Contributing to the Status Bar/Trim in Eclipse RCP

Question

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.

Answer 1

In the org.eclipse.ui.menuContributions extensions, use "toolbar:org.eclipse.ui.trim.status" as the locationURI. You can contribute commands/custom controls to the status bar.