Re: [platform-debug-dev] BreakpointGroups branch

[Darin Wright <Darin_Wright@xxxxxxxxxx>]

> 
> I've created a branch named BreakpointGroups for the debug core and
> debug ui plugins. Interested parties (I'm looking at you, committers :))
> are encouraged to give this (very much unfinished) code a spin and
> provide feedback.
> 

We (Kevin & Darin W) took it for a test drive. Overall, we like the 
presentation/feature. Here are some suggestions that we feel would make 
groups easier to use.

Creating Initial Groups
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Creating groups is cumbersome when you want to group everything by file, 
project, or type. For example, to group all breakpoints by file I have to:
* select a breakpoint
* choose "Select by File"
* choose "Add Group"
* give the group a name
* repeat for each file

Provding a "Group All By >" cascade menu with the options "File, Project, 
Type" could automatically create groups and (re)group all breakpoints. The 
groups would be given appropriate names automatically. This action would 
work on all breakpoints and re-group all breakpoints (destructive).

Similarly, a "Group By >" cascade menu with the options "File, Project, 
Type" could automatically create groups and (re)group *selected* 
breakpoints. This should re-use any existing groups (i.e. if there is 
already a group for File A, it should be re-used).

We could also group the "Select" actions in a submenu like "Select By >" 
"File, Project, Type".

 
Default Group
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The ability to set a group as the default group for new breakpoints is 
nice. To emphasize this, the default group could be bolded in the 
breakpoints view (or something to make it stand out). As well there could 
be a toggle action "Default Group" (context menu with check mark) to set 
another group as default, or turn off the current default group.

Add To Group
------------
It would be nice to have a drop-down box on the "add" dialog to choose 
from existing groups (rather than having to type it in).
When a breakpoint is added to a group, and that group is collapsed, we 
should expand/select the breakpoint, otherwise the user does not see it 
(i.e. feedback). Perhaps we should select any breakpoint that is 
created/added to the breakpoint list.

Group Actions
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The "Disolve Group" action could be named "Ungroup" (simpler?).
The "delete/remove" action in the toolbar could work on selected groups - 
i.e. delete the group and all breakpoints in them. However, this action 
should prompt before proceeding, as it affects more than one breakpoint.

Moving between groups
---------------------
Of course, drag & drop would be nice.

Bugs(?)
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* Select all doesn't work anymore.
* When I remove all breakpoints from a group, and it was the default, it 
still exists, which is unexpected (i.e. a newly create breakpoint is 
placed into the group that I could not see).
* When "skip all" is pressed, breakpoints within groups are rendered with 
black check marks instead of grey


Darin & Kevin.