tool_window

Tool Window Sample

Reference: Tool Windows in IntelliJ SDK Docs

Quickstart

Tool Windows are child windows of the IDE used to display information. These windows generally have their toolbars (referred to as tool window bars) along the outer edges of the main window containing one or more tool window buttons, which activate panels displayed on the left, bottom, and right sides of the main IDE window.

The current implementation displays a JPanel component containing simple icons and information about the actual system date, time, and timezone. Component is provided by the CalendarToolWindowFactory.CalendarToolWindowContent class through the getContentPanel() method invoked inside the CalendarToolWindowFactory implementation.

Extension Points

Name	Implementation	Extension Point Class
com.intellij.toolWindow	CalendarToolWindowFactory	ToolWindowFactory

Reference: Plugin Extension Points in IntelliJ SDK Docs