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Bug 2209

Summary: SEVERE: UI is difficult when trying to save an out-of-synch file (1GEALEF)
Product: [Eclipse Project] Platform Reporter: Nick Edgar <n.a.edgar>
Component: ResourcesAssignee: DJ Houghton <dj.houghton>
Status: RESOLVED WORKSFORME QA Contact:
Severity: normal    
Priority: P1 Keywords: usability
Version: 2.0   
Target Milestone: ---   
Hardware: All   
OS: Windows 98   
Whiteboard:

Description Nick Edgar CLA 2001-10-10 22:29:32 EDT 
- new file B.txt
- modify it in the editor, but don't save
- change B.txt in the filesystem
- save B.txt in Eclipse
- it gives an error dialog: "Save problems" / "Internal Error: Reason: File has 
changed since last synchronization."

A: This case will happen often
B: What is synchronization?  We don't use that term in the UI anymore.
C: It doesn't show how to rectify the situation.  How is a novice user supposed 
to know to do a refresh local?
D: It's not an internal error.  Eclipse didn't fail (it is, however, failing to 
meet the user's expectations.)
E: It throws away the changes made in Eclipse!  This is really bad, as it loses 
the user's work.  

It should notify that the file has changed since it was opened, and offer to:
	1 - save anyway, overwriting other changes
	2 - abandon changes made in editor
	3 - compare differences and merge

For 1 and 2, it should not really lose the other contents, but put them in the 
recycle bin or local history
so they can be recovered later if the user makes the wrong choice here, or 
needs them later.


NOTES:

NE (5/25/01 1:35:04 PM)	
	Similar behaviour if file has been deleted in filesystem.
	The editor contents are lost.
	In this case, it should just save the editor contents.
Comment 1 DJ Houghton CLA 2001-10-29 17:59:28 EST 
PRODUCT VERSION:
110 JDK
Comment 2 Kevin Haaland CLA 2002-01-21 22:22:24 EST 
Moving to Core for comment
Comment 3 John Arthorne CLA 2002-01-22 17:50:42 EST 
Stale PR, this seems to be fixed in 2002-01-15.  It prompts the user with a more 
friendly message and allows either saving or cancelling.  No work is lost if the 
user cancels.  Closing.