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Bug 74702 - [EE-14] Confusing how to add project to classpath
Summary: [EE-14] Confusing how to add project to classpath
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Alias: None
Product: java
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Project (show other bugs)
Version: 5.x
Hardware: All All
: P3 blocker (vote)
Assignee: Tomas Zezula
URL: http://ui.netbeans.org/nonav/usabilit...
Keywords: UI
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
Reported: 2006-04-10 15:15 UTC by jrojcek
Modified: 2007-10-24 13:31 UTC (History)
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Description jrojcek 2006-04-10 15:15:16 UTC 
Finding	
- Participant wasn't sure how to fix the classpath problem. He looked into the project properties, then 
closed it. Facilitator had to tell him to use the libraries panel. Then he wanted to add a JAR file which 
didn't work either. Facilitator had to tell him again that he should add the project to classpath.
- Participant wanted to use the Add Project dialog but closed it immediately after opening it. The he 
tried to Add JAR, but didn't know where the JAR was located.
- Participant wanted to use the Add JAR/Folder dialog, but didn't know where the JAR was located. He 
didn't even click the Add Project button.

Severity	
3 participants didn't know how to proceed. Facilitator had to help him.

Recommendation	
???
Comment 1 Tomas Zezula 2007-02-15 14:49:05 UTC 
Maybe the Add project should be changed to more promote open projects.
Something like:

--------------------------------------------
|Add Projects                               |
--------------------------------------------
| Open Projects:                            |
| ------------------------------------      |
| | My Library                        |     |
| |                                   |     |
| |                                   |     |
| |                                   |     |
| |                                   |     |
| |                                   |     |
| -------------------------------------     |
|                                           |
| Other |Browse|                            |
|                                           |
---------------------------------------------
Comment 2 Tomas Zezula 2007-10-23 16:52:20 UTC 
Jano, what do you think about the proposed UI?
Comment 3 jrojcek 2007-10-24 09:52:25 UTC 
Tomasi, I think that the new directory chooser with new project icon could already fix the problem problem. So maybe no special UI is needed, because it 
would introduce its own set of problems. 

The remaining problem is the default location the dir chooser opens when clicking the Add button. I think the default location should be the parent folder of 
selected project. So if the user creates project on standard location (NetBeansProjects) then this is the folder that is selected in dir chooser. The user can then 
directly see all projects. Next time it should remember the previous location for give project.

Would that work?
Comment 4 Tomas Zezula 2007-10-24 12:43:43 UTC 
Yes, thanks.
Comment 5 Tomas Zezula 2007-10-24 13:31:51 UTC 
Checking in org/netbeans/modules/java/j2seproject/ui/FoldersListSettings.java;
/cvs/java/j2seproject/src/org/netbeans/modules/java/j2seproject/ui/FoldersListSettings.java,v  <--  FoldersListSettings.java
new revision: 1.14; previous revision: 1.13
done
Checking in org/netbeans/modules/java/j2seproject/ui/customizer/AntArtifactChooser.java;
/cvs/java/j2seproject/src/org/netbeans/modules/java/j2seproject/ui/customizer/AntArtifactChooser.java,v  <-- 
AntArtifactChooser.java
new revision: 1.16; previous revision: 1.15
done