Programming RCP apps

Definition: RCP application is an OSGi-based Java application, based on Equinox launcher and set of Eclipse RCP plugins.

RCP application does have a GUI, although it is very minimalistic at the beginning. The programmer must fully define RCP application views, menus, toolbars etc.etc.

In this tutorial we will learn how to create RCP app from scratch, using Wuff. The resulting RCP app shows a window with visual elements.

• Create first RCP app
• Configure RCP products
• Prepare RCP app for multiproject build
• Create Eclipse bundle and use it in RCP app
• Add splash to RCP app
• Add intro page to RCP app
• Localize RCP app