> From: Chris Burke > > On Monday, May 17, 2010 05:11 PM, Sherlock, Ric wrote: > ... > > > Here is another take on how the project view should look... > > > > http://prog21.dadgum.com/69.html > > I am open to suggestions on this, however there are some differences > from this article: > > A J "project" is really just a directory, not a project in the sense > used in other IDEs. > > For this reason, the project list is intentionally not a treeview, just > a flat list of files in the directory. > > It is not always visible - Ctrl-B toggles it on and off. > > The Open Project button above the edit window gives you a quick way of > selecting a project, and moving between projects. > > Am not sure I want to see 100+ files at a time, and moreover, I don't > see the same kind of linking he refers to that requires "related files > grouped into colored boxes".
I agree with the points you make and am not really advocating the approach described in the article. I just found the article topical, and the main message pertinent: just because lots of IDEs do it a particular way doesn't necessarily mean that there is a good reason for it. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
