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Bug 101410 - Add Existing File should be Project and/or Resources menu item
Summary: Add Existing File should be Project and/or Resources menu item
Status: NEW
Alias: None
Product: javaee
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Web Project (show other bugs)
Version: 6.x
Hardware: All All
: P2 blocker (vote)
Assignee: David Konecny
URL:
Keywords:
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Blocks:
 
Reported: 2007-04-17 16:50 UTC by Lark Fitzgerald
Modified: 2011-11-28 08:35 UTC (History)
1 user (show)

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Issue Type: ENHANCEMENT
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Description Lark Fitzgerald 2007-04-17 16:50:43 UTC
I have to go to the File menu to see Add Existing File... and add the image 
files in the IDE. Seems like Add Existing File... should be a right-click 
option for a Project node.
Comment 1 _ potingwu 2007-04-17 19:43:52 UTC
If we want to move this menu items to the project context menu, then the web
project should support API for adding them.

From HIE comments,
http://xdesign-tools.czech.sun.com/projects/netbeans/nb-60-ui/ui-walk-through.html

(this document was prepared by HIE as a review of the big IDE build (with all
"packs" installed))

*3.1 (P1)* Two menus with the same label "Add Existing Item" are present in the
File menu. The first "Add Existing Item" is only enabled for C/C++ projects. The
second item is a menu with submenu items which are enabled for most of the
project types but they seem to do nothing. The problem is twofold. First there
cannot be 2 menu items using the same label. Second the behavior of those
actions need to be consistent and it should work for all project types.

*Recommendation: *Merge "Add Existing Item" actions together so that it works
for all project types. If it cannot be done for 6.0, consider removing it from
the main menu and keep them only in contextual menus. Also the name of the menu
item should change to "Add Existing File...".