Eclipse RCP FAQ

I can't see the splash screen

The splash screen is somehow weird. It has to be called splash.bmp and has to have a special BMP format version: BMP Version 3. However most of the common tools will export the image in the wrong version. ImageMagick can be used to convert the image:

convert wrong.bmp BMP3:splash.bmp

The ICO file is not used during native launcher configuration

The ICO files have to contain following resolutions: (best generated with GIMP)

• 256x256 32-Bit uncompressed
• 48x48 32-Bit uncompressed
• 48x48 8-Bit
• 32x32 32-Bit uncompressed
• 32x32 8-Bit
• 16x16 32-Bit uncompressed
• 16x16 8-Bit

The ICNS (apple icon file) file is not used for the native launcher

required resolutions: 512,256,128,32,16

useful converter: http://iconverticons.com/online/#

I can't export my product to multiple platforms

In order to be able to export to multiple platforms, you first have to install the Delta Pack, see http://ugosan.org/eclipse-rcp-delta-pack/