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Bug 351648

Summary:	create a task always need to choose a repository, no default repository
Product:	z_Archived	Reporter:	Ben Xu <xufengbing>
Component:	Mylyn	Assignee:	Mylyn Inbox <mylyn-inbox>
Status:	RESOLVED WORKSFORME	QA Contact:
Severity:	enhancement
Priority:	P3	CC:	iwilcox, jbysmith
Version:	unspecified
Target Milestone:	---
Hardware:	PC
OS:	Windows XP
Whiteboard:

Description Ben Xu

2011-07-10 03:23:39 EDT

Build Identifier: 20110218-0911

This is not a bug, but a usability enhancement requirement 
when creating a task in mylyn, user always need to use the wizard to select a repository. 
while in  many case, user work in eclipse on one special kind of task.  It will be better to provide a function to let user set "default repository" and once set, when creating the task, if default repository is set, there will be no need to choose repository. 


Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
see above

Comment 1 Steffen Pingel

2011-07-21 18:59:45 EDT

You can use the drop down arrow next to the new task icon in the Task List toolbar. It shows an entry for each repository in the working set to create tasks without going through the wizard work flow. Also, if you select a task and then click the new task icon, the respective repository will be pre-selected. I hope these suggestions help. If not, please feel free to reopen.

Comment 2 Isaac Wilcox

2012-03-02 10:32:02 EST

I'd also like a default.  The dropdown next to the new task button is really tiny and fiddly (Fitt's law hates Eclipse generally, but that arrow is the smallest type of click target in the UI) and it's offputting to have to either click that or click through a window every time.

Perhaps a compromise if you disagree: if there's only one repository configured, could Mylyn use that without prompting?

Comment 3 Jen Smith

2012-07-25 12:14:18 EDT

I would prefer to see an option to set a default repository as well.  Typically once a workflow has been set up for a team, there's only going to be one choice in use.  The extra step is just a little counter-productive, especially when you miss that little down-arrow. An option to pick a default repository for a workspace will just streamline the workflow a bit more.