Chapter 18Features, Branding, and Updates
One or more Eclipse plug-ins can be grouped together into an Eclipse feature so that a user can easily load, manage, and brand those plug-ins as a single unit. This chapter includes an overview of the Eclipse feature framework and shows how to create a simple feature using the built-in feature-creation wizard.
It will also discuss using features to commercialize or brand a plug-in-based product and will conclude with a description of how to package and deliver features via an update-enabled Web site.
So far, several plug-ins have been created, which have contributed different features to the Favorites view. Each plug-in has been loosely coupled to other plug-ins, and collectively have not exhibited ...
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