RE: Tasklist plans

As a casual, non-contributor with an interest in the tasklist module's
future, reading over the documents left me with some comments.

1) As a user of tasklist, I am disappointed to see Suggestions listed as
unsupported.  I feel like the tasklist module's name is inaccurate, and
I wonder if the inaccurate name may now be driving functionality
decisions.  Having used tasklist for some time now, I find Suggestions
to be one of the biggest benefits to using the IDE over a simple text
editor.  To write code correctly the *first* time has amazing
time-saving benefits.  TO-DO functionality has limited appeal to me.  I
don't find myself using them, but I could be the exception and not the
norm.

2) Why does the "Current File" view include the "Filename" column?

3) Nearly half of the tasklist frame shown on the screenshots is grey
matter (framing/controls/titles).  It would be using 6 lines of screen
real estate just to see 3 tasks.  Perhaps the controls could be moved
back to the left side as they are in the current version, or combine
them with the title bar?  Anything to cut down the grey matter.

-Dan

> -----Original Message-----
> From: news [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Petr Kuzel
> Sent: Tuesday, November 25, 2003 10:41 AM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: [tasklist] Tasklist plans
> 
> 
> Hello,
> 
> I'd like to share with you information about my recent 
> tasklist plans. You can find these documents:
>   <http://tasklist.netbeans.org/proposals/barracuda/concept.html>
>   <http://ui.netbeans.org/docs/hi/promoB/tasklist.html>
>   <http://tasklist.netbeans.org/proposals/barracuda/impl-plan.html>
> 
> As you can see I plan to stabilize only subset of original 
> module functionality for NetBeans 3.6 timeframe. Remaining 
> functionality can be stabilized by other developers or later 
> (I cannot promise).
> 
> I would like to prevent stabilization efford clashes with 
> your new functionality and enhancements. Does anybody plan 
> new development in api, core, suggestions, docscan and editor 
> submodules in NB 3.6 timeframe? (I expect branching during 
> 1/2004) I'd like to have better control over these submodules 
> during the stabilization phase.
> 
>   Thank you
>   Cc.
> 
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