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
menu.add(new GroupMarker(IWorkbenchActionConstants.NAV_END));
        
        menu.add(new Separator());
        menu.add(backwardHistoryAction);
        menu.add(forwardHistoryAction);
        return menu;
    }
    /**
     * Creates and returns the Project menu.
     */
    private MenuManager createProjectMenu() {
        MenuManager menu = new MenuManager(
                IDEWorkbenchMessages.Workbench_project, IWorkbenchActionConstants.M_PROJECT);
        menu.add(new Separator(IWorkbenchActionConstants.PROJ_START));
        menu.add(openProjectAction);
        menu.add(closeProjectAction);
        menu.add(new GroupMarker(IWorkbenchActionConstants.OPEN_EXT));
        menu.add(new Separator());
        menu.add(buildAllAction);
        menu.add(buildProjectAction);
        addWorkingSetBuildActions(menu);
        menu.add(cleanAction);
        menu.add(toggleAutoBuildAction);
        menu.add(new GroupMarker(IWorkbenchActionConstants.BUILD_EXT));
        menu.add(new Separator());
        menu.add(new GroupMarker(IWorkbenchActionConstants.MB_ADDITIONS));
        menu.add(new GroupMarker(IWorkbenchActionConstants.PROJ_END));
        menu.add(new Separator());
        menu.add(projectPropertyDialogAction);
        return menu;