Re: Tweaking the build for usability tests

Hi Jan,

Jan Rojcek wrote:

> Hi team,
>
> I am sending various items that should be fixed in the usability 
> testing build, IMO.
>
> * The current New Wizard, invoked from contextual "New File/Folder..." 
> menu of a project node, lists strange set of templates containing 
> templates and folders like "nb-java-nature", "All Templates" and 
> "Profile Types". I suggest to remove these folders and rename and 
> reorder templates hierarchy this way:
>
> [ ] Templates
>  |
>  +--[ ] Folder
>  +--[ ] Java Package
>  +--[ ] Java Classes
>  |   |
>  |   +-- [ ] Emply Java File
>  |   +-- [ ] Java Class
>  |   +-- [ ] Java Main Class
>  |   +-- [ ] Java Exception
>  |   +-- [ ] Java Interface
>  |   +-- [ ] JApplet
>  |   +-- [ ] Applet
>  |
>  +--[ ] Ant Build Scripts
>  +--[ ] Other

In progress http://www.netbeans.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=32974 ;-).

>
> * We should remove Filesystems View from the build and do not show 
> Property Sheet by default. The property sheet is very ugly and 
> complicates the first time experience.

done

>
> * Probably move combobox with a build configuration at the beginning 
> of the build toolbar. So the order of components is: Config combo, 
> Build Active Project, Rebuild Active Project, Next Error, Run Active 
> Project

done

>
> * Please reorder the View menu this way:
>
> | View |
> ------------------
> Projects
> Runtime
> Properties
> Source Editor
> Output Window
> Debugger Window
> Execution View
> Web Browser
> ----separator-----
> Workspaces
> ------------------

done

>
> * "Debug Project" menu item should be renamed to "Debug Active 
> Project". I expect that it works with the active project.

done

>
> * Add current object into quotation marks in the context sensitive 
> build/rebuild main menu item, e.g. Build "HelloWorld"

done

>
> * The IDE doesn't start up with the Projects tab selected. If a test 
> participants are asked to start the IDE, this should be fixed.

done

-vita