Bug 532828

Summary:	Add a "Show selected editor" to Project explorer toolbar
Product:	[Eclipse Project] Platform	Reporter:	Lars Vogel <Lars.Vogel>
Component:	UI	Assignee:	Platform-UI-Inbox <Platform-UI-Inbox>
Status:	NEW ---	QA Contact:
Severity:	enhancement
Priority:	P3	CC:	daniel_megert, Lars.Vogel
Version:	3.7.1
Target Milestone:	---
Hardware:	All
OS:	All
Whiteboard:

Description Lars Vogel

2018-03-23 10:13:42 EDT

Project explorer has the sync button. Which keeps the selected editor in sync with the project explorer.

IntelliJ has a "Show selected editor" which IMHO is much easier to use. I typically set the sync button but in most cases I only want to see some file. So while I can turn it on and off in Eclipse the current solution in Intellij is IMHO much better for the user flow.

I suggest to add a similar button in addition to the existing button.

Comment 1 Lars Vogel

2018-03-23 10:17:05 EDT

"Show selected editor" in IntelliJ reveals the file in their project explorer if the user presses the button.

Comment 2 Dani Megert

2018-04-05 10:35:09 EDT

Maybe we can clarify it in the tool tip, but a second button is definitely overkill.

Comment 3 Dani Megert

2018-04-05 10:38:53 EDT

(In reply to Dani Megert from comment #2)
> Maybe we can clarify it in the tool tip, but a second button is definitely
> overkill.

And of course we would have to make the changes everywhere where we have the Link icon already.