Practical Eclipse Rich Client Platform Projects

Description

Eclipse and the Rich Client Platform (RCP) together form a leading development platform. It provides a lightweight software component framework based on plug–ins. In addition to allowing Eclipse to be extended using other programming languages, it provides the key to the seamless integration of tools with Eclipse. The RCP gives Eclipse its modularity: Eclipse employs plug–ins in order to provide all of its functionality on top of (and including) the RCP, in contrast to some other applications where functionality is typically hard–coded. RCP apps are platform independent: they can be built for all major operating systems such as Windows, Linux, and Mac from a single code base. And the RCP provides a professional look and feel for applications. Practical Eclipse Rich Client Platform Projects is a clear and technical guide for Eclipse developers to help them enhance their knowledge and achieve their goals quickly. The book explains the technical concepts easily and in an engaging way. The text provides plenty of source code and images as learning aids. Several practical projects and case studies are included. Front Matter....Pages i-xv Foundations of Eclipse RCP....Pages 1-19 Plug-ins: A First Glimpse....Pages 21-51 RCP Basics....Pages 53-76 User Interface Concepts....Pages 77-106 Forms API and Presentation Framework....Pages 107-140 Help Support....Pages 141-171 2D Graphics with GEF and Zest....Pages 173-208 3D Graphics for RCP with OpenGL....Pages 209-259 Professional Reports with the Business Intelligence and Report Toolkit....Pages 261-290 Automated Updates....Pages 291-324 Back Matter....Pages 325-335