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can I remove a workspace from the "switch to" list? [message #334307] Mon, 02 February 2009 16:57 Go to next message
Paul E. Keyser is currently offline Paul E. KeyserFriend
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R3.4.1; WinXP

I am happily using Eclipse in WS_1; I also have WS_2 that I use less
often; all fine. Now some new code comes along that I wish to test, but
is not really part of the set of projects in either WS_1 or WS_2, so ...
I create WS_TEST_FOO, and test the code there, and (let's say) after
some while I am done testing, and no longer need that WS_TEST_FOO at
all. How do I remove the WS_TEST_FOO? (Deleting the directory
"WS_TEST_FOO" helps not at all, because the WS is still listed under
File -> Switch Workspace, and the directory will be *RECREATED* by
Eclipse if I switch to it.)

Didn't see anything on this newsgroup back to 2006 that looked relevant;
and the help docco didn't mention the issue:
http://help.eclipse.org/ganymede/index.jsp?topic=/org.eclips e.platform.doc.user/reference/ref-workspaceswitch.htm


Is there a way? File an enhancement request?

thanks,
Paul
Re: can I remove a workspace from the "switch to" list? [message #334318 is a reply to message #334307] Mon, 02 February 2009 21:33 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Eclipse UserFriend
Originally posted by: eclipse-news.rizzoweb.com

Look in the file \configuration\.settings\org.eclipse.ui.ide.prefs under
your Eclipse installation. In there you'll find a property named
RECENT_WORKSPACES that you should be able to edit.

Hope this helps,
Eric


On 2/2/2009 11:57 AM, Paul E. Keyser wrote:
> R3.4.1; WinXP
>
> I am happily using Eclipse in WS_1; I also have WS_2 that I use less
> often; all fine. Now some new code comes along that I wish to test, but
> is not really part of the set of projects in either WS_1 or WS_2, so ...
> I create WS_TEST_FOO, and test the code there, and (let's say) after
> some while I am done testing, and no longer need that WS_TEST_FOO at
> all. How do I remove the WS_TEST_FOO? (Deleting the directory
> "WS_TEST_FOO" helps not at all, because the WS is still listed under
> File -> Switch Workspace, and the directory will be *RECREATED* by
> Eclipse if I switch to it.)
>
> Didn't see anything on this newsgroup back to 2006 that looked relevant;
> and the help docco didn't mention the issue:
> http://help.eclipse.org/ganymede/index.jsp?topic=/org.eclips e.platform.doc.user/reference/ref-workspaceswitch.htm
>
>
>
> Is there a way? File an enhancement request?
>
> thanks,
> Paul
Re: can I remove a workspace from the "switch to" list? [message #334391 is a reply to message #334318] Fri, 06 February 2009 15:43 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Paul E. Keyser is currently offline Paul E. KeyserFriend
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Eric Rizzo wrote:
> Look in the file \configuration\.settings\org.eclipse.ui.ide.prefs under
> your Eclipse installation. In there you'll find a property named
> RECENT_WORKSPACES that you should be able to edit.
>
> Hope this helps,
> Eric
>
Just the ticket; thanks!

I notice that there is also a pref. "MAX_RECENT_WORKSPACES=5" from which
I found the relevant feature-request:
https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=162102

-Paul
Re: can I remove a workspace from the "switch to" list? [message #334401 is a reply to message #334391] Fri, 06 February 2009 23:04 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Originally posted by: eclipse-news.rizzoweb.com

On 2/6/2009 10:43 AM, Paul E. Keyser wrote:
> Eric Rizzo wrote:
>> Look in the file \configuration\.settings\org.eclipse.ui.ide.prefs
>> under your Eclipse installation. In there you'll find a property named
>> RECENT_WORKSPACES that you should be able to edit.
>>
>> Hope this helps,
>> Eric
>>
> Just the ticket; thanks!
>
> I notice that there is also a pref. "MAX_RECENT_WORKSPACES=5" from which
> I found the relevant feature-request:
> https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=162102

A bug report that old with no activity is unlikely to get addressed
without some contribution from the community. This seems like a
reasonable thing for someone to provide a patch for. Care to take it on?

Eric
Re: can I remove a workspace from the "switch to" list? [message #334554 is a reply to message #334401] Tue, 17 February 2009 18:44 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Paul E. Keyser is currently offline Paul E. KeyserFriend
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Eric Rizzo wrote:
> On 2/6/2009 10:43 AM, Paul E. Keyser wrote:
>> Eric Rizzo wrote:

>> I notice that there is also a pref. "MAX_RECENT_WORKSPACES=5" from which
>> I found the relevant feature-request:
>> https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=162102
>
> A bug report that old with no activity is unlikely to get addressed
> without some contribution from the community. This seems like a
> reasonable thing for someone to provide a patch for. Care to take it on?
>

Eric --

Thanks, I might well be interested in doing that. However, I seem to
have at least two problems: (a) it takes me a while to get around to
this sort of thing (b/c I have too much to do already), as in:
https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=151469 -- and (b) even
when I do get around to it, somehow, the system stalls after I have
submitted, as in https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=104561 --
is there something else I am doing wrongly (besides being durn slow)?

thanks,
Paul
Re: can I remove a workspace from the "switch to" list? [message #334567 is a reply to message #334554] Wed, 18 February 2009 14:37 Go to previous message
Eclipse UserFriend
Originally posted by: eclipse-news.rizzoweb.com

On 2/17/2009 1:44 PM, Paul E. Keyser wrote:
> Eric Rizzo wrote:
>> On 2/6/2009 10:43 AM, Paul E. Keyser wrote:
>>> Eric Rizzo wrote:
>
>>> I notice that there is also a pref. "MAX_RECENT_WORKSPACES=5" from which
>>> I found the relevant feature-request:
>>> https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=162102
>>
>> A bug report that old with no activity is unlikely to get addressed
>> without some contribution from the community. This seems like a
>> reasonable thing for someone to provide a patch for. Care to take it on?
>>
>
> Eric --
>
> Thanks, I might well be interested in doing that. However, I seem to
> have at least two problems: (a) it takes me a while to get around to
> this sort of thing (b/c I have too much to do already), as in:
> https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=151469

In that case it looks like what you submitted could not be easily
digested; they really need patches as opposed to stand-alone code. It
looks to me like the last bit of info came from Paul instructing you how
to get the Eclipse code from CVS, which would enable you to create a
patch pretty easily.
That is a pretty old bug against 3.1, so I'm not sure it is still
applicable; but I'd encourage you to pick it up again. I'd say you're
only a couple of hours of work away, assuming the code in question
hasn't changed too much since 3.1.


-- and (b) even
> when I do get around to it, somehow, the system stalls after I have
> submitted, as in https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=104561 --
> is there something else I am doing wrongly (besides being durn slow)?

In that case I'd ping the bug with a comment, since it appears that you
were actively addressing the feedback but it stalled. A comment will
trigger an email to all the CCers, most importantly Dale and Wayne.

Eric
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