[news.eclipse.newcomer] Re: Overriding methods and generating getters an

[Nicholas Allen <nick.allen@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Strange - its not there for me. I see a combo box with "Insertion point"
but it does not list "at cursor" as an option like it did in 3.3.

Nick

Matthew Hall wrote:
> I'm using 3.4 and the feature is still there for me.  There is a field
> "Insertion point" immediately below the tree where you select which
> getters and setters to create.
> 
> Matthew
> 
> Nicholas Allen wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> In Eclipse 3.3 it was possible to specify that the getter,setter or
>> overridden method be inserted at the cursor position when selecting
>> "Source/Generate Getters and Setters" or "Source/Override/Implement
>> Methods" from the menu.
>>
>> This seems to be missing in 3.4 - thus making these two features so
>> annoying to use that they are next to useless.
>>
>> Why has this feature been removed? It is a massive step backwards from
>> 3.3. I got so used to using these features and after upgrading I no
>> longer use them because of this. In many cases it is actually quicker to
>> type them out by hand than use these dialogs.
>>
>> Can it please be changed back to the way it used to work in 3.3?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Nicholas Allen