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Bug 17127 - No way to close EXPLORER properties
Summary: No way to close EXPLORER properties
Status: VERIFIED WONTFIX
Alias: None
Product: platform
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Window System (show other bugs)
Version: 3.x
Hardware: All All
: P4 blocker (vote)
Assignee: jrojcek
URL:
Keywords: UI
Depends on:
Blocks: 15582
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Reported: 2001-10-30 13:43 UTC by _ gtzabari
Modified: 2008-12-23 09:45 UTC (History)
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Issue Type: ENHANCEMENT
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Description _ gtzabari 2001-10-30 13:43:03 UTC
dev build 200110290100
IBM JDK 3.1

The PROPERTIES tab attached to the bottom of the explorer cannot be closed; it's
missing the tab on the bottom which we can right-click on to close it.
Comment 1 Jan Zajicek 2001-10-31 12:05:10 UTC
There was fixed issue #14214 recently - when there is only one
component the tab should be hidden.

You can close the properties window, when it is undocked from the
Explorer. To do this you have to select the properties window (i.e
some tab in it) and then through menu Window, Undock View get the
properties to the floating workspace and then close it.

Agree that this isn't nice. There should be better way how to close
the component - i.e. Close action in the menu Window. I am going to
close this issue. Please, file an enhacement against window system to
get this better solved - it will be good to start duscussion on nbui
mailinglist about this enhancement. Thanks.
Comment 2 _ gtzabari 2001-10-31 14:01:13 UTC
Changed issue to Enhancement.
Comment 3 Jan Chalupa 2001-11-27 11:49:05 UTC
Target milestone -> 3.3.1.
Comment 4 Jan Chalupa 2001-11-27 11:52:32 UTC
Target milestone -> 3.3.1.
Comment 5 Jan Chalupa 2002-01-11 14:00:14 UTC
Target milestone -> 3.4
Comment 6 Jan Chalupa 2002-01-11 14:04:10 UTC
Target milestone -> 3.4
Comment 7 Jan Chalupa 2002-01-11 14:05:47 UTC
Target milestone -> 3.4
Comment 8 Jan Chalupa 2002-01-11 14:09:47 UTC
Target milestone -> 3.4
Comment 9 David Simonek 2002-01-28 16:25:01 UTC
Reassigning to Jiri. Please evaluate, thanks.
Comment 10 Jiri Rechtacek 2002-01-30 09:45:54 UTC
Eval: There isn't any menu item (in a popup menu or the main menu) to
close a docked component (except for docked to central). It is only UI
question, it should be discussed on the nbui list. If there will be
some menu item then the implementation will be very easy.
Comment 11 _ gtzabari 2002-01-30 16:35:48 UTC
Actually this was discussed in the UI newsgroup over a month ago and
people basically agreed it would be nice to add a small "X" in the
top-right corner of the window.. Kinda like what Mozilla does for MDI
frames.

You might want to clarify some more with the UI people but this has
already been discussed.
Comment 12 mslama 2002-02-01 12:19:48 UTC
Similar enhancement for closing tabs is #15582.
Comment 13 Jiri Rechtacek 2002-02-01 14:11:28 UTC
This enhancement is very similar as issue 1558, it should be solved
together.
Comment 14 Jiri Rechtacek 2002-02-01 14:14:12 UTC
Sorry for typo above.
This enhancement is very similar as issue 15582, it should be solved
together.
Comment 15 Peter Zavadsky 2002-07-24 11:09:39 UTC
Needs to be figured out how to do that. Passing to UI.
Comment 16 Marian Mirilovic 2003-11-26 12:57:56 UTC
Because Window System v1 will not be supported from now by our team, all old
winsys issues (now "core/window system v1" issues) are going to be closed as
WONTFIX. 

Changes in API which emerged both from UI spec 
and problems with adjusting to the older API are described in the document
http://core.netbeans.org/windowsystem/changes.html.
 It shows also recommends how the client code should be adjusted to the new
window system.

If you think this issue apply also to the new winsys then change the
subcomponent (to "core/window system") and REOPEN it.
Comment 17 Marian Mirilovic 2004-02-27 14:12:42 UTC
issue doesn't apply to new window system - verified