eclipse-theia/theia

Allow to hide toolbar items via context menu

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#14000 opened on Aug 3, 2024

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Description

Feature Description:

VS Code allows to hide toolbar items for editors and other widgets via a context menu:

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We should replicate something similar. See also the discussion over at https://github.com/eclipse-theia/theia/discussions/13999.

Contributor guide

Tech stack
typescriptreacthtmlcss
Domain
frontend
Issue type
feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
3
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
1-2 days
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
active
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
clear
Prerequisites
TypeScriptTheia widget extensibility API
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
30
Research direction
Review the discussion at #13999 for previous design ideas. Examine Theia's toolbar implementation, likely in the 'toolbar' package, and the context menu system in the 'menu' package. Look at how VS Code implements hiding items via context menu for inspiration. Implement a similar mechanism using Theia's context menu contribution API.