Is JSP on ANYONE'S RADAR?

I use 944 with JSTL, but no struts.

"Rayz" <no_mail@jetbrains.com> wrote in message
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+I for one, think the JSP support has been getting better with

Aurora.+
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Mmm .. can't say I've noticed this, but YMMV.

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+I remember when just opening a JSP would send errors scrolling through

the window.+
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I still get loads of exceptions while typing.

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It is also better and recognizing that a variable has been declared

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At least it knows what the tag attributes are.

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What version are you using? I'm using Struts, and it has no idea about the

Struts tags, even though it knows where the tlds are ...
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Please file request for this problem with thread dump.

Thanks,

IK

Hi Robert!

I'd like to comment listed issues.

On Fri, 10 Oct 2003, Robert S. Sfeir wrote:

JetBrainers, JSP is in a decrepid state, and hasn't gotten attention
since I can last remember, and I have good memory! The issues below all
have SCRs.

1- variables show red when the variable is created in another jsp and
the jsp where the variable is used is being 'included'. This used to
work in 3.0.5. Can we please fix soon?

I hope Vilyas workaround helped you.

2- Pasting code in HTML and JSP screws up the whole layout, even if the
layout copied was clean.

This problem is in progress. I suggest to set IDE Settings | Editor | Paste
-> Rerofmat to None will help you.

3- JSP tag opening and closing, and tag error location are not done
properly.

Fixed.

4- Color coding is off, commented out java scriptlets still show like
live highlighted code.

I can't find this issue in Tracker nor reproduce it. Please file one or
send me reference on it.

5- We used to be able to optimize imports if I remember correctly. That
doesn't do anything anymore.

It is a problem. But this feature was never implemented in IDEA.

6- The refactoring menu was supposed to be turned off when in a JSP
page, it's not.

In progress.

7- Debugging is in the dumpster.

In progress. We had some serious changes in debugger recently and it is
not stable jet.

And these are my issues alone, I am SURE there are other people with
more issues they've submitted that have gotten NO attention at all! I
was told a while back that the person taking care of XML and JSP
was/were on vacation. They can't still be there; Can they?

We don't see any critical things in these requests that's why they are
not fixed immediately.

But anyway thank you VERY MUCH for your evaluation. It is of vital
importance since we don't test these features (XML and JSP) ourself in our
own coding.

IK

--
Igor Kuralenok
IntelliJ Labs / JetBrains Inc.
http://www.intellij.com
"Develop with pleasure!"

Igor Kuralenok wrote:

Hi Robert!

I'd like to comment listed issues.

On Fri, 10 Oct 2003, Robert S. Sfeir wrote:

>>JetBrainers, JSP is in a decrepid state, and hasn't gotten attention
>>since I can last remember, and I have good memory! The issues below all
>>have SCRs.
>>
>>1- variables show red when the variable is created in another jsp and
>>the jsp where the variable is used is being 'included'. This used to
>>work in 3.0.5. Can we please fix soon?

I hope Vilyas workaround helped you.

Yes it did, but is this going to be fixed so users in general don't have
to do that?

>>2- Pasting code in HTML and JSP screws up the whole layout, even if the
>>layout copied was clean.

This problem is in progress. I suggest to set IDE Settings | Editor | Paste
-> Rerofmat to None will help you.

Ok by in progress I assume this is being fixed. If I switch the
reformat to none, it affect my java code and I have to go through extra
steps on that end. It's a workaround for now. It's my choice to
implement it or not :) Thanks for the info.

>>3- JSP tag opening and closing, and tag error location are not done
>>properly.

Fixed.

Yup just saw this this AM. THANKS!

>>4- Color coding is off, commented out java scriptlets still show like
>>live highlighted code.

I can't find this issue in Tracker nor reproduce it. Please file one or
send me reference on it.

huh... I don't have it in my watches either. lame. somehow it got
lost. I need to reproduce and refile. I owe you a report there.

>>5- We used to be able to optimize imports if I remember correctly. That
>>doesn't do anything anymore.

It is a problem. But this feature was never implemented in IDEA.

I was under the impression it did in 3.0.5, and since I'm on it right
now, I tested it and you're right, it doesn't do that there. fair
enough. My mistake.

>>6- The refactoring menu was supposed to be turned off when in a JSP
>>page, it's not.

In progress.

>>7- Debugging is in the dumpster.

In progress. We had some serious changes in debugger recently and it is
not stable jet.

Yup, critical since on the JSP end debugging simply does not work to any
usable level.

We don't see any critical things in these requests that's why they are
not fixed immediately.

Heh, I guess critical is a matter of perception and what you're doing.
If you're constantly in JSP, these 'annoyances' get in the way of doing
the work, which would then result in more bug reports. To JSP users
they can be viewed as critical I guess. Part of it was my obvious
frustration with the problem.

The debugging however, IS critical :)

But anyway thank you VERY MUCH for your evaluation. It is of vital
importance since we don't test these features (XML and JSP) ourself in our
own coding.

Glad to know I didn't hurt anyone's feelings. Look for more bug reports
as soon as the next release is out.

Thanks much for paying attention to this.

R

Igor below is a list of the current bugs that I am aware of which really
get in my way, I'm fairly sure others too. There are more but if we can
knock those out, it will take us a long way of working with JSP in 9xx
builds and filing more important bugs. **** I think if others need some
of theirs put at a higher attention to put it in this thread, Igor seems
to be watching it closely.

http://www.intellij.net/tracker/idea/viewSCR?publicId=304
http://www.intellij.net/tracker/idea/viewSCR?publicId=5398
http://www.intellij.net/tracker/idea/viewSCR?publicId=16948
http://www.intellij.net/tracker/idea/viewSCR?publicId=15896
http://www.intellij.net/tracker/idea/viewSCR?publicId=15859
http://www.intellij.net/tracker/idea/viewSCR?publicId=15855
http://www.intellij.net/tracker/idea/viewSCR?publicId=15833

(Of course debugging must work :))

This one would be incredibly useful, but it's not a bug, but a HUGE HUGE
HUGE plus if we can have it. It would really make JSP editing special.

http://www.intellij.net/tracker/idea/viewSCR?publicId=15775


R