Show only stable or latest editor options from the new workspace modal

[gtsiolis]

Problem to solve

The recently updated new workspace modal includes a list of all available editor options, including the latest versions—that is Insiders for VS Code and EAP for JetBrains.

However, this modal is not necessarily targeting power users who would need the option to use the latest editor in this modal. This leads to a more confusing and verbose UI/UX.

The option still remains available at reach inside user settings for any power user who wants to get the latest updates for the editor options.

See relevant discussion (internal). Cc @loujaybee @filiptronicek @akosyakov @mbrevoort

See relevant discussion point (internal) from a recent design check-in. 🍳

Proposal

Remove the latest editor options from the new workspace modal.

[akosyakov]

How is it going to play with user setting? We should show then VS Code Insiders Desktop then in New Workspace dialog?

[gtsiolis]

@akosyakov I'll make an (expensive) assumption here that users overriding the editor don't necessarily need to switch between the latest or not.

☝️ Collecting some metrics around this could shed some light on this. Re-posting relevant discussion point (internal) from a recent design check-in. 🍳

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If this sound acceptable, I'd keep the latest checkbox as opt-in only in user settings and only allow control from there.

This way, changing the editor on the new workspace modal will respect the option of the latest or not from user settings, but 🅰️ not list explicitly all options in the new workspace modal and 🅱️ default and surface stable or latest based on the editor list, showing only one option per editor. Does this sound like a good way forward?

[akosyakov]

Yes, I agree to list only one option based on user setting. The question was about naming. We could keep showing latest label indeed. I still think that using proper product names is better. I don’t think someone knows what is VS Code desktop latest.

[gtsiolis]

Yes, I agree to list only one option based on user setting.

DEAL—🤝

The question was about naming. We could keep showing latest label indeed. I still think that using proper product names is better. I don’t think someone knows what is VS Code desktop latest.

DEAL—Once the user opt-in to using the latest using the checkbox input in user settings, we can then show Insiders or EAP as the label next to the editor in the new workspace modal, see designs below how we could also surface this on the current editor selection cards. 🃏

Then, once #13116 lands, we can simply replace the editor cards with the same exact compact dropdown.

BEFORE	AFTER

[filiptronicek]

we can then show Insiders or EAP

I like this 🙌: around release dates, it does happen that VS Code Browser Stable == VS Code Browser Insiders - see internal thread for an example (I believe the same can happen for JB). With this we can show the version as non-insiders even if Insiders is chosen in the user prefs. Related: #15251

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[filiptronicek]

Actually already fixed by #16847.