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Bug 111519

Summary: [Import/Export] Options should be provided to recognize all the projects in the workspace root directory and automatically (or selectively) import them into workspace
Product: [Eclipse Project] Platform Reporter: smb <smb>
Component: IDEAssignee: Platform UI Triaged <platform-ui-triaged>
Status: RESOLVED WORKSFORME QA Contact: Prakash Rangaraj <prakash>
Severity: enhancement    
Priority: P5 CC: markus.kell.r, michaelvanmeekeren
Version: 3.2Keywords: helpwanted
Target Milestone: ---   
Hardware: PC   
OS: Windows XP   
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Description smb CLA 2005-10-04 16:41:43 EDT 
Most of the time workspace directory in the file system is used to store all
eclipse (PDE/JAVA or OTHER) projects, its is quite possible that new projects
are created outside the IDE (copied, unziped or whatever), only way eclipse
comes to know about them is by using IMPORT EXISTING PROJECTS INTO WORKSPACE
option, Even though this option is useful it still requires few clicks/selects
to get the projects added outside the IDE into the workspace.

Option should be provided both as API as well as context sensitive menu where in
using "REFRESH" in Workspace in either "Navigator" or "Package Explorer" will
scan through the workspace dirctory and will automatically import (or gives
option to refine the selection further) all valid projects found in the file
system workspace directory into the IDE workspace
Comment 1 Markus Keller CLA 2008-08-22 05:11:03 EDT 
The wizard should just open with the current workspace location filled in as root directory by default.
Comment 2 Susan McCourt CLA 2009-07-15 12:12:51 EDT 
"As per http://wiki.eclipse.org/Platform_UI/Bug_Triage_Change_2009"
Comment 3 Prakash Rangaraj CLA 2009-07-16 02:40:10 EDT 
    Both Project Explorer and Navigator supports 'Refresh' in the context menu now. If that is not what you have asked for, please reopen this bug explaining your use case