Appearance

On this preference page, the appearance of Java elements in views can be configured. The options are:

Option	Description	Default
Show method return types	If enabled, methods displayed in views display the return type.	Off
Show override indicators in outline and hierarchy	If enabled, an indicator is displayed for overridden and implemented methods in the Outline and Type Hierarchy views.	On
Show members in Package Explorer	If enabled, Java elements below the level of Java files and Class files are displayed as well.	On
Compress package name segments	If enabled, package names are compressed according to the compression pattern.	Off
Stack views vertically in the Java Browsing perspective	If enabled, views in Java Browsing perspective will be stacked vertically, rather than horizontally.	Off

Java views

Showing and hiding elements
Showing full or compressed package names

Package Explorer view