task context

This makes it easy to pick out elements that are in the task context when you scroll through a long list of elements.

If you turn over a task to a team member partway through, your task context provides him or her with a starting point.

As soon as you select an element, it becomes part of the task context and unfolds.

If you click a Java stack trace in a defect, the stack trace opens up instantly in the editor and starts populating the task context.

With another click, you reassign the bug to your colleague and share the task context that results from your diagnosis.

Mylyn also uses the task context to manage actively the number of open editors related to a task.

Collaborative tools are all about sharing information, and task context can focus that information to prevent overload and distraction.

Note that the Project Explorer view in Figure 5 shows only files that are in the task context; in this case, some images and XML files.

After that, every element you interact with becomes part of the task context.

Change sets are automatically managed to reflect changes in task context.

Task context captures the knowledge that has been created when a task is performed.

Each method you select and edit is added to the task context and thus appears in the Package Explorer.

Because you're using Mylyn, this knowledge is captured automatically in your task context.

Mylyn 2. 0 facilitates working in a task-focused way by making recalling a task context almost instant.

The Attention Aware System: A Human-Computer Interaction Interface in the Multi-Task Context