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[ BUILD # : 200502281900 ] [ JDK VERSION : 1.4.2_xx ] With the removal of the method dropdown in the editor (in favor of the Navigator), there is no longer any indication of which method is currently being edited (the dropdown used to update as you moved from method to method).
This could be addressed by changing the selected method (and potentially scrolling the view) in Navigator.
I also support for the dropdown in the editor. See Issue 57804.
This is really infuriating. When searching for a string in a large file, you have no idea which method you're in when the editor jumps to a matching string. I'm having to put a comment of the method name above case labels to help me. Please put this back into 4.1 even though it isn't a show stopper
*** Issue 62681 has been marked as a duplicate of this issue. ***
*** Issue 66025 has been marked as a duplicate of this issue. ***
I feel that the problem is fixed... IF the user always has the navigator window opened. However, I really feel that there should be a cleaner "quick" reference that a user can glimpse at (like the old dropdown) in the editor that gives an indication of what member they are currently sitting on. I have found myself wasting time scanning the navigator up and down finding the highlighted entry. It's lost productivity. And, if I close the navigator, I find myself fumbling even more..
This problem should be considered more serious than it currently is. Since the navigator is an optional component, it just cannot be considered an acceptable solution to the problem, for the long term.
I'm really missing the method dropdown. I know about Navigator, but I don't think Navigator is a good match for the dropdown for the following reasons: 1. Navigator does not provide you with the tracking ability you had with the dropdown. With dropdown you easily see where you are in the code. So the dropdown is not just about natigating (changing place), it's very much about visualizing the code structure too. 2. If you Maximize the Source editor to see as much code as possible at once, you lose the Navigator from screen, but the Source editor toolbar is still visible. Having to come out of the maximized state to see the Navigator severely harms its usability. There is plenty of unused space in the Source editor toolbar for the "method dropdown" as it is, so putting the dropdown back in the toolbar shouldn't even be a trade-off with any other feature, it could be added without taking anything out.
@ vvainio Very good arguments. I agree !!!
As the one who raised this issue initially, I'm marking it FIXED, because the Navigator window in 6.0 now provides this functionality. If you feel the bug should remain open, please mark it so with an explanation.