Drag n Drop to Explorer

Hello opticyclic,

The one thing that eclipse does that IDEA doesn't, is provide support
to drag and drop from the Project Explorer to Windows Explorer (or
whatever the native file browser is)

The closest I can get is to install the Native Neighbourhood plugin,
open the file in IDEA then click the NN button that opens the file in
Explorer

I don't quite understand what you mean. Do you want to copy/move the files
from your project content to a directory outside of the project content by
dragging them to Explorer? Or do you simply want to focus the selected file
in Explorer so that you would be able to perform native OS actions on it?

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Dmitry Jemerov
Development Lead
JetBrains, Inc.
http://www.jetbrains.com/
"Develop with Pleasure!"

Hi Dmitry

I don't quite understand what you mean. Do you want to copy/move the files
from your project content to a directory outside of the project content by
dragging them to Explorer?

Thats right. I sometimes want to copy a file to a network directory for example.

Or do you simply want to focus the selected file
in Explorer so that you would be able to perform native OS actions on it?

Thats what the Native Neighbourhood plugin does, although I would vote for this plugin to be integrated by default....

Hello opticyclic,

> I don't quite understand what you mean. Do you want to copy/move the
> files
> from your project content to a directory outside of the project
> content by
> dragging them to Explorer?

Thats right. I sometimes want to copy a file to a network directory
for example.

Please file a JIRA issue requesting this functionality.

--
Dmitry Jemerov
Development Lead
JetBrains, Inc.
http://www.jetbrains.com/
"Develop with Pleasure!"

I would like to be able to open selected path in explorer - any copying etc
could be done from there


"Dmitry Jemerov" <yole@jetbrains.com> wrote in message
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Hello opticyclic,

>
>>

>> I don't quite understand what you mean. Do you want to copy/move the
>> files
>> from your project content to a directory outside of the project
>> content by
>> dragging them to Explorer?

>> Thats right. I sometimes want to copy a file to a network directory
>> for example.
>

Please file a JIRA issue requesting this functionality.

>

--
Dmitry Jemerov
Development Lead
JetBrains, Inc.
http://www.jetbrains.com/
"Develop with Pleasure!"

>

Hello AlexR,

I would like to be able to open selected path in explorer - any
copying etc could be done from there

In IDEA 8.1, try Ctrl-clicking an editor tab.

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Dmitry Jemerov
Development Lead
JetBrains, Inc.
http://www.jetbrains.com/
"Develop with Pleasure!"

Woah, this little shortcut gem is GREAT!!!

Thanks!


"Dmitry Jemerov" <yole@jetbrains.com> wrote in message
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Hello AlexR,

>
>> I would like to be able to open selected path in explorer - any
>> copying etc could be done from there
>

In IDEA 8.1, try Ctrl-clicking an editor tab.

>

--
Dmitry Jemerov
Development Lead
JetBrains, Inc.
http://www.jetbrains.com/
"Develop with Pleasure!"

>

Thanks!! Any other hidden Gems?


"Dmitry Jemerov" <yole@jetbrains.com> wrote in message
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Hello AlexR,

>
>> I would like to be able to open selected path in explorer - any
>> copying etc could be done from there
>

In IDEA 8.1, try Ctrl-clicking an editor tab.

>

--
Dmitry Jemerov
Development Lead
JetBrains, Inc.
http://www.jetbrains.com/
"Develop with Pleasure!"

>

Dmitry Jemerov wrote:

Hello AlexR,

>> I would like to be able to open selected path in explorer - any
>> copying etc could be done from there

In IDEA 8.1, try Ctrl-clicking an editor tab.

- It does not select the file itself. The Windows Explorer opens, and the correct folder is opened, but the file isn't selected.
- Also it frequently takes two clicks on the file to open it. The first click on the file name in the popup is simply ignored.
- Trying to go to a source file in a jar (e.g. junit-4.5-src.jar attached as source to a library) throws an exception.
- Go to the jar itself opens the jar (with 7zip on my machine) instead of selecting it in the explorer.
- IMHO the feature should also be available in the alt-f1 popup

(IDEA is running on 32-bit jdk 1.6.0_11 on Windows Vista 64 bit)

Created the issue
http://www.jetbrains.net/jira/browse/IDEA-21735

Hello Stephen,

>>> I would like to be able to open selected path in explorer - any
>>> copying etc could be done from there
>>>
>> In IDEA 8.1, try Ctrl-clicking an editor tab.
>>

- It does not select the file itself. The Windows Explorer opens, and
the correct folder is opened, but the file isn't selected.

- Also it frequently takes two clicks on the file to open it. The
first click on the file name in the popup is simply ignored.

- Trying to go to a source file in a jar (e.g. junit-4.5-src.jar
attached as source to a library) throws an exception.

- Go to the jar itself opens the jar (with 7zip on my machine) instead
of selecting it in the explorer.

- IMHO the feature should also be available in the alt-f1 popup

JIRA issues please? Particularly the last one should make the feature a lot
more discoverable.

--
Dmitry Jemerov
Development Lead
JetBrains, Inc.
http://www.jetbrains.com/
"Develop with Pleasure!"

Hello Stephen,

- Also it frequently takes two clicks on the file to open it. The
first click on the file name in the popup is simply ignored.

Common issue with popups of this type. The same problem is with Run configurations
dropdown list.

Alexander.