[eclipse-dev] Planning Meeting Notes - Oct 25, 2006

[Mike Wilson <Mike_Wilson@xxxxxxxxxx>]

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 Status 
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Debug:
- launching enhancements:
  - api & extension point for mixed mode
launch delegates
  - api & extension point for contributing
a launch tab to an existing tab group
- viewers:
  - testing/experimenting with new JFace lazy
tree path content provider
- bug fixing

Platform/JDT Text:
- content assist support for fields and methods from
unresolved types:
  - the type is now either automatically imported
or fully qualified
- improved pasting of commented code
- improved template variable support (new variables,
better names and improved doc)
- reviewed and improved patch for Java editor info
in tabbed Properties view
- checked and fixed extension point schemas regarding
min/max violations
- working with JDT UI to call clean up during save
[in progress]
- inbox tracking

Rel. Eng.:
- posted contributed linux-ia64, windows-ia64, windows-x86_64
builds for 3.2.1 from Intel:
  - thanks  for your contribution!
- testing signing process on eclipse.org build server
- on course
- bug fixing

JDT/UI:
- vacation, catchup after vacation, inbox tracking
- 'extract local' quick assist now enters linked mode
and provides name proposals
- 'convert anonymous to nested' is also offered as
quick assist, using linked positions as well
- improved new names guessing
- new quick fix to add new overridden method when
'@Override' is present but not true
- discussions with jdt.core about the new reconcile
API (bug 124662)
- working on performing code cleanup on save

Workspace:
- compare editor improvements:
  - added ability for clients to contribute actions
to compare viewers
  - added ability to update a compare viewer
content and labels in reponse to changes
  - improved accessibility
  - preserved selection on refresh
  - provided SaveableCompareEditorInput API to
simplify compare editor input creation
    for single file based inputs
- apply patch improvements:
  - retarget hunks to other files
  - API tp launch the Apply Patch wizard programatically
- investigating support for compiling runtime workspace
plugins against development
  workspace (bug 109137)
- Other bug fixing

API:
- updated API evolution guidelines for Java 5:
  - http://wiki.eclipse.org/index.php/Evolving_Java-based_APIs
- investigating changes to version numbering guidelines
for plugin re-exports

User Assistance:
- rewriting the tree view for the Help window
- vacation

PDE:
- finalizing the new composite cheatsheet editor
- released the min/max element occurrence validation
for plugin.xml files
- working on Ctrl+O functionality for manifest editors
- working on resource refactoring participation for
plug-in manifest files

SWT:
- continuing work on 64-bit XP and Vista
- browser fixes to implement interfaces changed in
mozilla 1.8
- DateTime widget