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Project Inspect & Code Explorer

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Lee Jenkins

Hi all,

First, I'm not complaining, but wonder if it would be something that could be considered to improve these already invaluable windows.

Project Inspector:
There doesn't seem to be a way to sort the files listed here. Am I missing something?

Code Explorer:
Great Window here, but I don't get the filtering mechanism. If I type say "btnMain" it highlights everything whereas I would think it would filter out everything that doesn't match that string entered.

Two great features which I have open by default, just wondering if I'm missing something with them.

Thanks,

Warm Regards, Lee

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Mattias Gaertner
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Hi all, First, I'm not complaining, but wonder if it would be something that could be considered to improve these already invaluable windows. Project Inspector: There doesn't seem to be a way to sort the files listed here. Am I missing something?

It's a ToDo. Also filtering and listing files as tree instead of the list.

Code Explorer: Great Window here, but I don't get the filtering mechanism. If I type say "btnMain" it highlights everything whereas I would think it would filter out everything that doesn't match that string entered.

It's not a filter, it's a search.
Feel free to add an option and implement filtering.

Two great features which I have open by default, just wondering if I'm missing something with them.

Mattias

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Graeme Geldenhuys
to Mattias Gaertner

2008/5/5 Mattias Gaertner :

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> Code Explorer: > Great Window here, but I don't get the filtering mechanism. If I > type say "btnMain" it highlights everything whereas I would think it > would filter out everything that doesn't match that string entered. It's not a filter, it's a search. Feel free to add an option and implement filtering.

Some constructive criticism if you don't mind. Clearly that form is badly designed then! I expected the exact same things as what Lee described. I would bet good money that others thought the same thing. I typed something in and it highlighted lots of items I had no clue why. After all, the edit box it titled '(Filter)', but as you explained it doesn't filter, instead it searches??? A filter acting like a filter would have been a better design.

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Lee Jenkins
to Mattias Gaertner: On Mon, 05 May 2008 14:25:54 -0400 It's a ToDo. Also filtering and listing files as tree…
Mattias Gaertner wrote 15 lines
On Mon, 05 May 2008 14:25:54 -0400 Lee Jenkins wrote: > Hi all, > > First, I'm not complaining, but wonder if it would be something that > could be considered to improve these already invaluable windows. > > Project Inspector: > There doesn't seem to be a way to sort the files listed here. Am I > missing something? It's a ToDo. Also filtering and listing files as tree instead of the list.

Nice, that sounds very good.

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> Code Explorer: > Great Window here, but I don't get the filtering mechanism. If I > type say "btnMain" it highlights everything whereas I would think it > would filter out everything that doesn't match that string entered. It's not a filter, it's a search. Feel free to add an option and implement filtering.

Have you not noticed *me* asking everyone *else* for help? :) You overestimate me, but I'll have a look.

Thanks again,

Warm Regards, Lee "When my company started out, we were really, really, really, really small. Now...we're just really small."

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Mattias Gaertner
to Graeme Geldenhuys: 2008/5/5 Mattias Gaertner : Some constructive criticism if you don't mind. Clearly that…
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2008/5/5 Mattias Gaertner : > > Code Explorer: > > Great Window here, but I don't get the filtering mechanism. If I > > type say "btnMain" it highlights everything whereas I would > > think it would filter out everything that doesn't match that > > string entered. > > It's not a filter, it's a search. > Feel free to add an option and implement filtering. Some constructive criticism if you don't mind.

I don't mind. I implemented big parts of it, but I hardly use it.

Clearly that form is badly designed then! I expected the exact same things as what Lee described. I would bet good money that others thought the same thing. I typed something in and it highlighted lots of items I had no clue why.

Because of a bug. Fixed.

After all, the edit box it titled '(Filter)', but as you explained it doesn't filter, instead it searches???

Apparently someone planned to implement a filter, but didn't find the time.

A filter acting like a filter would have been a better design.

Mattias

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Lee Jenkins
to Lee Jenkins: First, I'm not complaining, but wonder if it would be something that could be considered…
Lee Jenkins wrote 8 lines
Hi all, First, I'm not complaining, but wonder if it would be something that could be considered to improve these already invaluable windows. Project Inspector: There doesn't seem to be a way to sort the files listed here. Am I missing something?

I just noticed this list was now being sorted in rev. 15082. Thank you.

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Code Explorer: Great Window here, but I don't get the filtering mechanism. If I type say "btnMain" it highlights everything whereas I would think it would filter out everything that doesn't match that string entered. Two great features which I have open by default, just wondering if I'm missing something with them. Thanks,
Warm Regards, Lee "When my company started out, we were really, really, really, really small. Now...we're just really small."

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