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Re: [ajdt-dev] AspectJ Perspective?
F3 already works in some cases, e.g. types in .aj files and for pointcuts. It might be possible to get the other cases working via the standard F3 support, without having to override it.

Yes, you can bind new key sequences - we already do. Alt-Shift-A is "Open AspectJ Type". You could of course manually reconfigure this to Ctrl-Shift-T if you're used to that combination from Open Java Type.

On 17/07/06, Ron Bodkin <rbodkin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

I think this perspective could usefully remap some other keys into their AspectJ type-aware equivalent (e.g., F3 to look up an AspectJ-defined type or a method in one or an ITD). I'm assuming that it's not possible to It could also show buttons only for the AspectJ version (e.g., remove the open Java type button and only show the AspectJ one). Of course if a perspective like this is popular, it would lead to demand for AspectJ Browsing and AspectJ Debug perspectives… I would definitely prefer to have all this functionality in the Java perspective if it were possible.

 

Maybe a fallback position for the keyboard bindings would be to define a new set of bindings. Does Eclipse allow a plugin to bind new key sequences in existing perspectives?

 

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This is an interesting issue. If implemented, it wouldn't stop anything that works today from working - users could continue to use the Java perspective for AspectJ development, just as I use the Java perspective for plug-in development, instead of the Plug-in Development perspective. Perspectives are little more than a layout of views and as eclipse users are already familiar with this concept, I think adding an new perspective as an "optional extra" has a fairly low risk of causing confusion. The other question is of course what could be gained from such a new perspective. I can only think of the things already mentioned, a layout of the 2 AJDT views, and providing a key binding for Ctrl-Shift-T to open AspectJ type instead of open Java type. I'd say it's debatable whether this is worth the implementation cost, as the new perspective would have to contribute everything the Java one does (and keep this up-to-date as the Java one changes over time). Does anyone have any thoughts as to what else such a perspective could offer?

Regards,

Matt.

On 17/07/06, Matthew Webster <matthew_webster@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:


Matt,

I think we tried this with early versions of AJDT. One problem is that it emphasizes the difference between Java and AspectJ; something we are trying to avoid. Also might user's get confused if for some reason they switch back to the Java perspective or start using one of the other special ones like plug-in or web development?

Matthew Webster
AOSD Project
Java Technology Centre, MP146
IBM Hursley Park, Winchester,  SO21 2JN, England
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Hi Ron,

That has occurred to me also. It could include the Cross References
and Crosscutting Comparison views in its layout. People could of
course continue to use the Java development perspective if they
preferred, but this would offer an alternative.

Regards,

Matt.

On 14/07/06, Ron Bodkin <rbodkin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I was thinking about how to remedy some of the limitations for AspectJ
> support in Eclipse like the ctrl+shift+t (and f3?) keyboard bindings that
> use the Java type system rather than the AspectJ one. It occurred to me that
> it might be possible to get a lot better support (e.g., new key bindings,
> show only the AJ type button by default etc.) with an AspectJ *perspective*
> in Eclipse. Am I just being optimistic here, or would that be a way to
> improve usability of AJDT?
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