How To Make ToolWindow?

Created December 05, 2007 15:58

Wondering if anyone can point me to a good resource or give me tips on creating a ToolWindow.

I want a tool window similar to the Run tool window. I want to have icon buttons, have a console window just like the one that is there, with highlighting etc. Or one like the messages console window where build errors are highlighted?

Thanks
Mike

3 comments

Dan Cioca

Created December 06, 2007 13:55

Hi Mike,

start with looking at ToolWindowManager. It is quite good documented.
The component to display in your new tool window you have to implement yourself.

Regards,
Dan

Mike Wannamaker

Created December 07, 2007 05:43

What I would like to do is reuse some of the existing ones if I can. I notice most window like the ant, run have a toolbar, is there a standard way of doing this? Also the run or messages window, I would like to reuse their component so that I don't have to write the highlighting stuff. My window is to display the output of an ant like build, so something like the ant output window? Can I reuse these components? Or extend them some how?

Thanks
Mike

ANONYMOUS

Created December 07, 2007 10:21

Hello Mike,

What I would like to do is reuse some of the existing ones if I can.
I notice most window like the ant, run have a toolbar, is there a
standard way of doing this? Also the run or messages window, I would
like to reuse their component so that I don't have to write the
highlighting stuff. My window is to display the output of an ant like
build, so something like the ant output window? Can I reuse these
components? Or extend them some how?

The toolbar can be created using ActionManager.createActionToolbar(). The
console window can be created using TextConsoleBuilderFactory.getInstance().createBuilder(project).getConsole().

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