Eclipse add XText editor to perspective

Question

I have my own perspective to which I want to add the Xtext generated editor at a special location.

Currently, it opens at the editor area (hard coded into Eclipse as org.eclipse.ui.editorss). However, the Xtext editor should open at a special location and not at the editor area. Normally you achieve this behavior by either adding the view direct or by adding a placeholder with the ID of the view. The generated Xtext editor is not a view and thus cannot be added using the view mechanisms.

I prefer the way with plugin.xml's perspectiveExtensions extension.

How can I add the Xtext editor at my very own location to my perspective?

Editors are always shown in the editor area, there is no way to change this. — greg-449, Jul 14 '15 at 14:06
You can create an embedded editor and place it anywhere. See http://de.slideshare.net/meysholdt/lightweight-xtext-editorsasswtwidgets — Franz Becker, Jul 17 '15 at 08:49

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Jul 14 '15 at 15:30

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In an Eclipse 3.x compatibility mode RCP editors are always shown in the editor area, there is no way to change this.

answered Jul 14 '15 at 15:30

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