Project: Eclipse_Platform_UI
Bug 8258 Error message not nice when view is missing on startup
Reported: 2002-01-23 14:53:08 | Status: resolved fixed

If you remove a plugin that defined a view that was open on shutdown, you get an unfriendly message just stating that an error occurred (see error log, etc). For example, turn off the plugin org.eclipse.vcm.ui. This case is common enough that the error message should be more informative. It should say which view it failed to open, and explain that a component has been removed. It should also say that the error is not critical, and that the user can continue working with that workbench. Note this will happen for almost everyone who tries to go from 1.0 to 2.0 with an old workspace (because of removed debug and VCM views), so the upgrade path should be more friendly.

Files changed in fix:
bundles/org.eclipse.ui/Eclipse UI/org/eclipse/ui/internal/Perspective.java