Why is eclipse removing the navigator view?

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In the 2019-09 version of Eclipse IDE, it is showing navigator as "Navigator (Deprecated)". Why is it going away? Will there be a replacement? I don't like views that hide or move actual directories around. Sometimes I prefer to see things as they exist in version control, for testing builds, etc.

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Building off of nitind and osoblanco's suggestions: You can make Project Explorer look exactly like the deprecated Navigator view by the following steps:

  1. Click Window->Show View->Project Explorer
  2. Click the three vertical dots in the top right corner of the Project Explorer Pane.
  3. Click "Filters and Customization..."
  4. In the "Pre-set filters" tab, uncheck "Java output folders" (thanks osoblanco for this tip)
  5. In the "Content" tab, uncheck "Java Elements"

I didn't see any difference between Flat or Hierarchical in the Project presentation, so I left it as the default. I'm using Eclipse IDE for Java Developers version 2020-09. All of my projects use the default package, so I don't really need to see "Java Elements".

user_151003640

I guess they figure they are supporting it well enough if you spend time configuring. For me this gets close enough I suppose...

Hit the 3 dots in the top right. -Set the "Package Presentation" to hierarchical. -Alter Filters and Customization. Uncheck "Java output folders" so that they show.

user_35414240

You should be able to get the same results with the Project Explorer view--just configure the contents to only show resources and nothing fancier.

nitind_279050

Indeed, it would be a shame to remove the "Navigator" view because it's the simplest way to get an overview with all files. Personally I use it frequently (typically for Git) and I hope it will be kept in future versions.

However, it is true that it is also possible to do the same thing with "Project explorer" with a bit of customization. To do this, you just have to remove all filters (used to hide certain files) and select all file types to be displayed.

Here's how:

open the "Project explorer" view (from the main menu : Window > Show View > Project Explorer)

in the "Project explorer" view : open "Filters and Customization" ("funnel" icon or "3 dots" icon + "Filters and Customization" )

in "Filters and Customization" dialog box :

  • in "Predefined filters": uncheck all checkboxes
  • in "User filters" : remove all filters if any (nothing by default)
  • in "Content" tab (used to define extensions to show) : select all available extensions (in order to show everything)

With this configuration you will see all the files located in the project (whatever the type of project, Java or other).

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