Directly embed JetBrains Gateway download on workspace loading screen
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Description
Currently when opening a JetBrains IDE from the browser, the user is prompted to install the gateway, however that user has to leave the browser, go to JetBrains docs (Figure 1), find the right download, and install it. Instead we could directly offer users the JetBrains Gateway download from within the workspace start page (Figure 2), this will reduce the number of steps to use JetBrains with Gitpod.
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First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start at the workspace loading screen and trace the flow used when opening a JetBrains IDE from the browser; the issue does not name a file or test. Done means offering the JetBrains Gateway download within the workspace start page, so users no longer need to leave the browser to find it.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- typescript
- Domain
- frontend
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100