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Product Version: NetBeans IDE Dev (Build 090517) Java: 1.5.0_16; Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM 1.5.0_16-133 System: Mac OS X version 10.5.7 running on i386; MacRoman; en_US (nb) There are many blue widgets in Kenai dashboard that are used for: -invoking action in NetBeans -opening some url in web browser Since user doesn't know whether the blue widget opens browser or redirects to some NetBeans functionality these 2 sorts of blue widgets should be presented differently to the user. When the widget points to the web url and opens the browser then there should be the url in Status line when mouse is over this widget. Otherwise there should be tooltip with description what happens when clicking on the widget.
HIE guys please comment on this. Thanks.
I would say, if it's possible add at least tooltips and URL into status line in 6.7 timeframe. If it's possible
Tooltip has a bad discoverability for this. Is adding a small "globe" icon in front of each possible in 6.7 from technical perspective? xDesign could provide such icon probably tomorrow or the day after tomorrow, if given top priority.
Well, now I can see that there are 2 parts of this issue: 1/distinguish between web/non web links 2/show additional information to each blue widget IMHO the following way of presenting makes sense: ad 1/globe sounds good for me ad 2/there should be: -URL on the left in status line for links with globe -textual description of other widgets on the left in status line
Both make sense. For 2/, I'd vote for a tooltip rather then status line message, since it is spatially located with the link itself and the probability of being discovered is higher ..
Created attachment 82913 [details] link to web - preview
Created attachment 82914 [details] link to web - icon
Icon attached, reassigning for implementation. Please: 1) Add the icon indication 2) Add brief tooltip description/address for each link. For Web links the tooltip should be: example tooltip for wiki link: ------------------------------------------ | Opens project wiki page | | http://www.adresa.wiki.stranky/whatever | ------------------------------------------
do we really want this fixed in nb6.7? the fix requires changes in dashboard's (friend) api and some changes in all modules that plug actions into dashboard in.
Standa, it would be nice to hae it there ... but we are already out of the timeframe ... so fix it in NB 6.8 and we can probably (if safe) backport the fix into NB 6.7 through the patch
this should be fixed in context of embedded web browser in 6.8. In fact clicking on link does not mean opening external web browser, but in case of embedded browser it is regular netbeans action.
Actually in some contexts, the links will open an external browser. This applies to some platforms where embedded browser will not work as well as possibly to a scenario when user has selected other then default browser to use in the IDE (the later depends on the browser configuration which is not designed as of now).
i've modified dashboard apis to allow icons and tooltips to be passed in (basically changed ActionListener to Action). i also added icon and default tooltip for all 'web' actions (URLDisplayerAction). please modify appropriate action providers to use properly formated tooltip text or close this issue as fixed if you think that tooltip containing just the url is enough. thanks core-main f8d779f9d938
Integrated into 'main-golden', will be available in build *200907080200* on http://bits.netbeans.org/dev/nightly/ (upload may still be in progress) Changeset: http://hg.netbeans.org/main-golden/rev/f8d779f9d938 User: S. Aubrecht <saubrecht@netbeans.org> Log: #165373 - Distinguish between link to web vs. NetBeans action
Created attachment 84605 [details] screenshot how it currently looks on Windows (has smaller font than OS X/Linux)
already fixed.
Honza, could you please change the icon for the new (smaller one)? This is to address the comment raised about the indication being too visually intensive.
Created attachment 84830 [details] new (smaller
please change the icon for the smaller one. Thanks a lot. O.
fixed in cdev
Integrated into 'main-golden', will be available in build *200907171401* on http://bits.netbeans.org/dev/nightly/ (upload may still be in progress) Changeset: http://hg.netbeans.org/main-golden/rev/725b8e1b368d User: Jan Becicka <jbecicka@netbeans.org> Log: #165373: Distinguish between link to web vs. NetBeans action