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+package winterwell.markdown.commands;
+
+import org.eclipse.core.commands.AbstractHandler;
+import org.eclipse.core.commands.ExecutionEvent;
+import org.eclipse.core.commands.ExecutionException;
+import org.eclipse.jface.dialogs.MessageDialog;
+import org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Display;
+import org.eclipse.ui.IViewPart;
+import org.eclipse.ui.IWorkbenchPage;
+import org.eclipse.ui.PartInitException;
+import org.eclipse.ui.handlers.HandlerUtil;
+
+import winterwell.markdown.LogUtil;
+
+public class OpenMdView extends AbstractHandler {
+
+ @Override
+ public Object execute(final ExecutionEvent event) throws ExecutionException {
+ try {
+ IWorkbenchPage activePage = HandlerUtil.getActiveWorkbenchWindow(event).getActivePage();
+ String mdViewId = "winterwell.markdown.views.MarkdownPreview";
+ IViewPart mdView = activePage.showView(mdViewId);
+ activePage.activate(mdView);
+ } catch (PartInitException e) {
+ showError(e);
+ } catch (Exception e) {
+ showError(e);
+ }
+ return null;
+ }
+
+ private void showError(Exception e) {
+ String title = "Exception while opening Markdown View";
+ String message = title+" (winterwell.markdown.views.MarkdownPreview)"
+ +"\nCheck Error Log View";
+ LogUtil.error(message, e);
+ MessageDialog.openError(Display.getDefault().getActiveShell(), title , message);
+ }
+}