[eclipse-dev] Planning Meeting Notes - Feb 20, 2008

[Mike Wilson <Mike_Wilson@xxxxxxxxxx>]

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 Status
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JDT UI:
- polished and released contribution that shows execution times in the
  JUnit view
- improved text pasting onto Java elements: can now also paste methods
  and statements into Package Explorer (automatically creates enclosing
  types / method if necessary)
- working on colored labels APIs in Platform UI
- inbox tracking
- bug fixing

Platform Text and JDT Text:
- removed carbon workarounds for rich hovers
- investigated platform-dependent client code and filed SWT API
  requests to get rid of this
- added a resize grip for Javadoc hovers on all platforms
- continued work on enhanced problem hover: show quick fixes
- polished breadcrumb navigation bar for the Java editor
- inbox tracking
- bug fixing

JDT Core:
- M6 plan posted
- unchecked exception warning to be changed to handle Throwable and
  Exception only
- keep working on returning Java elements on completion context
- resumed work on comment formatter
- keep working on missing type support in compiler
- keep working on external library folder support
- vacation

Debug:
- bug fixing & triage

Rel. Eng.:
- several equinox bundles moved from incubation to Equinox SDK.
- 3.3.2 candidate build submitted to Europa
- discussions with Equinox team regarding generating p2 metadata in
  SDK build, test builds
- bug fixing

Platform UI:
- planning for M6
- "progress view is filled up with old entries" bug is tracked down,
  will be fixed for M6 hopefully
- new API for creation of custom sashes from a presentation factory
- investigation into restart behaviour when plug-ins defining views
  or editors are no longer available
- polish work on status dialog
- investigated and fixed a nasty leak
- enhanced Existing Projects import wizard to handle workspaces
  with more than one version of same project
- EclipseCon prep

JDT APT:
 - out sick most of the week, no news

PDE:
- API Tooling:
  - bug fixing
  - stress testing
  - API tooling set up re-worked to use refactoring wizard
  - preparing to integerate into nightly builds this week
  - preparing for EclipseCon talk
  - support for problem filtering in non-Java files
- support for identifier schema attribute type, allows references and
  validation to other extension point identifiers
- bug fixing

Workspace:
- inbox tracking
- bug fixing
- eclipsecon preparation