org.eclipse.ui.intro

Interface IIntroManager

public interface IIntroManager

Manages the intro part that introduces the product to new users. The intro part is typically shown the first time a product is started up.

The initial behavior of the intro part is controlled by the application from via the WorkbenchWindowAdvisor.openIntro() method.

See IIntroPart for details on where intro parts come from.

This interface is not intended to be extended or implemented by clients.

Since:

3.0

See Also:

IWorkbench.getIntroManager()

Restriction:

This interface is not intended to be implemented by clients.

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
boolean	closeIntro(IIntroPart part) Closes the given intro part.
IIntroPart	getIntro() Returns the intro part.
boolean	hasIntro() Return whether an intro is available.
boolean	isIntroStandby(IIntroPart part) Return the standby state of the given intro part.
boolean	isNewContentAvailable() Returns true if there is an intro content detector and it reports that new intro content is available.
void	setIntroStandby(IIntroPart part, boolean standby) Sets the standby state of the given intro part.
IIntroPart	showIntro(IWorkbenchWindow preferredWindow, boolean standby) Shows the intro part in the given workbench window.

Method Detail

closeIntro

boolean closeIntro(IIntroPart part)

Closes the given intro part.

Parameters:

part - the intro part

Returns:

true if the intro part was closed, and false otherwise. false is returned if part is null or it is not the intro part returned by getIntro().

getIntro

IIntroPart getIntro()

Returns the intro part. Returns null if there is no intro part, if it has been previously closed via closeIntro(IIntroPart) or if there is an intro part but showIntro(IWorkbenchWindow, boolean) has not yet been called to create it.

Returns:

the intro part, or null if none is available

hasIntro

boolean hasIntro()

Return whether an intro is available. Note that this checks whether there is an applicable intro part that could be instantiated and shown to the user. Use getIntro() to discover whether an intro part has already been created.

Returns:

true if there is an intro that could be shown, and false if there is no intro

isIntroStandby

boolean isIntroStandby(IIntroPart part)

Return the standby state of the given intro part.

Parameters:

part - the intro part

Returns:

true if the part in its partially visible standy mode, and false if in its fully visible state. false is returned if part is null or it is not the intro part returned by getIntro().

setIntroStandby

void setIntroStandby(IIntroPart part,
                   boolean standby)

Sets the standby state of the given intro part. Intro part usually should render themselves differently in the full and standby modes. In standby mode, the part should be partially visible to the user but otherwise allow them to work. In full mode, the part should be fully visible and be the center of the user's attention.

This method does nothing if the part is null or is not the intro part returned by getIntro().

Parameters:

part - the intro part, or null

standby - true to put the part in its partially visible standy mode, and false to make it fully visible.

showIntro

IIntroPart showIntro(IWorkbenchWindow preferredWindow,
                   boolean standby)

Shows the intro part in the given workbench window. If the intro part has not been created yet, one will be created. If the intro part is currently being shown in some workbench window, that other window is made active.

Parameters:

preferredWindow - the preferred workbench window, or null to indicate the currently active workbench window

standby - true to put the intro part in its partially visible standy mode, and false to make it fully visible

Returns:

the newly-created or existing intro part, or null if no intro part is available or if preferredWindow is null and there is no currently active workbench window

isNewContentAvailable

boolean isNewContentAvailable()

Returns true if there is an intro content detector and it reports that new intro content is available.

Returns:

true if new intro content is available

Since:

3.3