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Key: IDEABKL-3226
Type: Usability Problem Usability Problem
Status: Open Open
Priority: Normal Normal
Assignee: Eugene Vigdorchik
Reporter: Alain Ravet
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'Delete Package' vs 'Delete Directory' usability problem

Created: 30 Jun 05 16:26   Updated: 02 Jul 05 03:13
Component/s: Refactoring, User Interface
Affects Version/s: None
Fix Version/s: None

Original Estimate: Unknown Remaining Estimate: Unknown Time Spent: Unknown

Build: 3,386


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src/.../filled/OneClass.java
src/.../empty/

action 1: Package view, try and delete the package 'filled', and 'empty'.
action 2: Project view, try and delete the directory 'filled', and 'empty'.

Problem: the behaviour is not consistent, and the confirmation/warning messages are useless.

action 1 problem: no extra warning is given when the deletion will ripple and you will lose classes.

In both cases, you get a simple confirmation dialog:
"Delete package xxxx",
that doesn't tell you the 2 important things:

  • 'filled' contains a class that will be deleted too
  • 'empty' is empty and you won't lose anything.

action 2 problem: crying wolf/a too verbose warning is given when it shouldn't.

In both cases, you get a warning that you could lose some files
this warning is useless, as it appears even when the dir. is empty
and you won't lose anything.



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