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<h1>Overview</h1>
<p>The Parallel Tools Platform External Tools Framework Feedback view provides an eclipse
view, exposing information found e.g. in an XML file, with convenient mapping and navigation
to source lines referenced in the XML file. For example, a compiler or analysis tool may expose
items of interest in an XML file and list the filename and line number (or range of lines,
or character region) applicable to the item found. A performance tool may note regions of
interest with source code lines that are referenced.
<p>The PTP ETFw Feedback view allows a convenient way to expose this information in a way
that allows the user to easily navigate to the source code lines in the user's source code.
<h1>Basic Tasks</h1>
<h2>Show Items in feedback view</h2>
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<li>Create a basic C project
<li>Put the xml file in a C project under folder 'xml'
<li>Put source files referenced in the xml transform file(s) under 'src'. Directories will be ignored for now.
<li>Select one or more transform xml files
<li>Hit the (purple) button in the toolbar (Hover says "Show Feedback View for selected XML File")
- see red arrow at top of image below.
<li>The Feedback view appears.
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The items are initially all collapsed. You can expand individual parent nodes, or use the
"Expand All" button in the view's toolbar (see red arrow in middle of image above\) to see more information.
<li>To see the source file line referred to by an item, double-click on the line in the Feedback view.
<li>To see more information on an item, rightMouse and select "Show Info", or select the item and hit
the "Show Info" (icon "i") button in the view toolbar.
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