Yeah, that's fine, but you should always allow someone to create a file too.. just because, but certainly this makes sense, the menu is worked out based on the context of the location.
I've started poking about a bit and just need to get my head back into Wx... :( > I'd like it if it were a bit smarter, since the project tree is > already pretty smart in other ways. > > Right click inside somewhere under t... "Create new test script" > > Right click inside lib... "Create new class" etc etc > > Adam K > > > On Sat, Nov 6, 2010 at 6:30 PM, Peter Lavender > <pla...@internode.on.net> wrote: > > Fair enough. > > Looking at the latest version of it, it's much clearer in it's > intent... I'm sure it wasn't like this. > > What do you think about things like a right mouse click > context menu that allows you to "create file" or "add file > from..." where it then brings the file in from some other > place on the file system? > > I think the browser gives an impression that it can do stuff > like this, but at hte moment doesn't. > > > > > 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 > > > > >
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