Properties View

Purpose: To test the Properties view in Eclipse.  The Outline view is just a container for the pages contributed by other editors and views within the workbench.  Therefore, this test will focus on the creation, show, and closure of those pages.

Setup:

  1. Install Eclipse Platform.
  2. Create a project containing some files.
Method:
  1. Start the workbench.
  2. Open the Navigator, Packages and Properties views.
  3. Select a file in the Navigator.  Verify that the properties for this file are visible in the Properties view.
  4. Select a project in the Packages view.  Verify that the properties for ths file are onw visible in the properties view.
  5. Activate the Navigator, Packages, Navigator, and Packages view by clicking in the title area of the view.  Verify that the visible propreties in the properties view change to reflect the active part.
  6. Close the properties view.
  7. Open the view and verify that it shows the properties for the last selection in the workbench.