How to disable breadcrumbs in eclipse

Question

How to disable breadcrumbs in eclipse

Answer 1

Something like http://loadcontext.blogspot.com/2008/08/eclipse-34-breadcrumbs-hide-and-show.html?

Customize Perspective, choose the Commands tab. In the Available command group, choose Java Editor Presentation. The Toolbar details shows the button for Toggle Breadcrumbs, which looks like a folder with a C in a circle with a black triangle on top of it.

Despite my absolute lack of experience with Eclipse, I suppose this setting must appear in other Presentation items too. After the button's enabled, all you have to do is click it. Or not?

Answer 2

If you are referring to the breadcrumbs in the help file of a RCP application, there is only a manual way to do it.

Find the file org.eclipse.help.webapp\advanced\breadcrumbs.css and replace its contents with.

.help_breadcrumbs {
   display: none;
}

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For the Java Editor breadcrumb, you need to assign a shortcut to the "Toggle Java Editor Breadcrumb" command (I have tested Alt+B, for instance)

That shortcut will make the breadcrumb bar appear/disappear at will.

Answer 3

With the editor window focussed, look for this icon in your toolbar:

And click on it. That's all. The icon is present by default, but can be deactivated, in which case you have to activated as in MvanGeest's answer.