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Reply 1. At 2:33 PM on Apr 13, 2006, Daniel Spangler wrote:: Re: Introduction to Mylar
Is it possible to use the bugzilla integration to build a mylar filter and somehow attach it to a bug in bugzilla? I think this would be nifty when assigning bugs.
Reply 2. At 5:42 PM on Apr 13, 2006, Riyad Kalla wrote:: Re: Introduction to Mylar
I'm not positive if that is in *yet*, but the author of Mylar is working like a mad man and is constantly making releases. I also know that functionality was buzzing around the mouths of people at EC, so he's well aware of it and probably already working on it.

My guess is that if it's not in now, it may be soon.; Best, Riyad [kallasoft | The "Break it Down" Blog]
Reply 3. At 4:31 AM on Apr 19, 2006, Stefan Langer wrote:: Re: Introduction to Mylar
Actually they are working on a way to attach the mylar context to a bug. So that anyone can recreate the original mylar context. (Not sure if this is in yet since I don't use that feature yet)

By the way anyone who hasn't tried mylar yet should definitely do so cause it will revolutionize the way you work with eclipse (no kidding)

Regards
Stefan
Reply 4. At 10:27 AM on Apr 19, 2006, Riyad Kalla wrote:: Re: Introduction to Mylar
Every developer I've talked to that has seen/used it has had this response. It's like candy to a baby; Best, Riyad [kallasoft | The "Break it Down" Blog]
Reply 5. At 12:55 PM on May 8, 2006, Daniel wrote:: Re: Introduction to Mylar
Is there any plans from Mylar to support IBM (Rational) ClearQuest bug tracking system?
Reply 6. At 11:37 PM on May 9, 2006, Mik Kersten wrote:: Re: Introduction to Mylar
While ClearQuest integration is not currently planned we are happy to support others building this support on the Mylar Tasks framework. To help us track interest in a ClearQuest Connector please add an enhancement request by following instructions at the bottom of: http://www.eclipse.org/mylar/start.php

Fyi, regarding Daniel's above inquiry about attaching contexts to Bugzilla reports, that wasn't there when this article was written but is now available in Mylar 0.5.1: http://www.eclipse.org/mylar/doc/new.php

Mik Kersten, Mylar Project Lead, http://eclipse.org/mylar
Reply 7. At 3:54 PM on May 18, 2006, Lubos Pochman wrote:: Re: Introduction to Mylar
Just a word of caution. I have installed Mylar I belive 0.41 or 0.43 and I could not debug Eclipse plugins any more. Was that fixed or is it still an issue? In general Mylar is great idea and already has greate fetures, but consider it pre-alpha, alpha release. (in other words, ff something stops working in Eclipse IDE, first try to uninstall/remove Mylar). That said, I think Mik does great job, and I am brave enough to instal 0.51 again and try if I can debug plugins 8-).
Reply 8. At 4:41 PM on May 18, 2006, Mik Kersten wrote:: Re: Introduction to Mylar
Lubos, while Mylar is still evolving rapidly, there have been no reports of it preventing debugging from working, or anything else nearly so drastic. I do recall responding your comment about this (https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=114956#c13) but that provided no steps to reproduce or evidence of Mylar being the culprit. We've had eight releases since then, so if you do end up installing the latest please do submit a bug report if you experience any problems with debugging or otherwise.

That said, I do think that sharing words of caution is a good idea. So whenever we come across any user reported problem or confusion that we can't address with a fix or enhancement we always put a note in the FAQ, and I suggest checking that if encountering any install or other problems of this sort: http://www.eclipse.org/mylar/doc/faq.php
Reply 9. At 5:57 PM on May 18, 2006, Lubos Pochman wrote:: Re: Introduction to Mylar
Mik,
I (and I bet many other Java developers) very, very appreciate the work you and others are doing with Mylar!
It is quite a new concept and it is great. I did installed 0.51 and I have no problem debugging the plugin I am working on any more. So the problem I had with 0.43 has been fixed, or it was some strange thing with my Eclipse env. or combination of plugins?! Who know. Anyway I am glad that I can use Mylar again!!
Reply 10. At 8:37 PM on May 19, 2006, Lubos Pochman wrote:: Re: Introduction to Mylar
Mik,

I do have one serious problem with Mylar. When I select Apply Mylar button in Package Explorer or Navigator or Outline views, the whole contents of the view (like projects, files etc.) disappears. When I deselect Apply Mylar button, the information (like in case of Navigator or Package Explorer projects, folders, packages etc.) is back.
Is it something wrong with my env. Should I cleanup/reset something?
Reply 11. At 8:38 AM on May 20, 2006, Lubos Pochman wrote:: Re: Introduction to Mylar
Never mind 8-), pilot error!
It only happens if you do not have any active task and that make sense in this context (no task so nothing to show). So you have to create and activate a task to have Mylar highlighting and show/hide feature active.