Re: Features brainstorming

Speaking purely for myself here...

Petr Kuzel wrote:
>   - What's top priority feature you would like to see
>     in next (>NB 3.6) tasklist version?

Stable & supported Suggestions view and PMD suggester, heavily tested 
for keyboard usage (F12/S-F12, and rapid file switching).

>   - How does tasklist tool window concept suit your
>     workflow?

Suggestions view fits my workflow well although I would often want to 
see suggestions with the Source Editor maximized, which seems to be 
impossible with the current window system.

>   - What suggestions do you expect in tasklist view?

To-do comments, PMD violations, Javadoc problems, missing/old 
copyrights; perhaps Java compilation errors.

>   - What suggestions do you expect directly in editor?

Not sure what that means exactly. Annotation icons? For everything 
(except perhaps missing copyrights).

>   - What current 'feature' do you dislike (or hate)?

I dislike the mandatory categorization of suggestions; would prefer to 
see them all, regardless of type, sorted by line #. Simpler to navigate.

Would prefer having the option to get rid of most of the GUI stuff in 
Suggestions window (even the table header); takes up too much space, and 
is all available in the context menu anyway. Just want to see type 
icons, messages, and line numbers, nothing else.

>   - Do you prefer explicit actions (Scan for Suggestions,
>     I18N wizards, Compiler output, ...) or background
>     hints (Suggestions, error highlighting in editor).

Usually prefer background hints.

-J.

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