[eclipse-dev] Planning Meeting Notes - Jan 10, 2007

[Mike Wilson <Mike_Wilson@xxxxxxxxxx>]

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 Status 
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Debug:
- polishing debug command API, moved to debug.core
plug-in (bug 168434)
- working on context sensitive launch support (bug
74480):
  - presenting configs in resource property page
  - enhanced launch config edit lifecycle (nested
working copies)
- bug fixing

Platform/JDT Text:
- released text drag and drop support for textual
editors
- added support to set the encoding of the user defined
spelling dictionary
- started to work on improved content assist support
for static members
- released last fix for 3.2.2
- inbox tracking
- bug fixing

JDT Core:
- new member on the team (Eric Jodet)
- released support for improved compiler resilience
to missing binaries
  (no longer abort in the middle of compilation
when indirect reference
  to missing type from binaries) both for 3.3
and 3.2.2 (needed for
  addressing cycle building, and Harmony classlibs)
- preparing 3.2.2 (42 fixed + 1 pending)
- tuning the codeassist support for completing favourite
static members
- Christmas vacation
- bug fixing

JDT UI:
- clean up/quick fix:
  - rewrote 'convert array loop to enhanced'
clean up/quick assist
  - new clean up option: remove trailing white
space on save (bug 29860)
  - improved 'On Save' preference page (bug 167630)
  - per-project settings for 'On Save' options
should have  (Bug 168403)
- refactoring:
  - worked on Rename in editor (enable on Preferences
> Java):
    - enabling/disabling commands in info
popup 
    - experimented with rendering
- JUnit:
  - JUnitLaunchConfigurationDelegate is now API
- package explorer:
  - double clicking closed project opens it
  - improved 'Paste in Package Explorer' (accepts
code with errors;
    better messages)
- simplified code to use ITypeRoot
- bug fixing
- vacation

Workspace:
- added a Comparing in Editor key binding context
and key bindable
  commands for Update All and Commit All
- improved Compare API related to element compare
including History
  view integration
- added support for Navigate/Show In/History to various
perspectives
  along with Show In/Navigator, etc. from a Compare
editor
- released contribution that allows ancestor to be
picked when comparing
  3 local resources
- released contribution that allows projects to be
added to Java working
  sets for CVS checkout and Team project set
import
- EclipseCon Long Talk on Making the Most of the Compare
Framework
  accepted in the Fundamentals track

UA:
- reviewing the cheat sheet API ahead of the M5 API
freeze
- minor layout improvements in cheat sheets
- started working on a multi-topic printing (printing
the complete book
  or a topic and all of the subtopics)
- work started on the Forms face-lift

PDE:
- Eclipsecon 2007 preparation
- work ongoing on the support for same ID plug-ins
with multiple versions
- bug fixing (29 over the holidays)

Runtime:
- M5 milestone planning
- finish up 3.2.2 work
- API tooling work
- launcher enhancements after initial release
- work on abstract preference class to help clients
creating new scopes
- work on a common framework handler API
- support for running jobs standalone
- everyone is back from vacation
- bug triage
- bug fixing

Platform UI:
- search dialogs:
  - resource dialog bug fixing
  - type dialog patch prepared, waiting for JDT
review
- status handling:
  - hooking into the workbench and ide
  - preparing ui 
  - preparing test suites
  - bug fixing
- CTabFolder:
  - removing ellipsis
- Vista:
  - 3.2.2 testing
- accessibility:
  - improving ToolBarManager accessibility
- JAR signing
- new splash
- trim stack manipulation

Rel. Eng.:
- recovering from holiday
- Releng eclipsecon talk accepted:
  - http://www.eclipsecon.org/2007/index.php?page=sub/&id=3726
- bug fixing
- investigating source build issues
- please provide patches to update 3.2.2 release notes
if applicable:
  - https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=169588

- provided 3.3M4 to Europa.
- released 3.3M4 plugins to basebuilder

JDT APT team:
- Jess and Walter back from holidays
- design discussions re IDE-mode processor dispatch