Eclipse RCP Tip of the Day: p2 Touchpoint Instructions
A very common use case in a domain specific RCP app is to update itself using p2. When deploying this app, it would be very convenient if a list of…
MP3 Manager: Version 3.5.1 released
Just to adopt the latest service release, my MP3 Manager Eclipse RCP demo is now based on Eclipse 3.5.1. Compared to version 3.5.0 there is no new functionality, but there…
97 Things Every Programmer Should Know
Long time ago I was ask by Kevlin Henney, the editor of 97 Things Every Programmer Should Know, if I would like to contribute one or two articles. I felt…
I am speaking at Eclipse Summit Europe
I am just back from vacation and was very happy to see that I am presenting at the Eclipse Summit Europe in Ludwigsburg. I will give a talk about customizing…
MP3 Manager: Version 3.5 released
I just released version 3.5 of my Open Source Eclipse RCP demo application. You find more information here. New & Noteworthy: Eclipse 3.5.0 compliant MP3 Song "Another Chance" included -…
New Video: The Gardens of Trauttmansdorff Castle
In June 2009 my family and I spent a wonderful day at the Gardens of Trauttmansdorff Castle. Trauttmansdorff Castle is very close to Merano, Italy (South Tirol). I took my…
Song “Another Chance” released
I just released a new Smooth Jazz song "Another Chance". If you like Pat Metheny, Lyle Mays, Brian Culbertson, Lee Ritenour etc., then I would be interested in how you…
e4 CSS Styling: More Fun with radial Gradients
I enhanced the gradient support a bit, now e4 supports basic radial gradients, too. The implementation is not finished yet but a good starting point. To get the best possible…
e4 CSS Styling: Fun with Gradients
Today I read in the e4-dev mailing list that css styling now supports gradients (Thanks Kevin, Angelo and others!). I could not resist to try it out in my e4…
e4 Contacts Demo
Recently I contributed my e4 contacts demo to the e4 (e4 = Eclipse 4) cvs repository. Goal of the demo is to give good examples for e4 RCP related topics,…