RCP Book Part Deux

Plan

This represents the plan for updating the RCP Book.

The goal is to get something updated and sent to the publisher by June.

Note: The samples manager included with the book will need to be updated

Part 1

• Chapter 1: Eclipse as a Rich Client Platform
  • 1.4.1 - should be updated for Lotus Notes, IBM WCT is dead
  • 1.4.2 - maybe be updated for whatever RCP things NASA is doing
• Chapter 2: Eclipse RCP Concepts
  • 2.2 - update the Eclipse 3.1 vs 3.0 figure

Part 2

Note: The image updating will be painful, since there's no more startup.jar :P

• Chapter 3: Tutorial Introduction
  • 3.3 - should update for 3.4 target
  • 3.4 - should update for 3.4 target
• Chapter 4: The Hyperbola Application
  • 4.1 - new plug-in project wizard updates, org.eclipse.core.runtime.applications deprecation
• Chapter 5: Starting the Hyperbola Prototype
  • Note: looks like the chapter will require minimal to no updating
• Chapter 6: Adding Actions
  • Note: looks like the chapter will require minimal to no updating (unless we move off actions)
• Chapter 7: Adding a Chat Editor
  • Note: looks like the chapter will require minimal to no updating
• Chapter 8: Branding Hyperbola
  • 8.1 - product editor changes, splash screen templates
  • new section on including VMs since product editor supports that case?
  • new section on splash screen templates?
• Chapter 9: Package Hyperbola
  • 9.1 - image updates, delta pack updates
• Chapter 10: Messaging Support
  • 10.1 - new plug-in project from jar updates
  • new section on Orbit?
• Chapter 11: Adding a Login Dialog
  • 11.1 - do we want to change to use the splash screen login template?
• Chapter 12: Adding Key Bindings
  • new section on new style command contributions?
• Chapter 13: Adding Help
  • 13.1 - updates to Jetty usage
  • new section on the help feature?
• Chapter 14: Adding Update
  • new section on p2 support?

Part 3

• Chapter 15: Workbench Advisors
• Chapter 16: Perspectives, Views and Editors
• Chapter 17: Actions
  • update to talk about new style action/menu contributions?
• Chapter 18: Customizing Workbench Windows
• Chapter 19: Customizing the Presentation of Views and Editors

Part 4

• Chapter 20: Integration Code Libraries
  • update to talk about Orbit, OBR?
  • 20.4 OMG, bundling by reference :P?
  • talk about USES clause or boot delegation?
• Chapter 21: Installing and Updating Plug-ins
  • where does p2 fit?
• Chapter 22: Dynamic Plug-ins
• Chapter 23: RCP Everywhere
  • 23.4.2 - talk about eRCP?
  • talk about RAP?
• Chapter 24: Building Hyperbola
  • 24.3.2 - no more startup.jar, launcher is different
  • 24.4 - there were quite a few PDE Build updates...
• Chapter 25: The Last Mile
• Chapter XX: Plug-in Best Practices?
• Chapter XX: Target Platform Mastery (.target?)
• Chapter XX: API Tools?

Part 5

• Chapter 26: OSGi Essentials
  • 26.9 - Eclipse-AutoStart is dead, Bundle-ActivationPolicy lives
• Chapter 27: Eclipse.org Plug-ins
  • 27.1 - outdated, need updates
  • should we rename to Eclipse Ecosystem and expand this chapter?
• Chapter XX: The Future of Eclipse (Eclipse as a Runtime?)
• Chapter XX: The Eclipse Community?

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