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Bug 279415 - [preferences] Import/Export > Preferences should allow to export formatter settings
Summary: [preferences] Import/Export > Preferences should allow to export formatter se...
Status: RESOLVED WONTFIX
Alias: None
Product: JDT
Classification: Eclipse Project
Component: UI (show other bugs)
Version: 3.5   Edit
Hardware: All All
: P3 enhancement (vote)
Target Milestone: ---   Edit
Assignee: JDT-UI-Inbox CLA
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Depends on: 208564
Blocks: 135868
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Reported: 2009-06-08 03:50 EDT by Aaron Digulla CLA
Modified: 2009-10-01 10:20 EDT (History)
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Description Aaron Digulla CLA 2009-06-08 03:50:00 EDT
As a user, I'd expect to find an option to export my code formatter profiles in the normal "Export" wizard.

Instead, the option is hidden *inside* the profile editor while the "import" option is at least available in the prefs page.

I suggest these changes:

1. Register the profile exporter in the export wizard. The exporter must show up when I search for "java" and "format*"

2. Put an "export" button next to the "import" button in the prefs page

3. Suggest a default filename when exporting ("formatter-${profile}.xml")
Comment 1 Frederic Fusier CLA 2009-06-10 04:02:28 EDT
Move to JDT/UI
Comment 2 Dani Megert CLA 2009-06-10 07:21:37 EDT
>1. Register the profile exporter in the export wizard. The exporter must show
>up when I search for "java" and "format*"
Let's use this bug for that.

>2. Put an "export" button next to the "import" button in the prefs page
See bug 48966.
Comment 3 Dani Megert CLA 2009-10-01 09:04:37 EDT
For now we don't want to provide transfers for things which can be directly exported from the preference page.
Comment 4 Aaron Digulla CLA 2009-10-01 10:15:12 EDT
(In reply to comment #3)

> For now we don't want to provide transfers for things which can be directly
> exported from the preference page.

Well, you can't do that either.
Comment 5 Dani Megert CLA 2009-10-01 10:20:13 EDT
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