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I think it would be kind of nice if the 'package explorer' or 'navigator' had a place to see a short project description, like a tool tip for example. Even if you right click and choose properties there is no place showing a simple description. I think the properties 'Info' page would be a perfect location for us to enter a one line project description. (perhaps just a place to show the initial cvs log comment)
I don't think we support a description field in the repository right now, is that what you are asking for?
I think what is being asked for here is to have the ability to add a textual description to the project that can be provided in the Info preferences page and shown in the UI. It would be possible for the project description provided by the Resource plugin to support such a field and the supporting UI in workbench IDE to make use of it. However, it would be just as easy to write a separate plugin to: 1) provide a preference page to specify and see the description 2) store the description in the project setiings so it is stroed in the .settings directory of the project (and hence shared in the repository) 3) provide a label decorator that would show the description with the project in various view The hover idea wont work since the tree views in Eclipse use the platform hover text which shows the complete label text for items that are wider than the width of the view.
Could IProjectDescription's set/getComment be used for this?
"As per http://wiki.eclipse.org/Platform_UI/Bug_Triage_Change_2009"
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