How to debug SWT layout?

Question

I see excess space in a view. How to find, what is it there? Is there any debugging option or tool for layout managing?

I have added org.elipse.pde.picasso plugin to my runtime config and set this plugin for tracing, but nothing happen visually.

I there something like debug style in MigLayout?

Answer 1

The Eclipse PDE Layout spy is a very nice tool to identify layout issues. If you have PDE installed, press Ctrl+Alt+Shift+F9 on any window to activate it. See http://www.vogella.com/tutorials/EclipsePlatformDevelopment/article.html#layout-spy for more information.