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Create Mylyn task from a source file I'm looking at [message #381084]

Wed, 29 July 2009 21:30

Lars Vogel

Messages: 1098
Registered: July 2009

Senior Member

Hello,

is it possible to create a Mylyn task which includes directly the (Java)
source file I'm currently working on?

My workflow is usually the following:

1.) I start searching for an issue / example
2.) If I find it and if it is easy, I fix it immediately
3.) If during my analysis I discover that the fix will be complex I
create a task for Mylyn this

Unfortunately if I create a new task I have not found an option to
directly include a file. If I activate the task the Java package
explorer is closed, I have to remove the Mylyn filter, re-search the
file and open it to add it to my task.

As this is unnecessary and time consuming I would like to create a task
directly from a source file (and the source file should be added to the
context)?

Is this possible?

Best regards, Lars

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Re: Create Mylyn task from a source file I'm looking at [message #412141 is a reply to message #381084]

Thu, 30 July 2009 08:45

Jörg Thönnes

Messages: 229
Registered: July 2009

Senior Member

Hi Lars,

if I remember correctly, a new Mylyn task without any context will start with the currently open
files. I.e.

- Create new task
- Open some files or vice versa
- Activate task

Now the context should contain the already open files.

I did not re-test this with the latest Mylyn 3.3, but if this feature is gone, it is worth a bug report.

Cheers, Jörg

P.S. Did you know that from the Markers view (errors/warnings, TODO/FIXME annotations etc.) you can
create a task by right clicking and selecting "New task from marker" etc?

On 07/29/09 23:30, Lars Vogel wrote:
> is it possible to create a Mylyn task which includes directly the (Java)
> source file I'm currently working on?
>
> My workflow is usually the following:
>
> 1.) I start searching for an issue / example
> 2.) If I find it and if it is easy, I fix it immediately
> 3.) If during my analysis I discover that the fix will be complex I
> create a task for Mylyn this
>
> Unfortunately if I create a new task I have not found an option to
> directly include a file. If I activate the task the Java package
> explorer is closed, I have to remove the Mylyn filter, re-search the
> file and open it to add it to my task.
>
> As this is unnecessary and time consuming I would like to create a task
> directly from a source file (and the source file should be added to the
> context)?
>
> Is this possible?
>
> Best regards, Lars
>

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Re: Create Mylyn task from a source file I'm looking at [message #412144 is a reply to message #412141]

Thu, 30 July 2009 08:51

Lars Vogel

Messages: 1098
Registered: July 2009

Senior Member

Hi Jörg,

that for the answer.

Unfortunately the this doesn't work the, e..g the file is not added if
you activate the task.

Even if you create a task from the marker it doesn't include the file,
see https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=260627

Best regards, Lars

Jörg Thönnes wrote:
> Hi Lars,
>
> if I remember correctly, a new Mylyn task without any context will start with the currently open
> files. I.e.
>
> - Create new task
> - Open some files or vice versa
> - Activate task
>
> Now the context should contain the already open files.
>
> I did not re-test this with the latest Mylyn 3.3, but if this feature is gone, it is worth a bug report.
>
> Cheers, Jörg
>
> P.S. Did you know that from the Markers view (errors/warnings, TODO/FIXME annotations etc.) you can
> create a task by right clicking and selecting "New task from marker" etc?
>
> On 07/29/09 23:30, Lars Vogel wrote:
>> is it possible to create a Mylyn task which includes directly the (Java)
>> source file I'm currently working on?
>>
>> My workflow is usually the following:
>>
>> 1.) I start searching for an issue / example
>> 2.) If I find it and if it is easy, I fix it immediately
>> 3.) If during my analysis I discover that the fix will be complex I
>> create a task for Mylyn this
>>
>> Unfortunately if I create a new task I have not found an option to
>> directly include a file. If I activate the task the Java package
>> explorer is closed, I have to remove the Mylyn filter, re-search the
>> file and open it to add it to my task.
>>
>> As this is unnecessary and time consuming I would like to create a task
>> directly from a source file (and the source file should be added to the
>> context)?
>>
>> Is this possible?
>>
>> Best regards, Lars
>>

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