ /** * Workbench preference for the current theme. * * @since 3.1 */ public static String CURRENT_THEME_ID = "CURRENT_THEME_ID"; //$NON-NLS-1$ /** * A preference value indicating whether editors should be closed before saving * the workbench state when exiting. The default is false. * * @since 3.1 */ public static final String CLOSE_EDITORS_ON_EXIT = "CLOSE_EDITORS_ON_EXIT"; //$NON-NLS-1$ /** * Stores whether or not to show progress while starting the workbench. * The default is false. * * @since 3.1 */ public static final String SHOW_PROGRESS_ON_STARTUP = "SHOW_PROGRESS_ON_STARTUP"; //$NON-NLS-1$ /** * Stores whether or not to show the memory monitor in the workbench window. * * @since 3.1 */ public static final String SHOW_MEMORY_MONITOR = "SHOW_MEMORY_MONITOR"; //$NON-NLS-1$ /** * Stores whether or not to use the window working set as the default * working set for newly created views (without previously stored state). * This is a hint that view implementors should honor. * * @since 3.2 */ public static final String USE_WINDOW_WORKING_SET_BY_DEFAULT = "USE_WINDOW_WORKING_SET_BY_DEFAULT"; //$NON-NLS-1$ /** * Stores whether or not to show the text widget that allows type-ahead search * in the case where a FilteredTree is used to display and filter tree items. * * @since 3.2 */ public static final String SHOW_FILTERED_TEXTS = "SHOW_FILTERED_TEXTS"; //$NON-NLS-1$ /** * Stores whether or not views may be detached. The default is true. * * @since 3.2 */ public static final String ENABLE_DETACHED_VIEWS = "ENABLE_DETACHED_VIEWS"; //$NON-NLS-1$ /** * Stores whether or not the workbench prompts for saving when a dirty * editor or view is closed, but the Saveable objects are still open in * other parts. If * true (default), the user will be prompted. If false, there will be * no prompt. * * @see Saveable * @since 3.2 */ public static final String PROMPT_WHEN_SAVEABLE_STILL_OPEN = "PROMPT_WHEN_SAVEABLE_STILL_OPEN"; //$NON-NLS-1$ /** * Lists the extra perspectives to show in the perspective bar. * The value is a comma-separated list of perspective ids. * The default is the empty string. * * @since 3.2 */ public static final String PERSPECTIVE_BAR_EXTRAS = "PERSPECTIVE_BAR_EXTRAS"; //$NON-NLS-1$ /** * Allows locking the trim to prevent user dragging on startup. * The default is false. * * @since 3.2 */ public static final String LOCK_TRIM = "LOCK_TRIM"; //$NON-NLS-1$ /** * A named preference for providing the 3.3 presentation's min/max behaviour *

* The default value for this preference is: false; use the 3.2 * behaviour. *

* * @since 3.3 */ public static final String ENABLE_NEW_MIN_MAX = "ENABLE_MIN_MAX"; //$NON-NLS-1$ /** * A named preference for disabling opening a new fast view * from the fast view bar controls ("Show View as a fast view" button * or "New Fast View" submenu). *

* Value is of type boolean. *

* The default is false. *

* * @since 3.3 */ public static final String DISABLE_NEW_FAST_VIEW = "disableNewFastView"; //$NON-NLS-1$ /** * A named preference for enabling the 3.2 behavior for closing sticky views. * When not enabled a sticky view is closed in all perspectives when the view is closed. *

* The default value for this preference is: false; use the 3.2 * behaviour. *

* * @since 3.3 */ public static final String ENABLE_32_STICKY_CLOSE_BEHAVIOR = "ENABLE_32_STICKY_CLOSE_BEHAVIOR"; //$NON-NLS-1$ }