diff --git a/codan/org.eclipse.cdt.codan.ui/icons/sample.gif b/codan/org.eclipse.cdt.codan.ui/icons/sample.gif
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diff --git a/codan/org.eclipse.cdt.codan.ui/plugin.xml b/codan/org.eclipse.cdt.codan.ui/plugin.xml
index 88e3dcb665f..74f74e8d492 100644
--- a/codan/org.eclipse.cdt.codan.ui/plugin.xml
+++ b/codan/org.eclipse.cdt.codan.ui/plugin.xml
@@ -69,6 +69,17 @@
             commandId="org.eclipse.cdt.codan.commands.runCodanCommand">
       </handler>
    </extension>
+   <extension
+         point="org.eclipse.ui.views">
+      <view
+         category="org.eclipse.cdt.ui.views"
+            class="org.eclipse.cdt.codan.ui.views.ProblemDetails"
+            icon="icons/sample.gif"
+            id="org.eclipse.cdt.codan.ui.views.ProblemDetails"
+            name="Problem Details">
+      </view>
+   </extension>
+
    <!--
    <extension
          point="org.eclipse.ui.bindings">
diff --git a/codan/org.eclipse.cdt.codan.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/codan/ui/views/ProblemDetails.java b/codan/org.eclipse.cdt.codan.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/codan/ui/views/ProblemDetails.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..3b9a8755f6f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/codan/org.eclipse.cdt.codan.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/codan/ui/views/ProblemDetails.java
@@ -0,0 +1,187 @@
+package org.eclipse.cdt.codan.ui.views;
+
+import org.eclipse.core.resources.IMarker;
+import org.eclipse.core.runtime.IAdaptable;
+import org.eclipse.jface.action.Action;
+import org.eclipse.jface.action.IMenuListener;
+import org.eclipse.jface.action.IMenuManager;
+import org.eclipse.jface.action.IToolBarManager;
+import org.eclipse.jface.action.MenuManager;
+import org.eclipse.jface.action.Separator;
+import org.eclipse.jface.dialogs.MessageDialog;
+import org.eclipse.jface.viewers.ISelection;
+import org.eclipse.jface.viewers.IStructuredSelection;
+import org.eclipse.swt.SWT;
+import org.eclipse.swt.layout.GridData;
+import org.eclipse.swt.layout.GridLayout;
+import org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Composite;
+import org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Label;
+import org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Menu;
+import org.eclipse.ui.IActionBars;
+import org.eclipse.ui.ISelectionListener;
+import org.eclipse.ui.ISelectionService;
+import org.eclipse.ui.ISharedImages;
+import org.eclipse.ui.IWorkbenchActionConstants;
+import org.eclipse.ui.IWorkbenchPart;
+import org.eclipse.ui.PlatformUI;
+import org.eclipse.ui.part.ViewPart;
+
+public class ProblemDetails extends ViewPart {
+
+	/**
+	 * The ID of the view as specified by the extension.
+	 */
+	public static final String ID = "org.eclipse.cdt.codan.ui.views.ProblemDetails";
+
+	private Composite area;
+	private Action action1;
+	private Action action2;
+	private Action doubleClickAction;
+
+	private Label description;
+
+	private Label location;
+
+	/**
+	 * The constructor.
+	 */
+	public ProblemDetails() {
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * This is a callback that will allow us
+	 * to create the area and initialize it.
