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(cutAction);
        menu.add(copyAction);
        menu.add(pasteAction);
        menu.add(new GroupMarker(IWorkbenchActionConstants.CUT_EXT));
        menu.add(new Separator());
        menu.add(deleteAction);
        menu.add(selectAllAction);
        menu.add(new Separator());
        menu.add(findAction);
        menu.add(new GroupMarker(IWorkbenchActionConstants.FIND_EXT));
        menu.add(new Separator());
        menu.add(addBookmarkAction);
        menu.add(addTaskAction);
        menu.add(new GroupMarker(IWorkbenchActionConstants.ADD_EXT));
        menu.add(new GroupMarker(IWorkbenchActionConstants.EDIT_END));
        menu.add(new Separator(IWorkbenchActionConstants.MB_ADDITIONS));
        return menu;
    }
    /**
     * Creates and returns the Navigate menu.
     */
    private MenuManager createNavigateMenu() {
        MenuManager menu = new MenuManager(
                IDEWorkbenchMessages.Workbench_navigate, IWorkbenchActionConstants.M_NAVIGATE);
        menu.add(new GroupMarker(IWorkbenchActionConstants.NAV_START));
        menu.add(goIntoAction);
        MenuManager goToSubMenu = new MenuManager(IDEWorkbenchMessages.Workbench_goTo, IWorkbenchActionConstants.GO_TO);
        menu.add(goToSubMenu);
        goToSubMenu.add(backAction);
        goToSubMenu.add(forwardAction);