Bug 171289 - [CommonNavigator] Allow custom filter expression like Package Explorer
Summary: [CommonNavigator] Allow custom filter expression like Package Explorer
Status: NEW
Alias: None
Product: Platform
Classification: Eclipse Project
Component: UI (show other bugs)
Version: 3.2.1   Edit
Hardware: PC Windows XP
: P2 enhancement with 4 votes (vote)
Target Milestone: ---   Edit
Assignee: Francis Upton IV CLA
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: 118932 167809 (view as bug list)
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Reported: 2007-01-22 15:24 EST by Sarah Naqvi CLA
Modified: 2015-08-29 08:21 EDT (History)
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Description Sarah Naqvi CLA 2007-01-22 15:24:55 EST 
Build ID: 3.2.1

Steps To Reproduce:
1. Open Java Perspective
2. Open Package Explorer view
3. Click the small arrow in the top right hand corner of the Package Explorer view menu
4. Select Filters...
5. Select Name Filter Patterns
6. Now you can enter any filter into the text field (eg. *.contrib)

** This cannot be done in Project Explorer or Navigator Views. **


More information:
This is a feature enhancement, but it should be available to allow users to filter according to their needs in any view.
Comment 1 Sarah Naqvi CLA 2007-01-22 15:27:13 EST 
The documentation on how to set personalized filters could be improved. Took quite a while to figure out how to do it even with Package Explorer view (because did not know that need to be in Java Perspective).
Comment 2 Matt McCutchen CLA 2007-05-25 11:27:49 EDT 
Currently, I use the Package Explorer for all my projects (Java and non-Java) because it is the only view of the workspace that provides name filter patterns.  The lack of name filter patterns in the Project Explorer is the only thing stopping me from switching to it and realizing the benefits of having both Java and C++ projects displayed appropriately.
Comment 3 Bruce Edge CLA 2007-07-25 12:33:41 EDT 
Confirmed on Linux too.
This is very a desirable feature.
Alternately, the ability to add trash file types, ie: vi backup files and then choose to not display those would work as well.
Comment 4 Andrey Loskutov CLA 2007-11-04 07:58:00 EST 
Our Eclipse based application does not contain JDT plugins, so that it is just impossible to have a view on local file system with name filters. This is MOST WANTED feature for our customers. Please consider to add this to the CommonNavigator view.
Comment 5 Francis Upton IV CLA 2008-08-14 05:32:48 EDT 
*** Bug 118932 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Comment 6 Andrey Loskutov CLA 2008-08-14 05:35:46 EDT 
May be this bug can do something like this brand new "Eclipse Resource Filter"
plugin: 
http://sourceforge.net/project/screenshots.php?group_id=236410&ssid=88776

Unfortunately there is no source provided and I also do not see under which
license the plugin is...
Comment 7 Francis Upton IV CLA 2008-08-14 05:53:20 EDT 
(In reply to comment #6)
> May be this bug can do something like this brand new "Eclipse Resource Filter"
> plugin: 
> http://sourceforge.net/project/screenshots.php?group_id=236410&ssid=88776
> 
> Unfortunately there is no source provided and I also do not see under which
> license the plugin is...
> 

Hey, thanks for the link, I sent the person an email inviting them to consider contributing directly, so hopefully they will be interested.  Looks like they have done some interesting stuff.
Comment 8 Francis Upton IV CLA 2009-01-15 04:53:26 EST 
*** Bug 167809 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Comment 9 Andrey Loskutov CLA 2014-02-19 13:45:42 EST 
duplicates of Bug 226046?
Comment 10 Cristiano Gaviao CLA 2015-08-29 08:21:05 EDT 
it would be great some kind of lupa in the view tool bar where you can quickly add an expression to filter the project you need to access.