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Bug 125634

Summary:	[Preferences] import/Export Preference Sets is confusing
Product:	[Eclipse Project] Platform	Reporter:	David Williams <david_williams>
Component:	UI	Assignee:	Platform-UI-Inbox <Platform-UI-Inbox>
Status:	RESOLVED WONTFIX	QA Contact:
Severity:	enhancement
Priority:	P3	CC:	Tod_Creasey
Version:	3.2	Keywords:	helpwanted
Target Milestone:	---
Hardware:	PC
OS:	Windows XP
Whiteboard:

Description David Williams

2006-01-28 21:56:56 EST

Well, confusing to me, at least. I've always found it odd that user is given a choice between "all", and a list of of specific sets. 
For one, it seems to me a more common (consitent, and usable) UI construct to simply have a list of things, and the user can "select all" if they want all. Since "select all" is also available here, its a bit confusing. 

For another thing, if I wanted all the preferences, *except* for one or two of those listed preference sets. There is no way to do that, currently. 

Seems like this could be "evolved" by removing the "all" choice, and prividing a default prefernce set labeled something like "all other preferences not otherwise categorized" (or, similar, shorter wording). 

Thought I'd write up this observation after some related discussion in bug 125629.

Comment 1 Tod Creasey

2007-03-19 16:33:39 EDT

There are currently no plans to work on this feature although we would be happy to review a patch.

Currently preferences have no concept of a human readable name so this would be required as new API that was adopted by all suppliers of preferences.

Comment 2 Denis Roy

2009-08-30 02:18:06 EDT

As of now 'LATER' and 'REMIND' resolutions are no longer supported.
Please reopen this bug if it is still valid for you.