Bug 532000 - Run Configuration Dialog - why does it have to be modal?
Summary: Run Configuration Dialog - why does it have to be modal?
Status: REOPENED
Alias: None
Product: Platform
Classification: Eclipse Project
Component: Debug (show other bugs)
Version: 4.8   Edit
Hardware: PC All
: P3 normal (vote)
Target Milestone: ---   Edit
Assignee: Platform-Debug-Inbox CLA
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Keywords: helpwanted, usability
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Reported: 2018-03-05 04:20 EST by Marco Descher CLA
Modified: 2022-02-28 10:21 EST (History)
5 users (show)

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Modal Dialog prevents me from editing surefire config at same time (286.94 KB, image/png)
2018-03-05 04:20 EST, Marco Descher CLA 		no flags Details
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Description Marco Descher CLA 2018-03-05 04:20:46 EST 
Created attachment 272997 [details]
Modal Dialog prevents me from editing surefire config at same time

I don't understand, why the eclipse run configuration dialog has to be modal. I often setup a launch configuration, and afterwards have to read the run level and auto start settings to add it to a surefire config.

Is there any reason to have this Dialog Modal - which effectively prevents me from reading and editing at the same time?!
Comment 1 Lars Vogel CLA 2019-12-16 08:22:39 EST 
+1 for converting this to a view.
Comment 2 Mickael Istria CLA 2019-12-16 08:29:24 EST 
(In reply to Lars Vogel from comment #1)
> +1 for converting this to a view.

That's the proposal in bug 513735.
Comment 3 Lars Vogel CLA 2019-12-16 08:36:30 EST 

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 513735 ***
Comment 4 Sarika Sinha CLA 2019-12-16 23:25:13 EST 
Just for clarity, bug 513735 does not make the dialog modal, it provides an additional view with Launch Configuration details..
Comment 5 Marco Descher CLA 2020-09-02 03:57:23 EDT 
Lars can I re-open this`(In reply to Sarika Sinha from comment #4)
> Just for clarity, bug 513735 does not make the dialog modal, it provides an
> additional view with Launch Configuration details..

Lars, can I reopen this? https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=513735 does not cover non-modal edits, just mentioned this also there.
Comment 6 Lars Vogel CLA 2020-09-02 04:03:11 EDT 
Reopen as requested
Comment 7 Jörg Kubitz CLA 2021-09-02 05:17:35 EDT 
+1

I would like if the left part (tree) of the current modal dialog would be a view (like Project Explorer) 
while the right part (edit) would be an editor (like the Manifest Editor).

I would also like if there is no difference between "Debug Configurations" and "Run Configurations". Instead i would like them to be the same editor/tree with just two different buttons "Debug"/"Run"