Bug 528804 - Add "Run As" button to "Open Resource" dialog
Summary: Add "Run As" button to "Open Resource" dialog
Status: RESOLVED WONTFIX
Alias: None
Product: Platform
Classification: Eclipse Project
Component: IDE (show other bugs)
Version: 4.8   Edit
Hardware: All All
: P3 enhancement (vote)
Target Milestone: ---   Edit
Assignee: Platform-UI-Inbox CLA
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Keywords: helpwanted, usability
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Reported: 2017-12-14 15:05 EST by Knut Wannheden CLA
Modified: 2017-12-16 11:24 EST (History)
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Description Knut Wannheden CLA 2017-12-14 15:05:42 EST 
The "Open Resource" dialog is a very convenient way to open resources or also show them in some view (e.g. Project Explorer) using the "Show In", "Open With", and "Open" buttons.

It would be nice if there were an additional "Run As" button offering the same options as the "Run As" context menu on the respective resource. As a "workaround" I currently do "Open Resource > Show In > Project Explorer" and then use the "Run As > XXX" context menu action.
Comment 1 Dani Megert CLA 2017-12-16 09:56:20 EST 
To be consistent we'd have to add all possible commands that are available for that resource. This is currently out of scope.

If someone wants to work on this, please reopen and assign to yourself.
Comment 2 Knut Wannheden CLA 2017-12-16 11:24:11 EST 
I don’t quite understand why we would have to add all available commands. That would certainly not make much sense. But there is already the “Show In” and “Open With” so I figured a “Run As” would be very convenient.

Or maybe someone can think of another alternative to let the user conveniently “run” some arbitrary resource (e.g. Java class, launch configuration, build, workflow, etc.).