Add preference page for console icon update

This commit adds a preference option in console preference for
enable/disable dynamic console update based on active console page

Fixes : #2434

Author: SougandhS

debug/org.eclipse.debug.ui/ui/org/eclipse/debug/internal/ui/preferences/ConsolePreferencePage.java

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*******************************************************************************
- * Copyright (c) 2000, 2025 IBM Corporation and others.
+ * Copyright (c) 2000, 2026 IBM Corporation and others.
  *
  * This program and the accompanying materials
  * are made available under the terms of the Eclipse Public License 2.0
@@ -181,6 +181,10 @@ public void widgetSelected(SelectionEvent e) {
 				DebugPreferencesMessages.ConsolePreferencePage_ConsoleAutoPinEnable, SWT.NONE, getFieldEditorParent());
 		autoPinEditor.setPreferenceStore(ConsolePlugin.getDefault().getPreferenceStore());
 		addField(autoPinEditor);
+		BooleanFieldEditor consoleIconUpdate = new BooleanFieldEditor(IConsoleConstants.UPDATE_CONSOLE_ICON,
+				DebugPreferencesMessages.ConsolePreferencePage_ConsoleIconUpdate, SWT.NONE, getFieldEditorParent());
+		consoleIconUpdate.setPreferenceStore(ConsolePlugin.getDefault().getPreferenceStore());
+		addField(consoleIconUpdate);
 		Label comboLabel = new Label(getFieldEditorParent(), SWT.NONE);
 		comboLabel.setText(DebugPreferencesMessages.ConsoleElapsedTimeLabel);
 		fElapsedFormat = new ComboViewer(getFieldEditorParent(), SWT.DROP_DOWN | SWT.BORDER);

debug/org.eclipse.debug.ui/ui/org/eclipse/debug/internal/ui/preferences/DebugPreferencesMessages.java

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*******************************************************************************
- *  Copyright (c) 2000, 2025 IBM Corporation and others.
+ *  Copyright (c) 2000, 2026 IBM Corporation and others.
  *
  *  This program and the accompanying materials
  *  are made available under the terms of the Eclipse Public License 2.0
@@ -230,4 +230,6 @@ public class DebugPreferencesMessages extends NLS {
 
 	public static Object ConsoleDisableElapsedTime;
 
+	public static String ConsolePreferencePage_ConsoleIconUpdate;
+
 }

debug/org.eclipse.debug.ui/ui/org/eclipse/debug/internal/ui/preferences/DebugPreferencesMessages.properties

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ###############################################################################
-# Copyright (c) 2000, 2025 IBM Corporation and others.
+# Copyright (c) 2000, 2026 IBM Corporation and others.
 #
 # This program and the accompanying materials
 # are made available under the terms of the Eclipse Public License 2.0
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ ConsoleElapsedTimeLabel=Elapsed Time Format (Choose 'None' to disable)
 ConsoleDefaultElapsedTimeFormat=%d:%02d:%02d
 ConsoleElapsedTimeToolTip=Supports formats like: 'H:MM:SS.mmm', 'MMm SSs', 'H:MM:SS' \nYou can also use positional parameters \n%1$ = (H)hours\n%2$ = (M)minutes\n%3$ = (S)seconds\n%4$ = (mmm)milliseconds
 ConsoleDisableElapsedTime=None
+ConsolePreferencePage_ConsoleIconUpdate=Update Console icon based on currently active page
 
 DebugPreferencePage_1=General Settings for Running and Debugging.
 DebugPreferencePage_2=Re&use editor when displaying source code

debug/org.eclipse.ui.console/src/org/eclipse/ui/console/IConsoleConstants.java

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*******************************************************************************
- * Copyright (c) 2000, 2020 IBM Corporation and others.
+ * Copyright (c) 2000, 2026 IBM Corporation and others.
  *
  * This program and the accompanying materials
  * are made available under the terms of the Eclipse Public License 2.0
@@ -197,4 +197,11 @@ public interface IConsoleConstants {
 	 */
 	String COMMAND_ID_CLEAR_CONSOLE = "org.eclipse.debug.ui.commands.console.clear"; //$NON-NLS-1$
 
+	/**
+	 * The preference for updating console icon based on active console page
+	 *
+	 * @since 3.16
+	 */
+	String UPDATE_CONSOLE_ICON = "org.eclipse.console.autoUpdateIcon"; //$NON-NLS-1$
+
 }

debug/org.eclipse.ui.console/src/org/eclipse/ui/internal/console/ConsoleUIPreferenceInitializer.java

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*******************************************************************************
- * Copyright (c) 2018, 2020 Andrey Loskutov <loskutov@gmx.de> and others.
+ * Copyright (c) 2018, 2026 Andrey Loskutov <loskutov@gmx.de> and others.
  *
  * This program and the accompanying materials
  * are made available under the terms of the Eclipse Public License 2.0
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ public void initializeDefaultPreferences() {
 		prefs.setDefault(IConsoleConstants.P_CONSOLE_WORD_WRAP, false);
 		prefs.setDefault(IConsoleConstants.AUTO_PIN_ENABLED_PREF_NAME, true);
 		prefs.setDefault(IConsoleConstants.REMEMBER_AUTO_PIN_DECISION_PREF_NAME, false);
+		prefs.setDefault(IConsoleConstants.UPDATE_CONSOLE_ICON, true);
 	}
 
 }

debug/org.eclipse.ui.console/src/org/eclipse/ui/internal/console/ConsoleView.java

@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 import org.eclipse.jface.action.IToolBarManager;
 import org.eclipse.jface.action.Separator;
 import org.eclipse.jface.action.ToolBarManager;
+import org.eclipse.jface.preference.IPreferenceStore;
 import org.eclipse.jface.resource.ImageDescriptor;
 import org.eclipse.jface.resource.JFaceResources;
 import org.eclipse.jface.resource.LocalResourceManager;
@@ -191,6 +192,7 @@ protected void showPageRec(PageRec pageRec) {
 		updateTitle();
 		updateHelp();
 		updateIcon();
+
 		// update console actions
 		if (fPinAction != null) {
 			fPinAction.update();
@@ -277,6 +279,11 @@ protected void updateHelp() {
 	}
 
 	protected void updateIcon() {
+		IPreferenceStore store = ConsolePlugin.getDefault().getPreferenceStore();
+		if (!store.getBoolean(IConsoleConstants.UPDATE_CONSOLE_ICON)) {
+			setTitleImage(defaultIcon);
+			return;
+		}
 		IConsole console = getConsole();
 		if (console == null) {
 			// Check and restore default console icon if last page is closed