How do you activate Mylyn in the current Eclipse perspective?

Question

I installed Mylyn but it doesn't seem to be activated in my current perspective. How do I do this?

Answer 1

You need to open the Mylyn views (task list & task repositories).

Answer 2

Look in the Preferences / Customize Perspective / Command Groups Availability dialog.

Do you see:

• Java Task Context
• Task Context
• Task Navigation

They must be set, for Mylyn task management to be visible.

Answer 3

You'll need to open the relevant Mylyn views which are the Task List and Task Repository Views. To open a view use Window -> Show View. Once you have these views open add a task repository in the Task Repository View and then add a query in the Task List View, which will download relevant tasks. When you begin working on a task, i.e., by activating that task, you will notice that a focus button is added to several views, such as the package explorer. If you press the focus button only task-related files will be shown in that view.

This video walks you through getting setup: http://tasktop.com/videos/1.6/setup/tasklist/

This video shows you how to work task-focused: http://tasktop.com/videos/1.6/setup/focus/