Bug 1918 - [Properties dialog] Suggestion - Pref page: 'autobuild' could be on 'build order' page (1GCCLUV)
Summary: [Properties dialog] Suggestion - Pref page: 'autobuild' could be on 'build or...
Status: RESOLVED INVALID
Alias: None
Product: Platform
Classification: Eclipse Project
Component: UI (show other bugs)
Version: 2.0   Edit
Hardware: All All
: P3 normal (vote)
Target Milestone: ---   Edit
Assignee: Tod Creasey CLA
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Keywords: investigate, usability
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Reported: 2001-10-10 22:22 EDT by Kevin McGuire CLA
Modified: 2002-08-20 15:35 EDT (History)
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Description Kevin McGuire CLA 2001-10-10 22:22:15 EDT 
We have a "Build Order" preference page.  However, the autobuild option toggle is in the workbench page.
Took me a minute to find it, I first assumed that all the build preferences would be together.
Perhaps we should instead have a "Builder" pref page that has both the autobuild option and the build order options.

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Comment 1 DJ Houghton CLA 2001-10-24 06:50:03 EDT 
PRODUCT VERSION:

045
Comment 2 Kevin Haaland CLA 2002-01-21 21:07:23 EST 
There is going to be another round of usability testing.
Comment 3 Randy Giffen CLA 2002-08-06 16:09:14 EDT 
Reopened for investigation
Comment 4 Tod Creasey CLA 2002-08-09 15:06:43 EDT 
I don't think this is really a good idea as it has nothing to do with build 
order - if we change the name of the Build Order page to the Build page this 
might make more sense.
Comment 5 Kevin McGuire CLA 2002-08-12 12:50:58 EDT 
Just to add a twist:  "autobuild" is not really a preference, its a mode.  A 
few months ago I sent out a long note on this subject, and about turning on/off 
decorators.
Comment 6 Tod Creasey CLA 2002-08-20 15:35:55 EDT 
From Kevin H:

With the work that needs to be done to handle circular project references we 
will need to rework the build 
order page significantly.  (While using/not using the default may be a 
preferece, defining the build order isn't a preference).

Given that this is going to go away I am closing this PR.