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Bug 363481

Summary:	[type wizards] New class dialog is modal, and the modality gets in the way
Product:	[Eclipse Project] JDT	Reporter:	Esben Mose Hansen <kde>
Component:	UI	Assignee:	JDT-UI-Inbox <jdt-ui-inbox>
Status:	ASSIGNED ---	QA Contact:
Severity:	enhancement
Priority:	P5	CC:	daniel_megert, deepakazad, remy.suen
Version:	3.7
Target Milestone:	---
Hardware:	PC
OS:	Linux
Whiteboard:
Bug Depends on:	147762, 260633
Bug Blocks:

Description Esben Mose Hansen

2011-11-10 10:17:15 EST

Build Identifier: I20110613-1736

When creating a new class, it is often convenient to get various details (such as interfaces to implement, super classes). However, since the new class dialog (wizard?) is modal, this is not possible.

I know that modal dialogs are convenient for the developers, but in this case (creating a new class), the damage possible should be minimal and the improvement in usability would be appreciable.

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. File->New->class
2. Press any element (such as an tab) in the main eclipse window
3. Note that this does not work

Comment 1 Deepak Azad

2011-11-11 03:50:57 EST

You are looking for bug 260633.

Though bug 352854 should also ease the pain a little.