eclipse-theia/theia

Allow to hide toolbar items via context menu

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#14,000 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.

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Research direction
Investigate how VS Code implements the context menu for hiding toolbar items and identify the relevant Theia components (toolbar, context menu service) to replicate the behavior. Look at existing Theia context menus and toolbar item registrations.
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typescript
Domain
frontend
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2
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1-3 hours
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Clear
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65