Outline Window Missing Functionality

Type: Feature Request

When i view a code page i have only 2 option for the outline 1. All Collapsed and 2. All Expanded

I need it collapsed to method level not to root level. Then if i want to see what are the other things inside the method i can click the (+) sign to expand it. But VS Code doesnt support that all you can do is that 2 option or you can select outline.showmethods:true but this restricts (+) expandable methods so a functionality loss.

Have a nice day & best regards

VS Code version: Code 1.137.0 (645f29cc3176500b4b5762ba887cf2a7f0ffdf2c, 2026-09-08T13:43:59-07:00)
OS version: Windows_NT x64 10.0.26200
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Start by reproducing the behavior in the Outline view with outline.showMethods enabled, comparing All Collapsed and All Expanded. Trace the Outline view and its collapse state handling; done means users can initially collapse symbols to method level while retaining expandable method contents.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.