Bug 22551 Hierarchy pane missing "New..." menu item in context menu [type hierarchy]
(R2.0) I can almost use Eclipse like a Smalltalk Class Hierarchy browser. This is one of two problems. My custom perspective has a Packages pane, a Hierarchy pane (which includes methods of course) and a code editor pane. I cannot create a new class that is a subclass of the selected class in the Hierarchy pane. Note that I can do this in the "Types" pane from the context menu. The workaround is to use the Packages context menu, but this does NOT pick up the superclass that I have selected in the Hierarchy pane.
org.eclipse.jdt.ui/ui/org/eclipse/jdt/internal/ui/typehierarchy/TypeHierarchyViewPart.java
member= (IMember) EditorUtility.getWorkingCopy(member);
					if (member == null) {
						return;
					}
				} catch (JavaModelException e) {
					JavaPlugin.log(e);
					return;
				}
			}
			Control methodControl= fMethodsViewer.getControl();
			if (methodControl != null && !methodControl.isDisposed()) {
				methodControl.setFocus();
			}
			fMethodsViewer.setSelection(new StructuredSelection(member), true);
		} else {
			Control viewerControl= getCurrentViewer().getControl();
			if (viewerControl != null && !viewerControl.isDisposed()) {
				viewerControl.setFocus();
			}
			getCurrentViewer().setSelection(new StructuredSelection(member), true);
		}	
	}	
	/**
	 * @deprecated
	 */	
	public IType getInput() {
		if (fInputElement instanceof IType) {
			return (IType) fInputElement;
		}
		return null;