Milestone M7 (2007-5-4)

Performance

Polish

Spell Checking in Text Editors

• provide an easy way to get a dictionary

Miscellaneous

• [>3.3] (allow to open Quick Hierarchy on any Java element from any view (e.g. from the Package Explorer or Outline view)

Permanent items

• bugzilla inbox tracking
• bug fixing
• watch performance tests
• increase correctness test coverage

Absences

• 1 day vacation
• 2 ½ public holidays
• 1 day company event

Testing

• test plan for the 3.3 M7 test pass.

Milestone M6 (2007-3-23)

Pluggable Hyperlink Detectors

• provide a way to resolve conflicting hyperlink detectors

Support For URIs

• adopt IURIEditorInput and FileStoreEditorInput and get rid of JavaFileEditorInput
• move the functionality to open an external file down to Platform IDE
• open up file buffers to URIs
• improve file buffer manager performance

Spell Checking in Text Editors

• [3.3 M6] provide an easy way to get a dictionary
  ⇒ sent a proposal to legal for clearance

Typing

• add ability to join lines (review and apply contributed patch) (bug 41573)
• add triple-click feature (bug 14654)
  ⇒ by the end of M6 SWT decided to provide this directly in StyledText during M7 as it would be very hard to implement triple-click + mouse move to select multiple lines on top of it

Miscellaneous

• improve constructor completion (bug 6930) ⇒ JDT Core will improve this on their side for M7
• push down information presentation (F2) to Platform Text (bug 149519)
• [> 3.3 M6] allow to open Quick Hierarchy on any Java element from any view (e.g. from the Package Explorer or Outline view)
• push down spaces for Tabs preference to Platform Text
• improve Find/Replace dialog: make it resizable

Permanent items

• bugzilla inbox tracking
• bug fixing
• watch performance tests
• increase correctness test coverage

Absences

• 5 days vacation

Testing

• test plan for the 3.3 M6 test pass.

Milestone M5 (2007-2-9)

Pluggable Hyperlink Detectors

• allow to contribute (extension-point) and configure hyperlinking (bug 88293)
• (allow to present more than one hyperlink target for a given text range)

Support For URIs

• [3.3 M6] adopt IURIEditorInput and FileStoreEditorInput
• [>3.3 M5] open up file buffers to URIs

Spell Checking in Text Editors

• make the JDT spelling engine encoding aware
• [>3.3 M6] provide an easy way to get a dictionary

Miscellaneous

• 3.2.2 full day test pass (1 day)
• finalize all APIs that have been introduced during 3.3
• code assist for references that require static imports (bug 152123)
• fix high-contrast preference page layouting bugs
• restore editor selection on restart (bug 124615)
• only ask to save when last editor for a document gets closed (bug 131068 and bug 167607)
• text drag and drop (bug 11624)
• (push down spaces for Tab preference to Platform Text)

Permanent items

• bugzilla inbox tracking
• bug fixing
• watch performance tests
• increase correctness test coverage

Absences

• 4 local holidays
• 1 day vacation
• 1 day training

Testing

• test plan for the 3.3 M5 test pass.

Milestone M4 (2006-12-15)

[>3.3 M4] Pluggable Hyperlink Detectors

• provide feedback for the depending hyperlinking feature in Platform UI (bug 156219)
• allow to contribute (extension-point) and configure hyperlinking (bug 88293)
• (allow to present more than one hyperlink target for a given text range)

Support For URIs

• [3.3 M5] adopt IURIEditorInput and FileStoreEditorInput
• [>3.3 M4] open up file buffers to URIs

Milestone M3 (2006-11-3)

Typing stability & performance

• [3.3 M4] scrolling when typing bug(s):
  • bug 133146: [typing] Adding imports should avoid scrolling of the caret line
• fix import folding bug (bug 104814)

Spell Checking in Text Editors

• [3.3 M4] configure textual editors to have spell checking (document must become synchronized)
• [3.3 M4] add quick assist support
• [3.3 M4] provide a spelling engine in Platform Text

Automatic import on content assist

• negotiate API with JDT Core
• adopt new API

Additional items

• surface Smart Home/End functionality in Text Editors preferences (bug 147941)
• make JFaceTextUtil API (bug 157460)
• get rid of duplicate html rendering related classes (bug 157461)
• provide the slides for the iX conference "Bessere Software!"
• work with JDT UI to allow clean up on save
• work with JDT Core to allow constructor proposals (bug 6930)
• preparations for (Eclipse 5th Birthday Party)
• (push down spaces for Tab preference to Platform Text)

Permanent items

• bugzilla inbox tracking
• bug fixing
• watch performance tests
• increase correctness test coverage

Absences

• Dani: 6 days vacation

Testing

• test plan for the 3.3 M3 test pass.

Milestone M2 (2006-9-22)

Top items

• Live Annotate enhancements
• [3.3 M3] Typing stability & performance
• [3.3 M3] start with spell checking support for text editors
• 3.2.1 bug fixing and testing

Live Annotate

• support to color by age in addition to color by contributor (bug 147705)
• fix hover sizing problems (bug 147709)
• [3.3 M3] allow to access the quick diff info (bug 147316)

Typing stability & performance

• [3.3 M3] scrolling when typing bug(s):
  • bug 125114: [typing] Editor scrolls on its own accord during code completion
  • bug 133146: [typing] Adding imports should avoid scrolling of the caret line
• [>3.3 M2] (fix import folding bug (bug 104814))
• check all setRedraw(on/off) users whether they really need that expensive operation (bug 121049)
• warn if the user types into a derived file (bug 148931)

Spell Checking in Text Editors

• [3.3 M3] provide a spelling reconcile strategy and a way to install the reconciler
  ⇒ a first cut of the spelling reconcile strategy is committed to HEAD and works for textual editors if enabled in the TextSourceViewerConfiguration.
• [3.3 M3] (add quick assist support)

Additional items

• switch to new Assert class from Platform (bug 135136)
• solve segmented mode toolbar button usability problem (bug 72354)
• adopt ICU Collator and use new APIs on StructuredViewer (bug 157093)

Permanent items

• bugzilla inbox tracking
• bug fixing
• watch performance tests
• increase correctness test coverage

Absences

• ½ day local holiday (Knabenschiessen)
• 3 days compensation
• Tom: 10 days vacation
• Dani: 2 days training

Testing

• test plan for the 3.3 M2 test pass.

Milestone M1 (2006-8-10)

Top items

• 3.3 planning
• 3.2.1 bug fixing
• JDT Summit 2006
• typed templates: template variables with parameters (e.g. Java type names)
  • create a prototype
  • define syntax (do a poll)
  • code assist support
  • find a way to explain the new syntax to the user (description?)
  • add F1 help
  • rewrite existing templates
• modifier + mouse wheel support
  • investigate whether we need additional support from SWT
    ⇒ existing support is sufficient
  • scroll by page
• start to investigate vertical ruler contribution
  ⇒ initial cut has been released for M1 including migration of our existing rulers

Additional items

• talk preparation for Java Forum Stuttgart
• move web site from CVS to www
• convert web site to phoenix
• fix multi-monitor problems
• host Boris from Platform UI team to discuss UI items

Permanent items

• bugzilla inbox tracking
• bug fixing
• watch performance tests
• increase correctness test coverage

Absences

• 1 public holiday
• Dani: 6 days vacation
• Dani: 4 days JDT Summit
• Tom: 2 days vacation
• Tom: 1 day conference

Testing

• test plan for the 3.3 M1 test pass.