The original intent for the current tool was as a project browser. Prior to the Task 2.0 rewrite, this got extended to serve dual purpose. But I was never a huge fan of this double-purposing. I'd be quite happy to see a seperate directory tool.
As for the "Add file to project" type thing, it has always been intended that this should not be required, and that the editor should automatically intuit which files are in the project, and which are not. Adam K On 6 November 2010 09:55, Peter Lavender <pla...@internode.on.net> wrote: > Hi Everyone, > > Given the issues raised about the directory tree widget in Padre at the > moment, I'd like to raise an idea or two. > > To me, the directory tree always causes me some confusion in its intended > use. Is it a convenient file system browser or is meant to be bound to the > "project"? > > I think in many ways this can be a problem for others as well when they find > the directory tree doesn't do what they expected. > > I've been using Visual Studio a fair bit, and the concept of the project > browser is a good one. You know it's bound to the project at hand ( > basically because that's all I work in I guess ) because it doesn't offer > any visual indication that you can move up a directory level in the file > system ( as you see in the directory tree ). The root of the tree is the > project root. > > Now, I'm wondering if we don't have a separate widget for each idea here, > one the convenient file system browser, with context menus for open file, > create new file etc, and one for projects that has it's root as the project > root and with it additional menus such as "Import file" or "Add file to > project", making it more clear in it's terminology that this is indeed a > project specific widget. > > I think there is room for both widgets, even in use at the same time ( > maybe... ). > > > Just a thought or two... > > Peter. > > > > _______________________________________________ > Padre-dev mailing list > Padre-dev@perlide.org > http://mail.perlide.org/mailman/listinfo/padre-dev > > _______________________________________________ Padre-dev mailing list Padre-dev@perlide.org http://mail.perlide.org/mailman/listinfo/padre-dev
