[#IDEA-15267] Find Usages should have option to not show the 1 or 2 dialogs so it can immediately start searching. (Follow Run Configuration UI Model)

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Find Usages should have option to not show the 1 or 2 dialogs so it can immediately start searching. (Follow Run Configuration UI Model)

Created: 26 Sep 07 03:20 Updated: 26 Sep 07 13:16

Component/s:

Find, Replace, Find Usages

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1. 7294_edit_run_configuration.png (32 kb)	2. 7294_find_usages_options_dialog.png (9 kb)	3. 7294_find_usages_warning_base_method.png (8 kb)
4. 7294_run_configuration_dropdown.png (5 kb)	5. netbeans_60b1_search_from_base_class.png (13 kb)

Environment:

Window XPSP2

Build:	7,294
Severity:	High

Description

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I would like to streamline the existing Find Usages. The problem I have with
Find Usages is that it pops up 1 or 2 dialogs before it starts searching. 99.9%
of the time, I never change my answers, so it's a waste. IDEA should
streamline this, using the Run Configurations UI as a model. Fold the 2
dialogs into 1 dialog, and then add a checkbox [X] Display settings before
launching. If you uncheck this, then the next time you run Find Usages it will
immediately start searching. Then on the Find Usages results tool panel, you
can add a Edit Configuration toolbar icon so you can access the configuration
from there.

Observed Behavior

(Refer to screenshots 7294_find_usages_options_dialog.png and 7294_find_usages_warning_base_method.)
When I invoke Find Usages on a variable or method, I am prompted with 1 or possibly 2 dialog. If I invoked Find
Usages on a method that implements a base method, then I am prompted by a dialog asking if I want to search
for usages of the base method. For all Find Usages, I am prompted by an options dialog where I can select the
scope and some other settings. In order to start the Find Usages search I have to hit ENTER once or twice to
get past these dialogs.

Expected Behavior

When I invoke Find Usages, it should automatically start searching for usages if I have unchecked the option
[X] Display settings before launching on the Find Usages option dialog. I can always access the settings dialog
again by click 'Edit Properties' toolbar icon on the Find Usages result window.
Also, IDEA has merged the dialog asking about searching for the base method into the main Find Usages options
dialog, so I only have one dialog to deal with.

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AlexL - 26 Sep 07 03:49

FYI Netbeans 60b1 shows a single Find Usages dialog with an option [X] Search from Base Class. (See attached piccture netbeans_60b1_search_from_base_class.png)