Description Vasanth Velusamy 2011-06-03 11:21:21 EDT

Build Identifier: 20110218-0911

There is a variable named 'activeEditor' used in the command framework evaluation. This variable value is modified, among other times, when a view is maximized or minimized. But, if I use the variable in an expression, the expression is not reevaluated when a view is maximized or minimized. This leads to action handlers being enabled/disabled incorrectly.

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Create a command (org.eclipse.ui.commands extension point) for use in a view.
2. Create a handler for the command like:
      <handler commandId="xyz" class="abc">
         <enabledWhen>
            <and>
               <with variable="selection">
                  <count value="?"/>
               </with>
               <with variable="activeEditor">
                  <not><equals value="null"/></not>
               </with>
            </and>
         </enabledWhen>
      </handler>
3. Open some editor in eclipse.
Note that when there is zero or one selection and if there is an editor open, the view menu for that command is enabled with the above handler.
4. Maximize the view which has the menu in question.
This will make the editor get minimized. Note that the menu is still enabled. But at this point, the variable 'activeEditor' gets changed, but the handler expression is not reevaluated.
5. Now switch to a different view and back to the old view.
Note that the menu item is disabled. This is because selection changes and the handler expression gets reevaluated.

I would have expected the expression to be reevaluated in step 4, when I maximized the view.

6. I tried created a custom property tester, but I got similar results. My property tester was not evaluated at step 4.