On Sun, 21 Sept 2025 at 15:29, Michael Bien <[email protected]> wrote: > Once the first project opens, NB will open the Projects and Files tabs > (logical and physical > project view as they are called in the implementation, now with tooltips > #8786). > > I think we should also open the Favorites tab in the same tab group, since it > serves as > view for non-project based use cases (also #8798 for adding the project dir > by default). > > It might get tight in that tab group since the Services tab is there too, so > this might > mean that we move it over where the Navigator is, or possibly not open > Services > by default?
Massive +1 to replacing Services by Favorites in the default tabs. As you probably know, as I've said this to you in at least two other places recently! :-) Favorites is becoming more important with the support for project-less Java files, and we should make it easier for beginners to find. Getting it to open with first file would be even better. I can't remember the last time I used the Services tab for anything, and I don't think it's that useful for initial usage. Anyone who needs it probably knows where to find it. I think the naming is awkward, but we may be stuck with that now? Ideally Favorites would be called Files or File Browser, and Files would be called something else. Something like Projects, Project Files and File Browser could be something to consider. It can be branded in the nb cluster if need be. Let's not forget that people find the current naming and purpose of the various tabs confusing - eg. https://github.com/apache/netbeans/discussions/6387 and various other posts over the years. Best wishes, Neil --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] For further information about the NetBeans mailing lists, visit: https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/NETBEANS/Mailing+lists
