Welcome Editor

Purpose: To test the Welcome editor in Eclipse.  We will start the workbench after a fresh install, verify the visibility of the Welcome editor, and then test the format and links.

Setup:

  1. Install Eclipse Platform.
  2. Delete the metadata for org.eclipse.ui.  This will simulate a fresh install.
Method:
  1. Start the workbench.  Confirm that the default perspective (Resource) and Welcome editor both appear.
  2. Close the editor and exit the workbench.
  3. Restart the workbench and verify that the Welcome editor does not appear.  The editor only appears automatically after a fresh install.
  4. Invoke Help > Welcome and verify that the Welcome editor opens.
  5. The Welcome editor contains a number of links. Test each of these links to ensure that the link invokes an appropriate action.