Bug 2507 - Minor - Navigator filters dialog confusing (1GFD8VG)
Summary: Minor - Navigator filters dialog confusing (1GFD8VG)
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Alias: None
Product: Platform
Classification: Eclipse Project
Component: UI (show other bugs)
Version: 2.0   Edit
Hardware: All Windows NT
: P3 enhancement (vote)
Target Milestone: ---   Edit
Assignee: Kevin Haaland CLA
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Reported: 2001-10-10 22:37 EDT by Randy Giffen CLA
Modified: 2017-09-28 10:50 EDT (History)
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Description Randy Giffen CLA 2001-10-10 22:37:45 EDT
Bring up the navigator's view menu and pick Filters
The dialog asks the user to "Select filters to apply" and presents a list with two items
*.class
.*

1. If I select *.class and press OK, my first expection was that I would see only
files with a class extension since they would match the current filter. Instead I see
just the opposite, .class files are filtered out.
Once I understand this then checking .* removes all files beginning with "." as expected
The message at the top of the dialog should indicate that files matching the selected
filters will not be shown.

2. How are my choices here determined? Is there any way to add to the list?
I think these are questions users will wonder about. It the choices are
static I think they would be better shown as two check boxes in a composite,
rather than in a check box list.

NOTES:
Comment 1 DJ Houghton CLA 2001-10-29 18:32:44 EST
PRODUCT VERSION:
124

Comment 2 DJ Houghton CLA 2001-10-29 18:56:23 EST
PRODUCT VERSION:
124

Comment 3 Randy Giffen CLA 2002-01-22 15:47:29 EST
Changed message in filter dialog to:
Select the &filters to apply (matching files will be hidden)
Comment 4 Eclipse Genie CLA 2017-09-18 14:06:47 EDT
New Gerrit change created: https://git.eclipse.org/r/105337
Comment 6 Eclipse Genie CLA 2017-09-22 13:53:34 EDT
New Gerrit change created: https://git.eclipse.org/r/105635
Comment 7 Eclipse Genie CLA 2017-09-22 13:57:37 EDT
New Gerrit change created: https://git.eclipse.org/r/105636
Comment 8 Eclipse Genie CLA 2017-09-22 16:31:45 EDT
New Gerrit change created: https://git.eclipse.org/r/105641