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+++ This bug was initially created as a clone of Bug #303104 +++ In Eclipse 3.6 filtering is being added to the help infocenter but due to schedule constraints not to all tabs in the help view, only the search tab is filtered by criteria. This enhancement request is to track the remaining work to add filtering to the help view.
I like to propose following enhancements/polishing (see mockup https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/attachment.cgi?id=179263): 1. Skip prefix "Result for scope" because the scope name only is sufficient and clear 2. Add a "Close" button to the right because if the scope is set by mistake then you like to deactivate it
(In reply to comment #1) > I like to propose following enhancements/polishing (see mockup > https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/attachment.cgi?id=179263): > > 1. Skip prefix "Result for scope" because the scope name only is sufficient and > clear > > 2. Add a "Close" button to the right because if the scope is set by mistake > then you like to deactivate it Oops, wrong bug: I mistake it for bug 305895. Please ignore my comment above.
Chris, is the target milestone accurate, ie. is this really going into M4 ?
No, it needs to be moved to M5.
Created attachment 186056 [details] Patch to add filtering to index and all topics views This patch adds filtering to the all topics and index views but not to the "See Also" part. I'm not so sure that filtering the see also part would improve the user experience since the purpose of filtering is to eliminate topics that may not be relevant. The topics list under see also are all relevant so filtering is not necessary and could end up hiding useful links. I will commit the current patch now and await feedback on whether All Topics should be filtered.
Created attachment 186109 [details] Patch to initialize new scope to default An NPE was generated when no scope was selected and the new button was pressed. This is because the new scope is created as a copy of the selected scope. This patch changes all new scopes to be initialized to the same default values. I have applied the patch to HEAD.
Created attachment 186203 [details] Patch to leave OK button enabled After committing the previous patches I discovered that the OK button was disabled when the last scope set was removed. The OK button should always be enabled because the default scope always exists and does not appear in the list.
I have committed the patches, filtering is now enabled in the index view and table of contents view.
