Bug 531346 - New> submenu should have option to create package-info and module-info Java files
Summary: New> submenu should have option to create package-info and module-info Java f...
Status: NEW
Alias: None
Product: JDT
Classification: Eclipse Project
Component: UI (show other bugs)
Version: 4.7.1a   Edit
Hardware: All All
: P3 enhancement (vote)
Target Milestone: ---   Edit
Assignee: JDT-UI-Inbox CLA
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Keywords: usability
: 551811 (view as bug list)
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Reported: 2018-02-19 10:26 EST by Bence Sipka CLA
Modified: 2019-10-05 13:57 EDT (History)
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Description Bence Sipka CLA 2018-02-19 10:26:33 EST 
Title is pretty self explanatory.

Right clicking on a Java project should have the option to create a module-info.java file under the New > submenu instead of Configure >.
As the developer is creating a new file it is very counter-intuitive to have it under Configure >.

Right clicking on a package or the project should have an option to create a package-info.java.
Comment 1 Mickael Istria CLA 2018-02-19 10:29:43 EST 
I perceive this as a major usability issue. I would also expect all files could be created from the "New" wizard, even the module-info.java.
The configure menu is a mess when you have many plugins installed, it's not browseable, the sorting seems chaotic... It's really one of the worst places to drive users.
Comment 2 Stephan Herrmann CLA 2019-10-05 13:55:59 EDT 
*** Bug 551811 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***