Bug 227220 - [ui] copy/paste support for installed software list
Summary: [ui] copy/paste support for installed software list
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Alias: None
Product: Equinox
Classification: Eclipse Project
Component: p2 (show other bugs)
Version: 3.4   Edit
Hardware: PC Linux
: P3 enhancement (vote)
Target Milestone: 3.5 M6   Edit
Assignee: Susan McCourt CLA
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: 231572 (view as bug list)
Depends on: 246875
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Reported: 2008-04-15 16:22 EDT by Susan McCourt CLA
Modified: 2009-02-19 16:53 EST (History)
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Description Susan McCourt CLA 2008-04-15 16:22:50 EDT 
+++ This bug was initially created as a clone of Bug #227114 +++

Build ID: 3.4 I20080410-1022

Steps To Reproduce:
When filling a bug report, users need to provide detailed plugin/feature informations regarding their plugins.

It is currently not possible to cut-and-paste the plugin name of version in the update manager.

As a consequence, one needs to re-type that information when filling bug reports.

A nice enhancement would be to allow the user to cut-and-paste the selected information.

More information:
Note that the informations about plugins can also be found from the Eclipse about dialog box. But the information is much more detailed (too much I guess) than within the update manager.
Comment 1 Susan McCourt CLA 2008-04-15 16:24:50 EDT 
I misread this bug originally as asking for cut/paste functionality from the plugin details list.  I left the original bug in platform UI to discuss that request.

Turns out Daniel was really interested in cutting/pasting info from the "Installed Software" list in the p2 UI.  This is easily implemented, although some larger questions are:

- is this enough info to actually diagnose a problem?  Would we rather always have the user go to the config details in the about dialog?

- should we have links in the p2 UI to the information given in the about dialog or a fast path to copy the config details to the clipboard?
Comment 2 Daniel Le Berre CLA 2008-04-15 16:32:36 EDT 
The idea to be able to access the detailed features/plugins from the installed tab is excellent.
Comment 3 Jeff McAffer CLA 2008-05-04 08:25:26 EDT 
copy can cause arbitrary things to be put in the clipboard right?  So in theory we could put as much or little detail in the clipboard as needed.
Comment 4 Susan McCourt CLA 2008-05-12 13:01:40 EDT 
*** Bug 231572 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Comment 5 Susan McCourt CLA 2008-12-04 13:46:40 EST 
moving to M5 as I think we want to look at clipboard support in light of the integrated about dialog (bug 246875)
Comment 6 Susan McCourt CLA 2008-12-09 14:38:54 EST 
We also need a story for copy/paste from the wizards themselves.  I just went to open a bug about a proposed update that confused me, and I can't copy the version info into the bug.
Comment 7 Susan McCourt CLA 2009-01-19 13:25:13 EST 
moving to M6.  I want to wait until after about dialog integration is done.  Something will be done here.  I have some work in progress so that we can copy IU info from any wizard or view, but need to figure out the right way to hook in the copy handler support.
Comment 8 Susan McCourt CLA 2009-02-19 16:53:32 EST 
Fixed in HEAD >20090219.
All p2 wizards with IU lists now support copy, as well as the p2 about pages.