Confusing Messages in Eclipse Plugin
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         Key: GERONIMO-1834
         URL: http://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/GERONIMO-1834
     Project: Geronimo
        Type: Bug
    Security: public (Regular issues) 
  Components: eclipse-plugin  
 Environment: Eclipse WTP 1.0.2 RC2, Windows XP
    Reporter: Arthur Ryman


I was testing the Geronimo server adapter. The good news is that it works. The 
bad news is that I had to struggle. There are two confusing messages on the New 
Server Runtime wizard page.

1. The "Application Server Installation Directory" field is a problem. It is 
initially empty and the wizard displays the message "Missing classpath entry 
\bin\server.jar". I though maybe I had to install the server so I tried to 
click the "Download and Install" button, but it didn't click. I assume you 
disabled it, but it wasn't grayed out so I thought there was a bug. Same for 
the radio buttons to select Tomcat or Jetty. I was getting frustrated at this 
point, so I thought maybe the missing jar was already downloaded with the 
server adapter. I clicked the "Browse" button and went to the server adapter 
plugin directory and select the lib directory. This didn't remove the "missing 
classpath" message, but at least not that the directory field wasn't empty, I 
could finally click the "Download and Install" button.

Please use a better message. If the directory field is empty, say "Please enter 
the directory where Geronimo is currently installed or where you would like it 
to be installed."

2. After I downloaded Geronimo, the wizard displayed a warning message that 
said only 1.4 JVMs were supported. However, I selected a 1.4 JVM, the IBM JDK 
1.4.2. I still got the warning. Please defect the JVM level and display the 
correct message.

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