Bug 532828 - Add a "Show selected editor" to Project explorer toolbar
Summary: Add a "Show selected editor" to Project explorer toolbar
Status: NEW
Alias: None
Product: Platform
Classification: Eclipse Project
Component: UI (show other bugs)
Version: 3.7.1   Edit
Hardware: All All
: P3 enhancement (vote)
Target Milestone: ---   Edit
Assignee: Platform-UI-Inbox CLA
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Reported: 2018-03-23 10:13 EDT by Lars Vogel CLA
Modified: 2018-04-05 10:38 EDT (History)
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Description Lars Vogel CLA 2018-03-23 10:13:42 EDT 
Project explorer has the sync button. Which keeps the selected editor in sync with the project explorer.

IntelliJ has a "Show selected editor" which IMHO is much easier to use. I typically set the sync button but in most cases I only want to see some file. So while I can turn it on and off in Eclipse the current solution in Intellij is IMHO much better for the user flow.

I suggest to add a similar button in addition to the existing button.
Comment 1 Lars Vogel CLA 2018-03-23 10:17:05 EDT 
"Show selected editor" in IntelliJ reveals the file in their project explorer if the user presses the button.
Comment 2 Dani Megert CLA 2018-04-05 10:35:09 EDT 
Maybe we can clarify it in the tool tip, but a second button is definitely overkill.
Comment 3 Dani Megert CLA 2018-04-05 10:38:53 EDT 
(In reply to Dani Megert from comment #2)
> Maybe we can clarify it in the tool tip, but a second button is definitely
> overkill.

And of course we would have to make the changes everywhere where we have the Link icon already.