No option to create preference dialog boxs' export/import button without the help button

[rraghav29]

In the org.eclipse.ui.internal.dialogs.FilteredPreferenceDialog.java class, method: createHelpControl(Composite parent):
The method calls another method
addButtonsToHelpControl(Control control). This method is responsible for creating the import/export buttons in the preference dialog box. There is no provision to just create the import/export buttons without the help button.

Suggesting the addition of import/export buttons without the help button.
Screenshot:

Code snippet:
@OverRide
protected Control createHelpControl(Composite parent) {
Control control = super.createHelpControl(parent);
addButtonsToHelpControl(control);
return control;
}

protected void addButtonsToHelpControl(Control control) {
	Composite parent = control.getParent();
	if (control instanceof ToolBar) {
		ToolBar toolBar = (ToolBar) control;

		ToolItem importButton = new ToolItem(toolBar, SWT.PUSH);
		importImage = WorkbenchImages.getImageDescriptor(IWorkbenchGraphicConstants.IMG_PREF_IMPORT).createImage();
		importButton.setImage(importImage);
		importButton.setToolTipText(WorkbenchMessages.Preference_import);
		importButton.addListener(SWT.Selection, e -> openImportWizard(parent));

		ToolItem exportButton = new ToolItem(toolBar, SWT.PUSH);
		exportImage = WorkbenchImages.getImageDescriptor(IWorkbenchGraphicConstants.IMG_PREF_EXPORT).createImage();
		exportButton.setImage(exportImage);
		exportButton.setToolTipText(WorkbenchMessages.Preference_export);
		exportButton.addListener(SWT.Selection, e -> openExportWizard(parent));
	} else if (control instanceof Link) {
		Composite linkParent = control.getParent();
		Link importLink = new Link(linkParent, SWT.WRAP | SWT.NO_FOCUS);
		((GridLayout) parent.getLayout()).numColumns++;
		importLink.setLayoutData(new GridData(GridData.HORIZONTAL_ALIGN_CENTER));
		importLink.setText(" <a>" + WorkbenchMessages.Preference_import + "</a>"); //$NON-NLS-1$ //$NON-NLS-2$
		importLink.addListener(SWT.Selection, e -> openImportWizard(parent));

		Link exportLink = new Link(linkParent, SWT.WRAP | SWT.NO_FOCUS);
		((GridLayout) parent.getLayout()).numColumns++;
		exportLink.setLayoutData(new GridData(GridData.HORIZONTAL_ALIGN_CENTER));
		exportLink.setText(" <a>" + WorkbenchMessages.Preference_export + "</a>"); //$NON-NLS-1$ //$NON-NLS-2$
		exportLink.addListener(SWT.Selection, e -> openExportWizard(parent));
	}
}

Tested under this environment:

• OS & version: Windows 10
• Eclipse IDE/Platform version (as shown in Help > About): Version: 2025-03 (4.35) Build id: I20241212-1800

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