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| Summary: | New XXX wizards should be made non-modal | ||
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| Product: | ide | Reporter: | michbarsinai <michbarsinai> |
| Component: | UI | Assignee: | issues@ide <issues> |
| Status: | RESOLVED WONTFIX | ||
| Severity: | normal | ||
| Priority: | P3 | ||
| Version: | 8.0 | ||
| Hardware: | PC | ||
| OS: | Mac OS X | ||
| Issue Type: | ENHANCEMENT | Exception Reporter: | |
| Attachments: | New entity class in the suggested setting | ||
No plans to do it this way. |
Created attachment 143108 [details] New entity class in the suggested setting New object wizards (e.g. those accessible from right-clicking the Projects pane and selecting New > New Java Class...) should open in the main tab pane, and not in a modal dialog. This will make the following easier: 1/ When a dev needs to look at some other places in NB before deciding on the object being created (e.g naming scheme, or when working on more complex wizards such as JEE's) 2/ Creating more than one object at the same time 3/ Starting to use a wizard, then switching to a different task - today you'll lose the work done so far 4/ Wizards will have more space for UI widgets, so an option for less steps, and better help 5/ no "modal dialog stacks", where a DB connection error generates another modal dialog on top of the wizard's modal dialog. 6/ No need for "cancel" button - just close the tab and follow the normal "don't save" dialog it will display. Besides, the less modality, the better. See mock-up. Thanks! Michael