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Imagine that the user mounts some folders structure to the project, there are some *.java files in this structure, but they aren't added as java sources (no their parent is the java sources root). How the IDE should work with these files? It's clear that these files can't have the full set of feattures as other properly added java sources. On the other hand some level of support can still be provided and it makes sense to provide it. However, the user should be warn somehow that she is working with file which isn't added correctly as a java source file and therefore some things will not work. Chris, could you specify how this situation should be presented to the user? (e.g. different icon, badge, tooltip). The scenario I wrote above isn't the only one how user can get in this situation. Another is that she can use File|Open menu and open some java file which doesn't belong to any ope n project. She could run ant build script which reports errors in some files which doesn't belong to the project where the build script belongs to. She can go to filesystems tab and doubleclick any arbitrary java file, etc. etc.
i will add this to the ui spec and link here when its live.
most of the information was in the spec already but a little burried. i've tried to make it a little more clear. please see: http://projects.netbeans.org/uispecs/java/JavaProjectsUISpec.html#v.ii starting the 3rd paragraph under 'Sources Node'
marking this as fixed. let me know if the spec needs more clarification
As described in http://www.netbeans.org/servlets/ReadMsg?msgId=619519&listName=nbdiscuss the current work on projects prototype has been stopped. Marking issue as VERIFIED --->
---> CLOSED
Reorganization of java component