Bug 516030 - Installation Dialog - Remember the last selected entry
Summary: Installation Dialog - Remember the last selected entry
Status: RESOLVED WONTFIX
Alias: None
Product: Equinox
Classification: Eclipse Project
Component: p2 (show other bugs)
Version: unspecified   Edit
Hardware: PC Linux
: P3 normal (vote)
Target Milestone: ---   Edit
Assignee: David Weiser CLA
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Keywords: usability
Depends on: 519888
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Reported: 2017-05-02 04:22 EDT by Lars Vogel CLA
Modified: 2019-02-04 04:22 EST (History)
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Description Lars Vogel CLA 2017-05-02 04:22:36 EDT 
Would be good IMHO if the installation dialog persists the last selected update site.
Comment 1 Lars Vogel CLA 2017-05-02 07:41:54 EDT 
David, please have a look.
Comment 2 Lars Vogel CLA 2017-05-30 17:07:48 EDT 
Noticed again in this weeks RCP training that this would be a really nice usability enhancement.
Comment 3 Eclipse Genie CLA 2017-07-19 10:01:02 EDT 
New Gerrit change created: https://git.eclipse.org/r/101542
Comment 4 Alexander Kurtakov CLA 2017-09-27 12:32:55 EDT 
My issues with the patch are 2:
1) It will force download content of p2 site on every open of dialog if one is not interested in it, this can put additional burden on the already suffering downloads server
2) I kind of miss the text "type or select a site" that is making it obvious what to do, with preselected site this is missing. 

If 1) is carefully considered, 2) shouldn't be hard to add some more informative label.
Overall I'm undecided on it, Lars wdyt of running a twitter poll whether last p2 site should be persisted? IMHO, it makes a lot of sense when it's e.g. the main release site but doesn't look good when I use a one off site and next time it auto opens, looks kind of weird to me when it opens e.g. m2e-extras from which I have all items installed.
Comment 5 Alexander Kurtakov CLA 2017-10-10 07:12:05 EDT 
Anyone still interested in spending time on this one?
Comment 6 Lars Vogel CLA 2017-10-10 08:40:58 EDT 
(In reply to Alexander Kurtakov from comment #5)
> Anyone still interested in spending time on this one?

Yes, I plan to post to the IDE mailing list for opinions.
Comment 7 Thomas Watson CLA 2018-05-07 11:46:45 EDT 
(In reply to Lars Vogel from comment #6)
> (In reply to Alexander Kurtakov from comment #5)
> > Anyone still interested in spending time on this one?
> 
> Yes, I plan to post to the IDE mailing list for opinions.

I'm guessing the poll did not convince us to move on this.  Removing milestone.
Comment 8 Alexander Kurtakov CLA 2019-02-04 04:22:05 EST 
Seems that there isn't interest in this one nor anything happened. Please reopen when there is convincing data this is what should be done.