Bug 83059 [RCP] No enablement of perspective menu items
RCP application using factory methods to create menu items for Close Perspective , Close All Perspectives, Reset Perspective, etc. does not maintain enablement state of actions. This code in WorkbenchAdvisor's fillActionBars() method recreates the problem: //Use standard factory methods for actions IWorkbenchAction resetPersAction = ActionFactory.RESET_PERSPECTIVE.create(window); IWorkbenchAction closePersAction = ActionFactory.CLOSE_PERSPECTIVE.create(window); IWorkbenchAction closeAllPersAction = ActionFactory.CLOSE_ALL_PERSPECTIVES.create(window); //Create menu items IMenuManager mgr = configurer.getMenuManager(); MenuManager windowMenu = new MenuManager("&Window", IWorkbenchActionConstants.M_WINDOW); mgr.add(windowMenu); windowMenu.add(resetPersAction); windowMenu.add(closePersAction); windowMenu.add(closeAllPersAction); //Register global actions configurer.registerGlobalAction(resetPersAction); configurer.registerGlobalAction(closePersAction); configurer.registerGlobalAction(closeAllPersAction); I have posted this issue to the RCP news group and received a reply stating that the enablement of these actions should be handled by the RCP developer. However, the ActionFactory API suggests that these actions maintain their enablement state.
bundles/org.eclipse.ui.ide/src/org/eclipse/ui/internal/ide/WorkbenchActionBuilder.java
private IWorkbenchAction nextPartAction;
    private IWorkbenchAction prevPartAction;
    private IWorkbenchAction nextEditorAction;
    private IWorkbenchAction prevEditorAction;
    private IWorkbenchAction nextPerspectiveAction;
    private IWorkbenchAction prevPerspectiveAction;
    private IWorkbenchAction activateEditorAction;
    private IWorkbenchAction maximizePartAction;
    
    private IWorkbenchAction minimizePartAction;
    private IWorkbenchAction workbenchEditorsAction;
    private IWorkbenchAction workbookEditorsAction;
    private IWorkbenchAction backwardHistoryAction;
    private IWorkbenchAction forwardHistoryAction;
    
    private IWorkbenchAction undoAction;
    private IWorkbenchAction redoAction;
    private IWorkbenchAction cutAction;
    private IWorkbenchAction copyAction;
    private IWorkbenchAction pasteAction;
    private IWorkbenchAction deleteAction;
    private IWorkbenchAction selectAllAction;
    private IWorkbenchAction findAction;
    private IWorkbenchAction printAction;
    private IWorkbenchAction revertAction;
    private IWorkbenchAction refreshAction;
    private IWorkbenchAction propertiesAction;
    private IWorkbenchAction quitAction;
    private IWorkbenchAction moveAction;
    private IWorkbenchAction renameAction;