+	 */
+	public void createPartControl(Composite parent) {
+		final String processViewId = "org.eclipse.ui.views.ProblemView";
+		area = new Composite(parent, SWT.NONE);
+		area.setLayout(new GridLayout());
+		description = new Label(area, SWT.WRAP);
+		description.setLayoutData(new GridData(GridData.FILL_HORIZONTAL));
+		location = new Label(area, SWT.WRAP);
+		
+
+		// Create the help context id for the area's control
+		//PlatformUI.getWorkbench().getHelpSystem().setHelp(area, "org.eclipse.cdt.codan.ui.viewer");
+		makeActions();
+		hookContextMenu();
+		hookDoubleClickAction();
+		contributeToActionBars();
+
+		ISelectionService ser = (ISelectionService) getSite().getService(ISelectionService.class);
+		ser.addSelectionListener(new ISelectionListener() {
+
+			public void selectionChanged(IWorkbenchPart part, ISelection selection) {
+
+				if (part.getSite().getId().equals(processViewId)) {
+					processSelection(selection);
+				}
+
+			}
+		});
+		ISelection selection = ser.getSelection(processViewId);
+		processSelection(selection);
+	}
+
+	protected void processSelection(ISelection selection) {
+		if (selection == null || selection.isEmpty()) return;
+		if (selection instanceof IStructuredSelection) {
+			Object firstElement = ((IStructuredSelection) selection).getFirstElement();
+			IMarker marker = null;
+			if (firstElement instanceof IAdaptable) {
+				marker = (IMarker) ((IAdaptable) firstElement).getAdapter(IMarker.class);
+			} else if (firstElement instanceof IMarker) {
+				marker = (IMarker) firstElement;
+			}
+			if (marker != null) {
+				String message = marker.getAttribute(IMarker.MESSAGE, ""); //$NON-NLS-1$
+				description.setText(message);
+				String loc = marker.getResource().getFullPath().toOSString(); //$NON-NLS-1$
+				int line = marker.getAttribute(IMarker.LINE_NUMBER, 0);
+				location.setText(loc+":"+line); //$NON-NLS-1$
+				area.layout();
+			}
+
+		}
+	}
+
+	private void hookContextMenu() {
+		MenuManager menuMgr = new MenuManager("#PopupMenu");
+		menuMgr.setRemoveAllWhenShown(true);
+		menuMgr.addMenuListener(new IMenuListener() {
+			public void menuAboutToShow(IMenuManager manager) {
+				ProblemDetails.this.fillContextMenu(manager);
+			}
+		});
+		Menu menu = menuMgr.createContextMenu(area);
+		area.setMenu(menu);
+		//getSite().registerContextMenu(menuMgr, area);
+	}
+
+	private void contributeToActionBars() {
+		IActionBars bars = getViewSite().getActionBars();
+		fillLocalPullDown(bars.getMenuManager());
+		fillLocalToolBar(bars.getToolBarManager());
+	}
+
+	private void fillLocalPullDown(IMenuManager manager) {
+//		manager.add(action1);
+//		manager.add(new Separator());
+//		manager.add(action2);
+	}
+
+	private void fillContextMenu(IMenuManager manager) {
+		manager.add(action1);
+		manager.add(action2);
+		// Other plug-ins can contribute there actions here
+		manager.add(new Separator(IWorkbenchActionConstants.MB_ADDITIONS));
+	}
+
+	private void fillLocalToolBar(IToolBarManager manager) {
+//		manager.add(action1);
+//		manager.add(action2);
+	}
+
+	private void makeActions() {
+		action1 = new Action() {
+			public void run() {
+				showMessage("Action 1 executed");
+			}
+		};
+		action1.setText("Action 1");
+		action1.setToolTipText("Action 1 tooltip");
+		action1.setImageDescriptor(PlatformUI.getWorkbench().getSharedImages().getImageDescriptor(
+				ISharedImages.IMG_OBJS_INFO_TSK));
+
+		action2 = new Action() {
+			public void run() {
+				showMessage("Action 2 executed");
+			}
+		};
+		action2.setText("Action 2");
+		action2.setToolTipText("Action 2 tooltip");
+		action2.setImageDescriptor(PlatformUI.getWorkbench().getSharedImages().getImageDescriptor(
+				ISharedImages.IMG_OBJS_INFO_TSK));
+		doubleClickAction = new Action() {
+			public void run() {
+
+				showMessage("Double-click detected");
+			}
+		};
+	}
+
+	private void hookDoubleClickAction() {
+		// todo
+	}
+
+	private void showMessage(String message) {
+		MessageDialog.openInformation(area.getShell(), "Problem Details", message);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Passing the focus request to the area's control.
+	 */
+	public void setFocus() {
+		area.setFocus();
+	}
+}
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