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[Feature] Create New Folder on Welcome Screen #233281

Open vednig opened 6 days ago

vednig commented 6 days ago

Description

Having the ability to create new folder from inside the Welcome Screen (since this is the default screen on a new instance) having going through file explorer to create a new folder then coming back to VSCode to open that folder is a significant blocker o developer flow, this could significantly impact developer experience while creating new projects, or building from scratch. Also, since I observed most of the features in "Welcome" Screen Tab are part of the file submenu in the top menu bar, adding the same in the top would ensure consistent experience across the interface.

Visual GUI User Flow (while creating a new project) [Currently]:

Open VSCode -> Create New Instance -> File Explorer -> Navigate to Current Folder ->Right Click -> Create New Folder -> Switch Window (back to VS Code) -> Navigate File Explorer to the folder -> Open New Folder

Visual GUI User Flow (while creating a new project)[Suggested]:

Open VSCode -> Create New Folder -> Choose Folder -> Name Folder -> Open New Folder (by default creates and opens the created folder)

Note:

There is also an alternate user flow that only power users might utilize

Visual GUI User Flow (while creating a new project) [Alternative]:

Open VSCode -> Open Folder -> Navigate File Explorer to the folder -> Create New Folder -> Choose Folder (opens folder in VS Code)

Image **Current Welcome Screen For Reference

vednig commented 6 days ago

Since most new projects start over aa prebuilt template nowadays there could be a feature to select a prebuilt template structure using app store extensions