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A Java source node has several very important properties such as Arguments and Executor which I edit very often. However, these properties are not normally visible when I am editing the file in the editor. I need to click in the explorer to select the source node before seeing these properties. I undertand this is because properties of the method the cursor is on, etc, are being displayed. These are not normally so useful. I would prefer to see either the source node's properties only, or a union of the two property sets.
Set target milestone to TBD
reassigne to David K., new owner of editor
Moving to Java.
Is this Java module's issue? Im not sure. The property sheet must be getting some signal from the editor to tell it to synch with the method, class decl, etc. I want to be able to suppress this signal so I can see the top level node properties always.
David is right (D. - thanks for catching the RFE). Java Editor "active" node is the one most specific for the place in the Editor - e.g. method node or field node. While I can not really change that (other actions depend on precise context to be present), the merge could be possible done. However I am not sure whether it applies in the new project system which uses execution profiles rather than execution on specific objects in the Explorer tree.
depends on keeping editor/explorer focus in synch.
It does not depend on the Explorer / editor sync at all. Please read the original request and observe the current global property sheet behaviour while editing/navigating through a java source.
With the new buildsystem, there are no longer any interesting properties on the file that would make sense to display when the source is being edited.
Reorganization of java component