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
else if (quickStartAction != null)
			menu.add(quickStartAction);
		menu.add(new GroupMarker("group.intro.ext")); 
		addSeparatorOrGroupMarker(menu, "group.main"); 
		menu.add(helpContentsAction);
        menu.add(helpSearchAction);
		menu.add(dynamicHelpAction);
        
		
		if (tipsAndTricksAction != null)
			menu.add(tipsAndTricksAction);
		
		
		menu.add(new GroupMarker(IWorkbenchActionConstants.HELP_START));
		menu.add(new GroupMarker("group.main.ext")); 
		addSeparatorOrGroupMarker(menu, "group.tutorials"); 
		addSeparatorOrGroupMarker(menu, "group.tools"); 
		addSeparatorOrGroupMarker(menu, "group.updates"); 
		menu.add(new GroupMarker(IWorkbenchActionConstants.HELP_END));
		addSeparatorOrGroupMarker(menu, IWorkbenchActionConstants.MB_ADDITIONS);
		
		menu.add(new Separator("group.about")); 
		menu.add(aboutAction);
		menu.add(new GroupMarker("group.about.ext")); 
        /*		
         final IMutableContextActivationService contextActivationServiceA = ContextActivationServiceFactory.getMutableContextActivationService();
         contextActivationServiceA.setActiveContextIds(new HashSet(Collections.singletonList("A")));
         final IMutableContextActivationService contextActivationServiceB = ContextActivationServiceFactory.getMutableContextActivationService();
         contextActivationServiceB.setActiveContextIds(new HashSet(Collections.singletonList("B")));