Trying to be helpful... try to find an open editor and activate it before creating a new one

1 files changed, 12 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/examples/bundles/org.eclipse.ecf.example.collab/src/org/eclipse/ecf/example/collab/share/EditorHelper.java b/examples/bundles/org.eclipse.ecf.example.collab/src/org/eclipse/ecf/example/collab/share/EditorHelper.java
index decdbbce2..90559fe67 100644
--- a/examples/bundles/org.eclipse.ecf.example.collab/src/org/eclipse/ecf/example/collab/share/EditorHelper.java
+++ b/examples/bundles/org.eclipse.ecf.example.collab/src/org/eclipse/ecf/example/collab/share/EditorHelper.java
@@ -21,11 +21,19 @@ public class EditorHelper {
 		return window;
 	}
 	protected IEditorPart openEditorForFile(IFile file) throws PartInitException {
+		IWorkbenchPage page = getWorkbenchWindow().getActivePage();
 		IEditorInput input = new FileEditorInput(file);
-		String editorId = getEditorIdForFile(file);
-	    IWorkbenchPage page = getWorkbenchWindow().getActivePage();
-    	IEditorPart part = page.openEditor(input, editorId);
-	    return part;
+		// try to find an open editor with this input
+		IEditorPart part = page.findEditor(input);
+		if (part != null) {
+			// found one, activate it
+			page.activate(part);
+		} else {
+			// no editor found, open a new one
+			String editorId = getEditorIdForFile(file);
+			part = page.openEditor(input, editorId);
+		}
+		return part;
 	}
 	
 	protected ITextEditor openTextEditorForFile(IFile file) throws PartInitException {