[eclipse-dev] Planning Meeting Notes - Nov 1, 2006

[Mike Wilson <Mike_Wilson@xxxxxxxxxx>]

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 Discussion 
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Rel. Eng.:
- Philippe has requested starting 3.2.2 builds.  I
propose starting them
  next week on Wednesdays at 8am.

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 Outreach 
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UI:
- Tod spoke about RCP at Colorado Software Summit
- submitted API tutorial abstract to EclipseCon 2007
- submitted RCP tutorial abstract to EclipseCon 2007

PDE:
- Eclipsecon tutorial proposal submitted

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 Status 
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UI:
- open resource dialog:
  - bug fixing and refactoring 
- error handling:
  -implementation and improving handling story
- sharing Settings:
  - investigated expanded use of configuration
scope
- performance:
  - implemented virtual progress view (to be
released in M4)
  - FilteredTree optimizations (bug 128233 -
filtering JDT UI's extensions
    in the PDE editor is now usable)
- editors:
  - started investigating background saving of
editors (bug 154122)
- data binding:
  - investigated how data binding can handle
concurrency (bug 116920)
  - new ILazyTreePathContentProvider (bug 1568830)
- field assist :
  - released new ControlDecoration to address
issues with field control
    creation
  - updated FieldAssistExample to present alternative
visual design for
    error/warning indicators
- undo:
  - navigator undo is functionally complete for
M3, still tweaking/fixing
- trim:
  - bug fixing and improvement
- ICU4J:
  - bug investigation
- XLST:
  - brainstorming transformation services in
OSGi and trying to document
    the special hooks workbench uses to
achieve OS X integration (the
    carbon fragment) 
- commands:
  - finished Draft menu API proposal 
  - fixed bugs
- search based navigation:
  - persistance of previous state

Platform/JDT Text:
- working towards 3.3 M3 (testing, fixing, compile
New & Noteworthy)
- worked with JDT UI implementing clean up on save
- discussed code assist for constructors with JDT
Core
- looked at latest fixes that will enable text DnD
in editors and
  created/updated blocking bugs
- inbox tracking

Debug:
- released API for debug context service and pluggable
source lookup
- released API for debug commands
- bug fixing

JDT UI:
- 3.3M3
- added filter for changes in derived files to refactoring
preview page
- finished Clean Up on save/save participants together
with JDT/Text
- custom profiles on Clean Up wizard
- bug fixing
- vacation

Runtime:
- API tooling
- preferences collaboration with UI team re: shared
settings
- contributed PDE Console
- refactoring of Console Framework
- finalizing design specification and initial implementation
of new 
  OSGi 4.1 features
- bug triage and fixing

JDT Core:
- 3.3M3 validation
- bug fixing
- work in progress for hooking JSR269 extension in
batch compiler (APT)
- work in progress for building cycles with buildpath
errors
- bug triage
- vacation (2)

Rel. Eng.:
- testing signing process:
  - https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=135044

- preparation for M3.
- added win32.win32.x86_5.0 machine back to build
but we are still seeing
  network problems
- bug fixing

Workspace:
- hammering out UI issues with manual merge of unmatched
hunks in the
  Apply Patch wizard
- hook to allow jobs to participate in cancel (bug
122986) 
- remove resources plugin dependency on runtime compatibility
- minor improvements to ResourceMapping API
- minor Compare API improvements
- bug fixing

PDE:
- cheat sheet editor polish completed:
  - in maintenance mode
- composite cheat sheet editor in polish mode
- discussion ongoing about providing a number of PDE
Core APIs for TPTP
- bug fixing

User Assistance:
- work ongoing on the accessible Ajax-based TOC tree
for the help window
- work continues on dynamic content across all of
the UA:
  - refactoring to improve reuse and performance