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 void addKeyboardShortcuts(MenuManager menu) {
        MenuManager subMenu = new MenuManager(IDEWorkbenchMessages.Workbench_shortcuts, "shortcuts"); 
        menu.add(subMenu);
        subMenu.add(showPartPaneMenuAction);
        subMenu.add(showViewMenuAction);
        subMenu.add(new Separator());
        subMenu.add(maximizePartAction);
        subMenu.add(minimizePartAction);
        subMenu.add(new Separator());
        subMenu.add(activateEditorAction);
        subMenu.add(nextEditorAction);
        subMenu.add(prevEditorAction);
        subMenu.add(workbookEditorsAction);
        subMenu.add(new Separator());
        subMenu.add(nextPartAction);
        subMenu.add(prevPartAction);
        subMenu.add(new Separator());
        subMenu.add(nextPerspectiveAction);
        subMenu.add(prevPerspectiveAction);
    }
    /**
	 * Creates and returns the Help menu.
	 */
	private MenuManager createHelpMenu() {
		MenuManager menu = new MenuManager(IDEWorkbenchMessages.Workbench_help, IWorkbenchActionConstants.M_HELP);
		addSeparatorOrGroupMarker(menu, "group.intro"); 
		
		if (introAction != null)
			menu.add(introAction);