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Bug 93731

Summary:	RFE: add ability to change the type of a component within the outline/design mode
Product:	obsolete	Reporter:	bugbridge <bugbridge>
Component:	visualweb	Assignee:	Winston Prakash <wjprakash>
Status:	NEW ---
Severity:	blocker	CC:	lfitzgerald
Priority:	P3
Version:	5.x
Hardware:	PC
OS:	Windows XP
Issue Type:	ENHANCEMENT	Exception Reporter:

Description bugbridge 2007-01-31 21:47:42 UTC

Original status: 1-Dispatched; Suggested Status: NEW


Original submitter: lfitzgerald

Description:
Topic "Suggestions for next release of Components" was updated by dan.curry with
the following message: 
1.) This may be more of an IDE usability issue than component isssue, but here
goes. Have the ability to change the type of component withing the
outline/design mode. For example, in the present IDE if you have a large table
and wish to go from a text->dropdown, you must place the object, then remove the
other and then redo the links to message list, labels, etc (this takes a while
in terms of internal recoding, redraws, etc.).  It would be nice to somehow have
items treated as a generic object that is typed and can be changed within the IDE.

To view the topic, visit:
http://forum.sun.com/jive/thread.jspa?forumID=123&threadID=60262.