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Remove "New Java File" submenu, etc. from Explorer context menu #909
Description
This extension contributes a submenu "New Java File" and other commands like "New Java Package, etc." to the explorer context menu. I don't think this is consistent with the VS Code UI style: you won't see "New Typescript File" when editing a typescript project, for example.
What's more, these menus clutter the context menu even in workspaces that are not Java-related at all.
- For creating new FIles, there is the
file/newFilemenu (which is already contributed to) - Creating a new package is just creating folders and there is already support for that (you can just type in
foo/barin order to create a hierarchy - Creating a Java project is not context dependent and therefore should not be in a context menu: VS Code uses the command palette for this.
- The "Create Java Project" command is contributed to the
file/newFilemenu, which again, IMO, goes against VS Code custom.
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github-actions commentedon Sep 23, 2025
Hi Thomas Mäder (@tsmaeder), I'm an AI Support assistant here to help with your issue. While the team reviews your request, I wanted to provide some possible tips and documentation that might help you in the meantime.
High-confidence reference:
Provides exactly this request: a configuration option to disable the “Maven (submenu)”, “New Java File”, “New Java Package…”, and “New Java Project…” items. Track and upvote/update this issue for progress or discuss possible configuration keys.
Add option to disable right-click/context-menu elements redhat-developer/vscode-java#4141
Other references with low confidence
Another request to declutter the Explorer context menu by removing run/debug commands on non-runnable files. Not directly about “New Java File” but similar in spirit.
Filter out run and debug contextual menu when the file doesn't contain a Main vscode-java-debug#937
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