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Could a small modification be made to the java navagator to allow cross references to be made? If you copy a node for the navagator, and then paste it into a javadoc comment in the the editor you get someting like "org.netbeans.modules.javanavigation.ClassMemberModel$ItemPaintingData@4763e8" if this could be modified to be the javadoc format of the referenced object then this could allow for a simple mechnaism to insert cross reference into javadoc, or code for javadoc the format could be "com.myco.MyClass#someMethod(Object,int)" or "{@link com.myco.MyClass#someMethod(Object,int)}" or "@see com.myco.MyClass#someMethod(Object,int)" Should I pass this comment onto someone in the UI team? Do people think that it is a good or bad idea? Should I launch a RFE, or is this below the level of an enhancement either way "org.netbeans.modules.javanavigation.ClassMemberModel$ItemPaintingData@4763e8" is less usefull than it could be!
Probably WONTFIX; there are separate plans to add code completion to Javadoc comments that would be far more usable (and discoverable) than pasting from the navigator.
if copy is suported from the navagator (as it currently is) it should be useful, so this is either a feature , or a bug that copy should not work. personally I would like to see a DND operation. This was just to allow a simple implementation. where is the propossal for code completion?
Passing to java/navigation owner - and I also think that current code completion is enough.