| Re: [mpc-dev] New use of MPC |
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Mickael, To re-state, I really like the idea and appreciate what you have done. I just think we can find a better user experience. See comments below. On 01/04/2016 9:30 AM, Mickael Istria
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At a minimum, we need to have a UI that states 'here are some suggestions to associate with this type of file'. The system editor needs to be one potential option. I also don't think we need all the other UI elements in the MPC. Currently, the only thing that relate the file to the context is the description of the Marketplace entry. So if one opens an .erl file, they see the MPC wizard (not really guessing what's happening) and then they see the Erlang plugin entry explaining that it's support for Erlang in the IDE. That's how users "reconnect" the wizard to their action. So two things 1) I think it is a large leap to go from trying to open a file to where you are asking to install new software. This is not a normal pattern. 2) what happens if there are multiple choices or worst lots and lots of choices. In my mind this creates even more confusion. Maybe rather than a new wizard, the MPC wizard could accept a "wait message" that would be shown why the catalog is polled. In the case of installation, it could be something like "Contacting marketplace to find good editor support for file ...". I actually like what Max has suggested in https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=480176 -- Ian Skerrett VP of Marketing Eclipse Foundation (m) 613-240-7210 (o) 613-224-9461 ext 227 (t) @ianskerrett |