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Re: [eclipse-dev] Please help me stop the context menu abuse
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> We currently don't have a good story for adding/removing natures (and
> additional stuff like builders and builder-specific configuration files,
> .classpath, ...).
> Please see and vote for
> https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=102527 .
Yes, I know this bug and I also know that has zero chance for getting fixed for 3.4.GA.
Thus I'm simply asking for moving the ui actions we know about to Project Menu instead of
this context menu anarchy. That should definitly be doable by 3.4.
> If we urge others to move their actions into the Project menu, then we
> should also move the 'PDE Tools > Convert Projects to Plug-in Projects...'
> action.
Done - https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=231459
/max
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> "Max Rydahl Andersen" <max.andersen@xxxxxxxxxx>
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> [eclipse-dev] Please help me stop the context menu abuse
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> Hi,
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> I just opened https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=231257 and
> https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=231258 against
> WebTools and Dali.
>
> It is about them adding "project enablement" menu items to the context
> menu. This should be banned by law! :)
>
> I know it is late in the game, but I honestly believe it is important we
> try and stop the "random adding" to the context menu.
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> In JBoss Tools we have done these things by instead putting them under
> Properties but I realize that just moves the issue to the profileration of
> project properties.
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> So I actually did not have a better suggestion until today where I
> realized that Eclipse has this nice "Project" menu which fits perfectly
> for these kind of operations and we actually already have "Convert to a
> dynamic web project..." in there.
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> I suggest that we push for getting such "project enablement" items moved
> to that menu instead and maybe even create a "Enable >" sub menu under it.
>
> WDYT ? If this is the wrong list to push this then please let me know
> where else to push to get this into Eclipse 3.4 and not wait another
> year... ;)
>
> /max
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