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Close Project should remove the project from the left pane as seen in Netbeans or other IDEs. It should not clutter the left pane
Hi ejvyas,
I hate to do this, but I respectfully disagree. I like the functionality the way it is.
tzundel
Eclipse doesn’t… (So I guess it is somewhat less than *ALL* 🙂 ).
I guess I’m just used to the Eclipse (thus, MyEclipse, and WSAD, and RAD) way of working. If you want to restrict whats on the left pane, use a working set… I almost always use a working set to restrict that view. I really like the ability to see all my projects, opened or not, at a glance (when I’m not filtering based on a working set).
So, the specific answer to your ‘WHY’ question is this: I like the functionality how it is: If I want to restrict my view, I use a working set. If I want to see all my projects (opened or closed), its trivially easy to do that too.
btw… I’m not claiming I’m right and other opinions are wrong. This is just my opinion. I’m just used to working this way, have been doing it for years, it seems a very productive way for *ME* to work. YMMV.
So, MyEclipse folks: If you do implement the feature that ejvyas is asking for, please *ALSO* keep an option to use the “traditional” way that eclipse works.
thanks,
tzundel
@ ejvyas
You can configure Eclipse/MyEclipse to to ‘filter out’ closed packages.From the package view, click on the “down pointing triangle” to bring up the menu, select “Filters”, and then check the box next to “Closed Projects”. There may be similar options for the other views.
We should not be restricted by Eclipse and MyEclipse philosophy but compete with others like Netbeans and IntelliJ that have moved ahead of us. I work with multiple IDEs hence I am suggesting this from that perspective. There is no meaning for Close if it stays in the view!! Close in all programs means it goes off the screen. I believe the default filter should be *not* to show the closed projects and then there should be an option to *show* the projects to confuse you more.
Also, I believe using capital letters is an easy way to disrespect others. Although I respectfully *forgive* you.
Even if you really want to show all projects why not load everything in the workspace? There is no meaning to load only projects that were opened once upon a time.
I think you work only with Java projects. I work with PHP, Java, Web services, Groovy and multiple projects and keeping everything irrelevant in the window is ridiculous.
Hi Again ejvyas,
Sorry, I honestly didn’t mean to disrespect you.
I’m all for making changes that improve Eclipse (or MyEclipse, or any other tool I use for that matter). However, I’m not convinced it would be an improvement: from my point of view, it looks more like a change without any real benefit. I’m also convinced that this is an opinion thing, and honestly, if either of us did it the way the other guy is proposing, we would get used to it and be fine with it.
Anyway, regarding your specific issue with PHP projects, Groovy, Java, etc. Eclipse has a really good way to handle that, its called “working sets”. If you’re not familiar with them, I would recommend you learn about them and use them. They seem tailor made for your situation. This was one of the features that really made me like Eclipse a few years ago when I first started using it.
Also, as ernestz points out above. It seems like Eclipse already has the behavior you want, simply filter out the closed projects. (Honestly, I had forgotten this is an option, as I don’t use that option)
Re: your specific question about “… why not load everything in the workspace? “. This is because closed projects don’t take memory. If you have 30 open projects, but you’re only “actively working on” 5 of them, you’re wasting a bunch of memory.
As I said above, I don’t think we’ll convince each other one way or the other. I just hope that my very productive way of working continues to be an option in Eclipse. (And, thus, MyEclipse).
Cheers,
tzundel
