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I don't like the inplace renaming in the navigator: - whenever I select "rename" I expect a rename dialog, but nothing seems to happen because the overlay editor in the navigator is not "visible" enough. - there is no guidance (or error indication) for the new name - the overlay editor doesn't go away when selecting another element. I'm able to continue without leaving the rename mode. This is confusing. - in-place renaming seems to be inconsistent with navigators that have more constraints on the new name (like the Java package viewer) and use out-of-place renaming NOTES: TRH (5/21/2001 1:41:49 PM): IMHO, in-place editing is a must have feature. I agree however that it is currently buggy, and that perhaps there are times when dialogs should be displayed as a secondary approach to changing the name. For example, what happens if I select multiple resources and request to do a rename? KH (9/14/2001 11:07:12 AM) More than just inplace editing issued raised.
PRODUCT VERSION: 107
Pls consider these points in your work on improving support for global actions like cut/copy/paste
1) Visibility - After selecting rename the name is outlined and selected 2) Guidance - We could show guidance in the status line. Consider after 2.0 3) Now goes away when another element selected 4) Better guidance on the status line should be able to indicate the constraints. If the new name is invalid we should not apply the change to avoid opening a dialog. Have to ensure that the status line message is visible enough.
reopened to investigate showing status line information
No plans to change current behavior
