[eclipse-dev] Planning Meeting Notes - Oct 4, 2006

[Mike Wilson <Mike_Wilson@xxxxxxxxxx>]

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 Status 
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Platform UI:
- camel case:
  - general support added
- search dialogs:
  - camel case to the resource dialog added
  - workspace filters to the resource dialog
added
  - migration of type dialog
- error handling:
  - error handlers schema prepared
  - basic implementation started
- instrumentation:
  - migration existing version to 3.3 in progress
- commands:
  - review of proposals
  - keybindings work
- trim:
  - min/max work
- editors:
  - added drag and drop service
- performance:
  - FilteredTree performance, building large-scale
test cases
  - resource management improvements
  - decorator lifecycle improvements
- accessibility:
  - updated accessibility status document for
3.3 (link not updated yet)
- viewers:
  - new viewer API finalized
  - virtual tree viewer support for debug
  - ViewerComparator/ViewerSorter bugs
- preferences:        
  - investigation of configuration level preferences
- data Binding:
  - content providers
  - preparing split into three plug-ins
  - API discussions
  - examples
  - new committer for JFace Data Binding: Brad
Reynolds 

Rel. Eng.:
- 3.2.1 released in coordination with Callisto maintenance.
- we are maxxing out the bandwidth at the foundation
because the 
  eclipse.org always shows up at the top of the
mirror list in UM:
  - see https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=159459
- test builds for new equinox bundles:
  - see https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=159145
- test builds for new/refurbished lab machines
- bug fixing

JDT UI:
- bug fixing / bug tracking
- working on search API: MatchFilter pushed down to
org.eclipse.search
- working on lightweight refactoring UI

Debug:
- continued migration to JFace viewers:
  - working with UI team to resolve issues around
lazy tree path
    content provider
  - see https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=153500
- continued development of mixed launch modes/options:
  - see https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=157059

Runtime:
- API tooling work
- prototype of new swt splash bundle delivered to
the ui team
- performance evalutation of new splash
- graduated server side osgi code
- Jeff and Tom travelling (JAOO, Eclipse Summit Europe)
- bug fixing
- bug triage
- discussions surrounding sharing preferences plan
item
- work on demos

User Assistance:
- fixing cheat sheet defects
- started work on Help web app enhancements
- added status bar on the help window (important for
remote help)
- investigating using Core XML expressions for filtering
dynamic help
  content:
  - need a bit more APIs there
- working on dynamic content capabilities for the
entire UA
- removed the need to ship XHTML DTDs:
  - we updated the legal notices for this

PDE:
- investigating Bug 125648:
  - generate imports when creating a new project
from a jar
- investigating extreme self hosting
- Adding a different problem type for PDE
- Work continues on the composite cheatsheet editor
- Simple cheat sheet editor polish
- 18 fixed overall for PDE