Eclipse Rich Client Platform: Designing, Coding, and Packaging Java Applications (Eclipse (Addison-Wesley))

by JeffMcaffer (Author), Jean-MichelLemieux (Author), Chris Aniszczyk (Author)

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  Paperback
  2010

  $6.06

  The Definitive Guide to Eclipse Rich Client Development In Eclipse Rich Client Platform, Second Edition, three Eclipse Rich Client Platform (RCP) project leaders show how to use Eclipse 3.5 ( Galileo ) to rapidly deliver cross-platform applications with rich, native-feel GUIs. The authors fully reveal the power of Eclipse as a desktop application development platform; introduce important new improvements in Eclipse 3.5; and walk through developing a full-featured, branded RCP application for Windows, Linux, Mac, and other platforms-including handheld devices and kiosks. Drawing on their extensive experience, the authors cover building, refining, and refactoring prototypes; customizing user interfaces; adding help and software management features; and building, branding, testing, and shipping finished software. They demonstrate current best practices for developing modular and dynamically extensible systems, using third-party code libraries, packaging applications for diverse environments, and much more. For Java programmers at all levels of experience, this book * Introduces important new RCP features such as p2, Commands, and Databinding * Thoroughly covers key RCP-related technologies such as Equinox, SWT, JFace, and OSGi * Shows how to effectively brand and customize RCP application look-and-feel * Walks through user interface testing for RCP applications with SWTBot * Illuminates key similarities and differences between RCP and conventional plug-in development Hands-on, pragmatic, and comprehensive, this book offers all the real-world, nontrivial code examples working developers need-as well as deep dives into key technical areas that are essential to your success.

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  Paperback
  2005

  $3.30

  Eclipse, a platform for building applications, was originally aimed at Web

  application and image manipulation. With the release of Eclipse 3.0 there has

  been a shift to the use of Eclipse as a Rich Client Platform (RCP). In other

  words, using Eclipse as a base for everyday generic applications from media

  players to productivity and desktop applications. Thinking of Eclipse as not

  just an IDE but a platform for all application building is an evolution for the

  platform and significantly extends its reach to developers. In this book the

  designers of Eclipse as an RCP introduces the reader to the RCP concept and

  walks them through a set of scenarios and examples using Eclipse to solve real

  world, application problems. This will appeal to all developers who want to

  develop and deploy world-class applications with rich, native GUIs.

  Development areas that are already using Eclipse RCP include bio-medical,

  embedded technology (handhelds, etc), enterprise and productivity applications

  and banking.