Contributing to the Status Bar/Trim in Eclipse RCP

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Published on 2010-05-11T12:11:10Z Indexed on 2010/05/11 12:14 UTC
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I have a requirement to show a status indicator in the status bar of an Eclipse application. I can't contribute through the ApplicationWindowAdviser (another team owns the core product), but I feel sure that I should be able to contribute through an extension point. Despite much googling, I can't find anything describing how to do this.

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