Re: [Pydev-code] PyDev Package Explorer & Working Sets

[Fabio Z. <fa...@gm...>]

Hi Andrew,

On Mon, Jun 24, 2013 at 12:09 PM, Andrew Ferrazzutti <afe...@re...>wrote:

> I have a quick question about the PyDev Package Explorer. When I select
> the Top Level Elements to "Working Sets", the Package Explorer doesn't
> behave any differently than when the TLEs are Projects. Also, when "Working
> Sets" is selected, there is no option to "Configure Working Sets" as there
> is for the Java perspective. The only option is to Select/Deselect Working
> Sets, which again, is the same as if Projects are the TLEs. This means that
> the working sets don't appear as folders; instead, all of the projects in
> the selected w.sets appear together.
>

For me it does group working sets properly... but there's a catch: you must
have more than 1 working set active for it to show the working sets as top
level... (otherwise it'll just show the children of the sole working set
you have).


> This happens for both my main & child Eclipse. I also tried enabling some
> Working Set options in the Customize Perspective window, but nothing
> changed. I noticed that other perspectives work this way, too, and that the
> only one that has the "Configure Working Sets" option to display w.sets in
> folders is the Java perspective.
>
> Is this a design choice, or should the Package Explorer work in the same
> way for PyDev as it does for the Java perspective?
>

JDT is heavily customized in this regard (they even have their own concept
of a java working set), and by design PyDev uses what the platform gives.
What you can do to configure your working sets is customize them from the
pydev package explorer: focus it > ctrl+F10 > select working set and there
you can manage your active working sets.

So, if changes are needed in this specific area, the best way to contribute
would probably be porting JDT-specific things to the Eclipse base CNF
(Common Navigation Framework).

Cheers,

Fabio