Allowing smaller images to show in the Workbench window

[andrew-tram]

Let's make sure issue is not already fixed in latest builds first.

• I verified latest Integration Build of Eclipse SDK doesn't provide the feature.

Suggestion

From a fresh installation and clean workspace:
From the RAP / PDE IDE, after the welcome page, move the bottom layout tab group up a little bit and the PDE image disappears...

Default starting out:

Moved bottom cluster up just a little:

So with our RCP application, we have an open Workbench area just like PDE after Welcome. But our bottom and side views are a little bigger / wider because they need to be to display better. Any more narrow or shallow and it'd like weird.

Would it be possible to allow the image area to be smaller? Or more dynamic perhaps? When using editorOnboardingImage in ...

   <extension
          point="org.eclipse.ui.perspectiveExtensions">
       <perspectiveExtension
             editorOnboardingImage="$nl$/icons/onboarding_plugins.png"
             editorOnboardingText="%perspectiveExtension.editorOnboardingText"
             targetID="com.ibm.ftt.projects.view.ui.views.perspective">
          <editorOnboardingCommand
                id="org.eclipse.ui.window.quickAccess">
          </editorOnboardingCommand>
          <editorOnboardingCommand
                id="org.eclipse.ui.file.newQuickMenu">
          </editorOnboardingCommand>
      </perspectiveExtension>
    </extension>

Community

• I understand suggesting an enhancement doesn't mandate anyone to implement it. Other contributors may consider this suggestion, or not, at their own convenience. The most efficient way to get it fixed is that I implement it myself and contribute it back as a good quality patch to the project.

[andrew-tram]

Changing the image size to something smaller doesnt seem to matter as it's appears that the area has a predefined dimension

[andrew-tram]

Ive also tried to find a way to have our application be larger than the default 760 x 1000, but was unsuccessful with that