[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #24048: Increase the usability of Plugin Editor's files list (separate directories, limit height)

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#24048: Increase the usability of Plugin Editor's files list (separate directories,
limit height)
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 Reporter:  Daedalon     |       Owner:
     Type:  enhancement  |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal       |   Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Plugins      |     Version:  3.5.1
 Severity:  normal       |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  needs-patch  |     Focuses:  ui
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Comment (by helen):

 Replying to [comment:3 bpetty]:
 > Regardless, they are here, and as long as they're here, there's no
 reason to ignore patches that improve their usability. I wouldn't
 discourage contributors from writing patches just because a number of us
 continue to debate whether they should be in core at all.

 Not totally sure who or what you're addressing. There's no patch here, and
 I don't think the debate about keeping the editors is anything beyond
 academic. They're staying. :)

 Anyway, let's just remember that these are basic editors and we should
 keep things basic. Think of them as a stepping stone to learning about
 more full-fledged development. If we make them too fancy/IDE-ish, it
 conveys the message that it's a good idea to be cowboy coding all the
 time, when it's not. But, speaking from personal experience, they can be a
 great way for somebody to find a whole new world of things to learn.

 Design/concepts and/or patches happily encouraged here. Again, it could be
 as basic as adding some headers and showing files in a reasonable order
 and grouping.

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