JDeveloper doing simple things - how to

Question

Just a couple of simple things that I can't seem to do in JDeveloper 11.1.1.6.0
I have to use that version for OIM so please don't tell me to use 11.1.2.0.0 !!
How do I simply see my folders? There is no option in View for a simple folder view - I have Application Navigator and that's pretty much it. I just want to see if my project has recognized the folders I am supposed to have in my project, but there is no way to do that. I also tried messing with all of the "Navigator Display Options" and "Working Sets" options. Still nothing. I took a project someone sent me and dropped it into the application folder, and then opened the project. It found the single source file but none of the folders show up anywhere.
Second thing - if I create a folder external to the project and drop it into the project folder structure - why does "refresh" not pick it up?
Eclipse Project Explorer == JDeveloper Application Navigator
Eclipse Navigator == JDeveloper ??

Answer 1

Eclipse Navigator <> JDeveloper Navigator
JDev doesn't have a "file" navigator. We figure the OS usually provides a good one of those. :-)
Here are some tips:
1) Toggling some options in the Navigator Display Options will get you close (but it's still not a file navigator:
* Group by Directory (checked)
* Sort By Type (unchecked)
* Package Level (unlimited)
* Web Content Level (unlimited)
* Show Libraries (unchecked)
* Group by Categories (unchecked)
* Group Related Files (unchecked)
2) By selecting a node in the Application Navigator, you can choose Edit > Copy Path, which puts the os path to the node on your clipboard. You can now paste this into Windows Explorer (or similar for your os) to use the OS navigator. Optionally, you can use "Tools > External tools" to easily add a button or menu item to open a navigator node in the OS navigator.
3) The main thing to recognize is that the contents of the project as shown in the navigator is governed by the project source paths (in Project Properties). If you added a folder to a project folder and it's not showing up after a refresh, it's probably not under the project source path after all. Or, it's possible that you have added a working set which is hiding the contents.
-- Brian