Eclipse Platform User Guide
Eclipse platform overview
Getting started
Basic tutorial
The Workbench
Editors and views
Editors
Views
A simple project
Using the File menu
Using the popup
Using the New button
Closing an editor
Navigating resources
Opening resources in the Project Explorer
Go To
Files
Exporting files
Importing files
Drag and drop or copy and paste
Import wizard
Deleting resources
Working with other editors
External editors
Embedded editors
Editing files outside the Workbench
Copying, renaming and moving
Copying
Renaming
Moving
Searching
Starting a search
The Search view
Tasks and markers
Unassociated tasks
Associated tasks
Opening files
Bookmarks
Adding and viewing bookmarks
Using bookmarks
Removing bookmarks
Rearranging views and editors
Rearranging views
Tiling editors
Rearranging tabbed views
Maximizing and minimizing
Perspectives
New perspectives
New windows
Saving perspectives
Turning menu and tool bar items on and off
Comparing
Simple compare
Understanding the comparison
Working with the comparison
Local history
Exiting the Workbench
Ant & external tools tutorial
Eclipse Ant basics
Creating Ant buildfiles
Editing Ant buildfiles
Running Ant buildfiles
Saving & Reusing Ant options
Using the Ant view
Ant buildfiles as project builders
Creating a project builder Ant buildfile
Executing project builders
Project Builder Ant Targets
External tools
Non-Ant project builders
Stand-alone external tools
Concepts
Welcome
Workbench
Resources
Resource hierarchies
Linked resources
Virtual folders
Path variables
Resource filters
Working sets
Builds
Local history
Perspectives
Editors
Ant Editor
External editors
Views
Detached views
Ant view
Project Explorer view
Help view
Tasks view
Problems view
Outline view
Properties view
Search view
Toolbars
Markers
Bookmarks
Label decorations
Help
Ant & External tools
Ant support
External tools
Accessibility features in Eclipse
Navigating the user interface using the keyboard
Accessibility features in textual editors
Fonts and colors in Eclipse
Features
Tasks
Running Eclipse
Upgrading Eclipse
Working with perspectives
Switching between perspectives
Specifying the default perspective
Opening perspectives
Changing where perspectives open
Showing and hiding menu items and toolbar buttons
Configuring the menu and toolbar of the perspective
Configuring perspective shortcuts
Saving a user defined perspective
Deleting a user defined perspective
Resetting perspectives
Working with views and editors
Opening views
Moving and docking views
Rearranging tabbed views
Detaching views and editors
Opening files for editing
Associating editors with file types
Editing files outside the Workbench
Tiling editors
Maximizing and minimizing in the eclipse presentation
Customizing the Workbench
Customizing welcome
Customize Welcome Dialog
Rearranging the main toolbar
Changing the key bindings
Changing fonts and colors
Controlling single and double click behavior
Importing and exporting preferences
Large file associations
Working with projects, folders and files
Creating a project
Closing projects
Deleting projects
Creating a folder
Creating a file
Creating linked resources
Creating virtual folders
Moving resources
Copying resources
Renaming resources
Deleting resources
Viewing resources properties
Creating resource filters
Navigating and finding resources
Finding a resource quickly
Searching for files
Searching for text within a file
Showing or hiding files in the Project Explorer view
Linking the Project Explorer view to the active editor
Problems, bookmarks, tasks and other markers
Creating a bookmark within a file
Creating a bookmark for an entire file
Deleting a bookmark
Adding line items in the Tasks view
Associating a task with a resource
Deleting tasks
Filtering the Tasks and Problems views
Automatically fixing problems
Comparing resources
Setting preferences for comparing files
Understanding the comparison
Merging changes in the compare editor
Working with local history
Comparing resources with the local history
Replacing a resource with local history
Restoring deleted resources from local history
Setting local history preferences
Importing
Importing existing projects
Importing resources from the file system
Importing resources from an Archive file
Exporting
Exporting resources to the file system
Exporting resources to an Archive file
Building resources
Performing builds automatically
Performing builds manually
Saving resources automatically before a manual build
Changing build order
Running Ant buildfiles
Modifying the Ant classpath
Using a different version of Ant
Adding new Ant tasks and types
Running external tools
Accessing help
Navigating help topics
Searching help
Using help scopes
Accessing context-sensitive help
Help display settings
Help accessibility
Working in the team environment
Synchronizing with the repository
Committing
Version control life cycle: adding and ignoring resources
Creating a global ignore pattern
Overriding or removing resource ignore patterns
Resolving conflicts
Setting the content type of a file extension
Comparing resources with repository versions
Working with patches
Updating and installing software
Updating the installation
Installing new software
Updating software using the Available Updates wizard
Uninstalling software
Installation Details
Installation Details for Plug-ins
Installation Details for Features
Installation Details for the Configuration
Adding a new software site
Working with the Available Software sites
Reverting to a previous install configuration
Scheduling automatic updates
Reference
Minimizing data loss from crashes
Preferences
Accessibility
Annotations
Ant
Ant Content Assist
Ant Editor
Ant Formatter
Ant Runtime
Ant Templates
Appearance
Automatic Updates
Available Software Sites
Build Order
Capabilities
Colors and Fonts
Compare/Patch
Content Types
Large File Associations
Editors
External Tools
File Associations
General
Globalization
Help
Help Content
Install/Update
Keys
Label Decorations
Link Handlers
Linked Resources
Local History
Network Connections
Perspectives
Quick Diff
Search
Secure Storage
Spelling
SSH2
Startup and Shutdown
Team
Team File Content
Team Ignored Resources
Ignoring resources from version control
Team Models
Text Editors
Tracing
UI Responsiveness Monitoring
Web Browser
Workspace
Workspaces
Secure storage
How secure storage works
Password recovery
Life of a master password
Secure storage runtime options
User interface information
Development environment
Workbench toolbar
Perspective Bar
View toolbars
Builds
Perspectives
Local history
List of key bindings
Switching workspaces
Views and editors
Workbench window layout
Editor area
Compare editor
Search view
Project Explorer view
Bookmarks view
Properties view
Outline view
Tasks view
Problems view
Ant editor
Ant view
Error Log view
Wizards
New Project wizard
New Folder wizard
New File wizard
Import wizard
Export wizard
Help contents
Eclipse Platform User Guide
Working with cheat sheets
Working with composite cheat sheets
Search
File search
Open Resource dialog
Workbench menus
File menu
Edit menu
Navigate menu
Project menu
Window menu
Help menu
Icons and buttons
Project Explorer view icons
Editor area marker bar
Tasks view
Toolbar buttons
External Tools and Ant Icons
Tips and tricks
Workbench
Editing
Ant
Help
Version Control (Team)
What's new
Text Editors
Security
General Updates
Legal
Eclipse platform overview
Getting started
Basic tutorial
The Workbench
Editors and views
Editors
Views
A simple project
Using the File menu
Using the popup
Using the New button
Closing an editor
Navigating resources
Opening resources in the Project Explorer
Go To
Files
Exporting files
Importing files
Drag and drop or copy and paste
Import wizard
Deleting resources
Working with other editors
External editors
Embedded editors
Editing files outside the Workbench
Copying, renaming and moving
Copying
Renaming
Moving
Searching
Starting a search
The Search view
Tasks and markers
Unassociated tasks
Associated tasks
Opening files
Bookmarks
Adding and viewing bookmarks
Using bookmarks
Removing bookmarks
Rearranging views and editors
Rearranging views
Tiling editors
Rearranging tabbed views
Maximizing and minimizing
Perspectives
New perspectives
New windows
Saving perspectives
Turning menu and tool bar items on and off
Comparing
Simple compare
Understanding the comparison
Working with the comparison
Local history
Exiting the Workbench
Ant & external tools tutorial
Eclipse Ant basics
Creating Ant buildfiles
Editing Ant buildfiles
Running Ant buildfiles
Saving & Reusing Ant options
Using the Ant view
Ant buildfiles as project builders
Creating a project builder Ant buildfile
Executing project builders
Project Builder Ant Targets
External tools
Non-Ant project builders
Stand-alone external tools
Concepts
Welcome
Workbench
Resources
Resource hierarchies
Linked resources
Virtual folders
Path variables
Resource filters
Working sets
Builds
Local history
Perspectives
Editors
Ant Editor
External editors
Views
Detached views
Ant view
Project Explorer view
Help view
Tasks view
Problems view
Outline view
Properties view
Search view
Toolbars
Markers
Bookmarks
Label decorations
Help
Ant & External tools
Ant support
External tools
Accessibility features in Eclipse
Navigating the user interface using the keyboard
Accessibility features in textual editors
Fonts and colors in Eclipse
Features
Tasks
Running Eclipse
Upgrading Eclipse
Working with perspectives
Switching between perspectives
Specifying the default perspective
Opening perspectives
Changing where perspectives open
Showing and hiding menu items and toolbar buttons
Configuring the menu and toolbar of the perspective
Configuring perspective shortcuts
Saving a user defined perspective
Deleting a user defined perspective
Resetting perspectives
Working with views and editors
Opening views
Moving and docking views
Rearranging tabbed views
Detaching views and editors
Opening files for editing
Associating editors with file types
Editing files outside the Workbench
Tiling editors
Maximizing and minimizing in the eclipse presentation
Customizing the Workbench
Customizing welcome
Customize Welcome Dialog
Rearranging the main toolbar
Changing the key bindings
Changing fonts and colors
Controlling single and double click behavior
Importing and exporting preferences
Large file associations
Working with projects, folders and files
Creating a project
Closing projects
Deleting projects
Creating a folder
Creating a file
Creating linked resources
Creating virtual folders
Moving resources
Copying resources
Renaming resources
Deleting resources
Viewing resources properties
Creating resource filters
Navigating and finding resources
Finding a resource quickly
Searching for files
Searching for text within a file
Showing or hiding files in the Project Explorer view
Linking the Project Explorer view to the active editor
Problems, bookmarks, tasks and other markers
Creating a bookmark within a file
Creating a bookmark for an entire file
Deleting a bookmark
Adding line items in the Tasks view
Associating a task with a resource
Deleting tasks
Filtering the Tasks and Problems views
Automatically fixing problems
Comparing resources
Setting preferences for comparing files
Understanding the comparison
Merging changes in the compare editor
Working with local history
Comparing resources with the local history
Replacing a resource with local history
Restoring deleted resources from local history
Setting local history preferences
Importing
Importing existing projects
Importing resources from the file system
Importing resources from an Archive file
Exporting
Exporting resources to the file system
Exporting resources to an Archive file
Building resources
Performing builds automatically
Performing builds manually
Saving resources automatically before a manual build
Changing build order
Running Ant buildfiles
Modifying the Ant classpath
Using a different version of Ant
Adding new Ant tasks and types
Running external tools
Accessing help
Navigating help topics
Searching help
Using help scopes
Accessing context-sensitive help
Help display settings
Help accessibility
Working in the team environment
Synchronizing with the repository
Committing
Version control life cycle: adding and ignoring resources
Creating a global ignore pattern
Overriding or removing resource ignore patterns
Resolving conflicts
Setting the content type of a file extension
Comparing resources with repository versions
Working with patches
Updating and installing software
Updating the installation
Installing new software
Updating software using the Available Updates wizard
Uninstalling software
Installation Details
Installation Details for Plug-ins
Installation Details for Features
Installation Details for the Configuration
Adding a new software site
Working with the Available Software sites
Reverting to a previous install configuration
Scheduling automatic updates
Reference
Minimizing data loss from crashes
Preferences
Accessibility
Annotations
Ant
Ant Content Assist
Ant Editor
Ant Formatter
Ant Runtime
Ant Templates
Appearance
Automatic Updates
Available Software Sites
Build Order
Capabilities
Colors and Fonts
Compare/Patch
Content Types
Large File Associations
Editors
External Tools
File Associations
General
Globalization
Help
Help Content
Install/Update
Keys
Label Decorations
Link Handlers
Linked Resources
Local History
Network Connections
Perspectives
Quick Diff
Search
Secure Storage
Spelling
SSH2
Startup and Shutdown
Team
Team File Content
Team Ignored Resources
Ignoring resources from version control
Team Models
Text Editors
Tracing
UI Responsiveness Monitoring
Web Browser
Workspace
Workspaces
Secure storage
How secure storage works
Password recovery
Life of a master password
Secure storage runtime options
User interface information
Development environment
Workbench toolbar
Perspective Bar
View toolbars
Builds
Perspectives
Local history
List of key bindings
Switching workspaces
Views and editors
Workbench window layout
Editor area
Compare editor
Search view
Project Explorer view
Bookmarks view
Properties view
Outline view
Tasks view
Problems view
Ant editor
Ant view
Error Log view
Wizards
New Project wizard
New Folder wizard
New File wizard
Import wizard
Export wizard
Help contents
Eclipse Platform User Guide
Working with cheat sheets
Working with composite cheat sheets
Search
File search
Open Resource dialog
Workbench menus
File menu
Edit menu
Navigate menu
Project menu
Window menu
Help menu
Icons and buttons
Project Explorer view icons
Editor area marker bar
Tasks view
Toolbar buttons
External Tools and Ant Icons
Tips and tricks
Workbench
Editing
Ant
Help
Version Control (Team)
What's new
Text Editors
Security
General Updates
Legal
GEB Automation IDE Guide
Online help
Online help