eclipse-theia/theia

allow to configure how to open the preview

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#7,679 opened on Apr 28, 2020

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Description

Right now we always open with split to right, but some users want to have it differently: https://spectrum.chat/theia/general/theia-chat~170dbeb6-4c13-4050-8c00-a095248fd8f0?m=MTU4NzgzODg5OTE4NA==

cc @AlexTugarev @svenefftinge

Contributor guide

Tech stack
typescript
Domain
developer experiencetooling
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.
half day
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
stale
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
mostly clear
Prerequisites
Familiarity with Theia's preference systemBasic TypeScript
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
60
Research direction
Investigate how Theia currently opens editors (split to right by default) and where the preference for editor layout is defined. Look into the 'theia' core code, likely in packages/editor or packages/core, to add a new preference key (e.g., 'editor.openMode') that allows users to choose between 'split right', 'split left', 'split top', etc. The preference should be integrated into the command for opening preview. Check existing preference examples in the repository for guidance.