Proposal: improve 'Select Package Template' window

[idododu]

Currently user have two ways to select a template:

• from path
• 1. check 'From Path' radio button
• 2. select json file in file select modal
• from favorite
  • select favorite template name(if you have marked some json file as favorite)

Both of them are not so convenient, I propose below steps to select a template:

• from path: put all template keys to a dropdown list so that user no need to open another file select modal
• from favorite: hope we have a window to list all templates, so that we can mark multiple templates as favourite other than do it one by one

[InsaneDoggo]

put all template keys to a dropdown list

You mean right-click context menu -> new -> default IDE actions + lisft of templates?

mark multiple templates as favourite

I'll add this feature in my todo list.

[idododu]

put all template keys to a dropdown list
You mean right-click context menu -> new -> default IDE actions + list of templates?
In my opinion, right-click context menu -> new -> package template -> select file template dialog

in the dialog, replace current file input with a drop-down list

[InsaneDoggo]

Templates can be located in different paths, no way to collect them all automatically. It's possible to scan specified by user dirs. I can't completely replace file input, but providing dropdown as additional option seems possible.
P.S. Most of convenient like requests have lower priority than bugs\functionality features. So i can't promise fast implementation of this request.

[idododu]

How about restricting users to put all template in [IDEA Path]/config/packageTemplates folder?
This will also make 'Export/Import' easier.

Of course , this is not a high priority issue, just want to give some feedback so that you can make this plugin better

[InsaneDoggo]

Technically dropdown doesn't require this restriction, it could load templates from [IDEA Path]/config/packageTemplates. User can save all templates to this dir and never use select dialog. Custom location feature will exists for another users.