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Eclipse 3.4 Breadcrumbs Hide and Show
Today, I inadvertently found a gem in Eclipse 3.4. Inside the Java Editor, you can right click on a method, and choose "Show in Breadcrumb" and a breadcrumb trails is shown in the first couple lines of your editor. Very Handy, especially since it works for most Java elements. Also handy because it offers quicker navigation than clicking to expand folders in the package explorer. However, I didn't like that it was taking up a couple of lines of space, so I wanted to turn it off. After trying a number of things, including Google, Eclipse help, and Preferences, I found NOTHING about how to hide the breadcrumb.
Finally, I tried this:
Customize Perspective, choose the Commands tab. In the Available command group, choose Java Editor Presentation.
The Toolbar details shows the button for Toggle Button, which looks like a folder with a C in a circle with a black triangle on top of it. 
I so rarely use the toolbar. I guess that's why I didn't think to look there first.
The Toolbar details shows the button for Toggle Button, which looks like a folder with a C in a circle with a black triangle on top of it. 
71 comments:
Phelps, congratulations!!!
"08-08-08" Olympc Games!!!
Couldn't get rid of it. Thank you! Thank you!!
helped me too. thx
Had the same problem, thanks for the tip :)
Several people at my workplace are now grateful for you taking the time to make this info available. Thanks! :)
Thanks a lot, I also couldn't get rid of it.
had the same problem, googled it and found your blog. thanks!
Well, I was about to be totally grateful, but nothing happens when I click on the toggle icon. The breadcrumb still won't disappear. Any further ideas?
Well, I was about to be totally grateful, but nothing happens when I click on the toggle icon. The breadcrumb still won't disappear. Any further ideas?
Close the customize perspective dialog window. Then find the toggle breadcrumb icon in the toolbars (below the menu bar of eclipse) and click the icon there.
Thank you!
Thank you!
Thank you for this tip
thanks!
It worked! Thank you!
Thanks a lot!
Google just pointed onto your site.
Thanks for the time you made me save and the frustration I did not have.
And another thank you!
Funny how us programmers search Google before searching their screen :)
Thanks! It's so funny... it was in such an obvious place, but I also never use the toolbar. I'm so glad I have some people to share my struggles with, lol.
First Google result for "eclipse hide breadcrumb".
Thanks! It's so funny... it was in such an obvious place, but I also never use the toolbar. I'm so glad I have some people to share my struggles with, lol.
First Google result for "eclipse hide breadcrumb".
Yay! Helped me too! :-) Thanks. Toolbars are nice and all, but (at least) the same functionality should be present in the menu, too!
lol... thanks dood... did the same thing... can't believe it was just sitting there ;P
Thank you, save us a lot of time!
Helped me... The toggle breadcrumb would appear in the toolbar, with which you can hide/show.
Yet another UI/usability fail for Eclipse.
Anyway, thanks, you saved my time!
haha thanks a lot ^^
Adding my voice to the crowd of grateful people for helping me get rid of that thing.
Thanks, this reminded me that I should also look at tools bar.
I had the same problem but I found a quicker way to get rid of it:
Press Ctrl+3 and type bread
The choose Toggle breadcrumb...
Ctrl+3 is very powerful for finding command or almost anyhting in Eclipse!
Thanks for the tip!
Good tip thanks, now I look like the eclipse guru.
Thanks for posting this fix! I got as far as Customize Perspective but I couldn't seal the deal without your help! :/
awesome. thanks.
Thank you!!
thanks, couldnt get rid of it...
thanks!!!
Thanks a lot!!! :)
Thanks. I didn't think of checking the toolbar either.
cool, found this info fast thanks of you
Thx
Thanks for the good work :)
Thank you
Thanks.. I horsed around with it for 10 minutes before asking mr google.
really good finding,... Thank u...Thanks a lot
Thanks! I always wondered how to turn this off.
I did one of those accidental right mouse button clicks that turned the breadcrumb on, so I couldn't even tell how I turned the breadcrumb on, which made it even harder for me to know how to turn it off!
Thank you for the informative tip!
Oh, and thanks to qwertzguy for the Ctrl-3 hint.
that helped me too, thanks boss!
Thanks a lot!
Thank you!
Thanks a lot!
Indeed, the icon was already in my toolbar, but, as you, I didn't check it...
ah! thanks so much..now that you mentioned it (well you mentioned it a couple of years ago), i've just looked at the tool bar and it actually has some functions that are very helpful.
Thanks man!
Thanks this was very helpful. I wonder why i didn't notice the icon in the tool bar in the first place.
Thank you I could not find a way to remove that panel.
Thanks. It worked for me :)
Thanks a lot. I went nuts to get rid of it.
Thank you so much. I am cool now.
God Bless You for this!
A 100 times over
Thanks to you (and to Google, which let me find it!)
thanks, i don't like it too.
Thank you ... helped me a lot
Thanks!
Hahaha, brilliant! Thanks for the post :)
Wow °!° Thank you very much...
I had the same problem ;) Why is it so hard to help users like us? Simply adding a context menu to the Breadcrump line would do it...
Regard!
There is the simple toggle breadcrumb button in the toolbar that helped me
thanks...
Thanks! :)
Thanks so much! This was also making my eclipse Java Editor run very slow, and pause about 5 seconds between keystrokes! (using a large code base, this must be a bug w/ eclipse)
Thank you! just works
This article didn't help because Eclipse has changed since it was posted - but Ctrl-3 worked!!
so useful.
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