I’m developing a custom text editor for a programming language in Eclipse. Is it possible to put a widget (a button, for instance) inside a custom text editor?
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I’m developing a custom text editor for a programming language in Eclipse. Is it possible to put a widget (a button, for instance) inside a custom text editor?
For all SWT related questions, always have a look at the official Snippet page first. Often it is really helpful. This is one of these cases: Snippet217 shows how to embed arbitrary controls in a
StyledText, which seems to be what you aim for.