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Why Eclipse Rich Client Platform?

Eclipse RCP forms a significant portion of the total application solution with its set of services like window manager, update manager, help facility, etc.

Applications developed using Eclipse RCP can run cross-platform. They can be stand-alone desktop applications or high-performance clients.

Other benefits of Eclipse RCP:

  • Consistent user experiences.
  • High performance.
  • Native look-and-feel via SWT.
  • Modularity: packaging functionality into modules called plug-ins.
  • Open Source: many developers are working on Eclipse RCP.
  • Leverages Java programmer expertise.

There will always be a need for applications on the desktop that take advantage of local computing resources and can work in both disconnected and connected fashions.

For more information on Rich Client Platform, visit the
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RCP Developer

When creating Rich Client applications, use RCP Developer to reduce development time, increase performance, and get consistent look and feel.

Mike Milinkovich, executive director of the Eclipse foundation, says:

quoteThe Eclipse Rich Client Platform is the leading framework for creating Java client applications. RCP Developer is the first product to bring comprehensive application construction, GUI testing and packaging of rich-client applications to Eclipse RCP. We are delighted that Instantiations is delivering this important technology to the growing Eclipse ecosystem.endquote

 
 

Create blazing fast rich Java clients.

Tap into the ultra high performance Eclipse graphical user interface libraries and ensure a native look and feel for your client and stand-alone desktop applications.

Build rich Java client applications faster.

Focus on creating business-specific functionality rather than reinventing the low-level logic required for applications to run.

Deliver a more consistent user experience.

Tame the most demanding user interface requirements and reliably deliver a rich and consistent user experience across all applications.

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Components of RCP Developer

DesigningThe SWT Designer™ component of RCP Developer™ empowers developers to quickly create the views, editors, perspectives, preference pages and other user interface elements that comprise Eclipse RCP applications. Developers get complete control over UI construction through intuitive visual design, native look-and-feel, and access to the high performance SWT GUI framework of Eclipse RCP. Using SWT Designer improves productivity, providing consistent UI quality while reducing application development cost.
See detailed product documentation for SWT Designer »

DocumentingThe Help Composer™ component of RCP Developer™ streamlines the creation of documentation that is fully compatible with the Eclipse Help system. A powerful WYSIWYG editor assists documentation writers in formatting and organizing professional Eclipse Help files. It assists in linking the logical and physical structure of your help files to your application in a consistent way. It also enables the quick translation of Help files into Web pages using generic or custom website templates and style sheets to provide easy page navigation for customers.
See detailed product documentation for Help Composer »

TestingThe WindowTester™ SWT component of RCP Developer™ lets developers easily create and run unit tests for every GUI they build. It can also be used to generate system level tests, and it automates the running of test suites on GUIs. WindowTester captures and records things such as keyboard clicks and mouse movements. It includes intelligent parsing and unique identification of UI widgets that provides feedback to the developer about specific areas of the code. Since the tool generates the tests in pure Java, generated tests are easy to understand, modify and maintain.
See detailed product documentation for WindowTester SWT  »

DeployingThe RCP Packager™ component of RCP Developer™ has a wizard that lets the developer quickly create an installer package to deliver their Eclipse RCP application files to their customers’ desktop. The installer created by RCP Packager is a stand-alone product — the end-user simply double clicks on the executable and it launches and installs the RCP application so that it is ready to run. The developer defines which code they want to include in the build, including the Eclipse RCP plug-in. The installer created by RCP Packager is a thin shell wrapped around the deliverable code.
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