[#IDEABKL-3825] When browsing files from CVS, the syntax highlighting, quick javadoc etc. don't work

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When browsing files from CVS, the syntax highlighting, quick javadoc etc. don't work

Created: 03 Sep 06 22:38 Updated: 12 Jan 07 18:43

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Code Navigation, Local History, Version Control Integration

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1. IDEA Bug - Browsing CVS is limited (1) [build 5650].png
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2. IDEA Bug - Browsing CVS is limited (2) [build 5650].png
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If you browse a CVS repository and open a file ("Browse CVS Repository > Jump to Source (F4)"), the syntax highlighting, quick javadoc (Ctrl+Q), go to declaration (Ctrl+B) and other important navigation tools don't work, even if the target file is part of Java API. The same problem exists when comparing old versions from CVS/local history - only basic syntax highlighting works for the remote file. See the attached pictures.

It would be better if one could use IDEA's full navigation arsenal when browsing remote files. At least the basic operations (quick javadoc, go to declaration) should work for classes which are in the project's classpath.

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Norris Shelton - 12 Jan 07 18:43

#2 would be pretty cool. It might be a little hairy to make this work for 2 different versions of the same file simultaneously. If you can do that, then #1 seems like it would be doable if there was an option to browse the CVS repository, but limited to the current project's CVS tree. Without that, you can't expect to be able to see anything useful other than basic syntax highlighting w/o libraries, dependent classes, etc.

With that said, if it can be said, it would really add some polish to the VCS operations.