SWTException when opening a context menu while the terminal feature is installed #4264
Description
When opening a context menu in package explorer or context explorer (can be on a project, package, or file), an exception is thrown. The same exception is thrown when "Show in Local Terminal" is hovered over and the sub-menu appears:
Dynamic menu contribution 'DynamicContributionItems(id=org.eclipse.terminal.connector.local.LocalLauncherDynamicContributionItems, visible=true)' threw an unexpected exception
org.eclipse.swt.SWTException: Unsupported or unrecognized format
at org.eclipse.swt.SWT.error(SWT.java:4934)
at org.eclipse.swt.SWT.error(SWT.java:4849)
at org.eclipse.swt.SWT.error(SWT.java:4820)
at org.eclipse.swt.internal.image.FileFormat.lambda$11(FileFormat.java:153)
at java.base/java.util.Optional.orElseGet(Optional.java:368)
at org.eclipse.swt.internal.image.FileFormat.load(FileFormat.java:152)
at org.eclipse.swt.internal.NativeImageLoader.load(NativeImageLoader.java:26)
at org.eclipse.swt.graphics.ImageLoader.loadByZoom(ImageLoader.java:161)
at org.eclipse.swt.graphics.ImageLoader.loadByZoom(ImageLoader.java:205)
at org.eclipse.swt.graphics.ImageLoader.load(ImageLoader.java:198)
at org.eclipse.terminal.view.ui.internal.local.showin.ExternalExecutablesUtils.loadImage(ExternalExecutablesUtils.java:38)
at org.eclipse.terminal.view.ui.internal.local.showin.DynamicContributionItems.getContributionItems(DynamicContributionItems.java:76)
at org.eclipse.ui.actions.CompoundContributionItem.getContributionItemsToFill(CompoundContributionItem.java:83)
at org.eclipse.ui.actions.CompoundContributionItem.fill(CompoundContributionItem.java:57)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.menus.DynamicMenuContributionItem.fill(DynamicMenuContributionItem.java:194)
at org.eclipse.jface.action.MenuManager.doItemFill(MenuManager.java:727)
at org.eclipse.jface.action.MenuManager.update(MenuManager.java:804)
at org.eclipse.jface.action.MenuManager.handleAboutToShow(MenuManager.java:468)
at org.eclipse.jface.action.MenuManager$2.menuShown(MenuManager.java:493)
at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.TypedListener.handleEvent(TypedListener.java:297)
at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.EventTable.sendEvent(EventTable.java:91)
at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Display.sendEvent(Display.java:4363)
at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Widget.sendEvent(Widget.java:1217)
at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Widget.sendEvent(Widget.java:1241)
at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Widget.sendEvent(Widget.java:1222)
at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Control.WM_INITMENUPOPUP(Control.java:5361)
at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Control.windowProc(Control.java:4993)
at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Canvas.windowProc(Canvas.java:336)
at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Decorations.windowProc(Decorations.java:1490)
at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Shell.windowProc(Shell.java:2446)
at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Display.windowProc(Display.java:5131)
at org.eclipse.swt.internal.win32.OS.TrackPopupMenu(Native Method)
at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Menu._setVisible(Menu.java:236)
at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Display.runPopups(Display.java:4202)
at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Display.readAndDispatch(Display.java:3743)
at org.eclipse.e4.ui.internal.workbench.swt.PartRenderingEngine$5.run(PartRenderingEngine.java:1160)
at org.eclipse.core.databinding.observable.Realm.runWithDefault(Realm.java:339)
at org.eclipse.e4.ui.internal.workbench.swt.PartRenderingEngine.run(PartRenderingEngine.java:1051)
at org.eclipse.e4.ui.internal.workbench.E4Workbench.createAndRunUI(E4Workbench.java:153)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.Workbench.lambda$3(Workbench.java:680)
at org.eclipse.core.databinding.observable.Realm.runWithDefault(Realm.java:339)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.Workbench.createAndRunWorkbench(Workbench.java:583)
at org.eclipse.ui.PlatformUI.createAndRunWorkbench(PlatformUI.java:173)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.ide.application.IDEApplication.start(IDEApplication.java:193)
at org.eclipse.equinox.internal.app.EclipseAppHandle.run(EclipseAppHandle.java:219)
at org.eclipse.core.runtime.internal.adaptor.EclipseAppLauncher.runApplication(EclipseAppLauncher.java:149)
at org.eclipse.core.runtime.internal.adaptor.EclipseAppLauncher.start(EclipseAppLauncher.java:115)
at org.eclipse.core.runtime.adaptor.EclipseStarter.run(EclipseStarter.java:467)
at org.eclipse.core.runtime.adaptor.EclipseStarter.run(EclipseStarter.java:298)
at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.DirectMethodHandleAccessor.invoke(DirectMethodHandleAccessor.java:104)
at java.base/java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:565)
at org.eclipse.equinox.launcher.Main.invokeFramework(Main.java:615)
at org.eclipse.equinox.launcher.Main.basicRun(Main.java:563)
at org.eclipse.equinox.launcher.Main.run(Main.java:1415)
The terminal icon does show.
- I verified I can reproduce this issue against latest Integration Build of Eclipse SDK
Eclipse Platform 4.41.0.I20260820-2300
Terminal Feature 1.0.400.v20260812-1204
Win 10
Community
- I understand reporting an issue to this OSS project does not mandate anyone to fix it. Other contributors may consider the issue, or not, at their own convenience. The most efficient way to get it fixed is that I fix it myself and contribute it back as a good quality patch to the project.
Activity
HeikoKlare commentedon Aug 21, 2026
This seems to be an issue with a specific kind of available terminal. For me, the issue does not occur. These are the entries I have:
Can you share which kinds of terminal are available for you?
nlisker-sanctorum commentedon Aug 21, 2026
Only one:
