code: function getPreferences() {
          // It's senseless to look prefs up for the current file, instead look them up for
          // the current project (or globally)
          return {
              closeBelow  : prefs.get("below",  PreferencesManager.CURRENT_PROJECT),
              closeOthers : prefs.get("others", PreferencesManager.CURRENT_PROJECT),
              closeAbove  : prefs.get("above",  PreferencesManager.CURRENT_PROJECT)
          };
      }
docs: Returns the preferences used to add/remove the menu items
  @return {{closeBelow: boolean, closeOthers: boolean, closeAbove: boolean}}