Category Archives: JFace

Eclipse JFace tip: How to add column headers to a TableViewer

So you’ve created a JFace TableViewer, via: TableViewer tableViewer = new TableViewer(parent); The scenario: You have already set up the label provider, the content provider and the (model) input. The label provider, which extends ITableLabelProvider returns values for two columns. … Continue reading

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A Desktop Java Renaissance

I finally got used to the new look of JavaLobby and am glad that the gliding nav toolbar stopped gliding. That’s one of those features that seems glitzy but just ends up distracting the user. Anyways, I responded to two … Continue reading

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What to do when you get an UnsatisifiedLinkError when running an SWT or JFace application

So you’re trying to run an SWT application (or JFace, since JFace relies on SWT) inside Eclipse and you get the dreaded UnsatisfiedLinkError. This usually appears as one of the following: Exception in thread “main” java.lang.UnsatisfiedLinkError: no swt-pi-carbon-3063 in java.library.path … Continue reading

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