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Created attachment 271726 [details] Screenshot illustrating the situation Just noticed this when testing the Oxygen.2 RC3 Java EPP package: The Editor Selection dialog (Open With > Other...) shows *two* seemingly identical entries of Class File Viewer and Module-Info Class File Viewer (See the attached screenshot) This is confusing.
FWIW, its also possible to add *both* "Class File Viewer"s to the General > Editor > File Associations of "*.class without source". Likewise for module-info.class and the "Module-Info Class File Viewer"s.
They are registered for different content types. We could use different names though. Not that important since it is really the same editor.
(In reply to Dani Megert from comment #2) > They are registered for different content types. We could use different > names though. > > Not that important since it is really the same editor. I'm not sure whether this would alleviate the user's confusion. Then they would have to pick between two seemingly different editors. I think the problem is that they see a choice where there really is none. So, I wonder whether the two entries couldn't be merged automatically.
(In reply to Andreas Sewe from comment #3) > (In reply to Dani Megert from comment #2) > > They are registered for different content types. We could use different > > names though. > > > > Not that important since it is really the same editor. > > I'm not sure whether this would alleviate the user's confusion. Then they > would have to pick between two seemingly different editors. > > I think the problem is that they see a choice where there really is none. > So, I wonder whether the two entries couldn't be merged automatically. This is there since more than 10 years, so...
(In reply to Andreas Sewe from comment #3) > I think the problem is that they see a choice where there really is none. > So, I wonder whether the two entries couldn't be merged automatically. Patches welcome ;-)
This can probably be fixed very easily by just combining the two extensions into one.
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