I have a RCP app which I want to “brand”, i.e. create a proper text for the about box with build id. Simple stuff. Unfortunately this wasn’t as easy as I had hoped, and now I am stuck.
My RCP project is launched from a project configuration and is not deployed as plugins through features.
I have tried entering stuff directly in the product configuration -> branding tab, but when I do, the input isn’t formatted, meaning I have no newlines and no possibility to externalize strings like I want to. I have also tried creating about.ini, about.properties and about.mappings in an attempt to use the %< property >, but still no luck. The about box is a standard org.eclipse.ui.help.aboutAction.
Every tutorial on the net says different things, so now I feel pretty confused. I have also tried to replicate what is done with branding in the Eclipse repos, without any luck.
Does anyone know what I’m doing wrong?
What is needed is this line in the MANIFEST.MF file:
guido’s comment on my question sheds some light on what the different files are for as well.