[jdt-ui-dev] Packages view requests

[Stef_van_Dijk@xxxxxxx]

Here are a couple of requests for the Packages view. We currently use a
custom viewer and would like to abandon it in favor the Packages view, but
need a little extra functionality.

1. Will any support for more advanced filtering of the packages view appear
in 2.0? Specifically, we want a filter that will only show bundle projects.
This is something that is logically determined. We do not have a bundle
nature to flag this.

I have already received a suggestion to add a ViewFilter I've defined as a
contribution to the View menu (as opposed to integrating something that
would be accessed from the Filters... action already on the View menu). I
will look to do this, but it was noted that this would require that jdt-ui
minimally expose the PackageExplorerPart as API. In fact, it goes beyond
that as I really need access to the PackageViewer in order to add the
filter, and getViewer() is not an accessible method.

2. Will we be able to get markers (error, warning and info) shown for
non-java files in the packages view? Note, currently our markers are not a
subtype of JavaProblem, though we could change that if necessary.

   Stef