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| <h1>Editors</h1> |
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| <p class="Para"> Depending on the type of file that is being edited, the appropriate |
| editor is displayed in the editor area. For example, if a .TXT file is being |
| edited, a text editor is displayed in the editor area. The figure below shows |
| an editor open on the file file1.txt. The name of the file appears in the tab |
| of the editor. An asterisk (*) appearing at the left side of the tab indicates |
| that the editor has unsaved changes. If an attempt is made to close the editor |
| or exit the Workbench with unsaved changes, a prompt to save the editor's changes |
| will appear.</p> |
| <p><img src="../images/Image5_text_editor.png" alt="Eclipse Workbench, one editor" border="0" /> |
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| <p class="Para">When an editor is active, the Workbench menu bar and toolbar contain |
| operations applicable to the editor. When a view becomes active, the editor |
| operations are disabled. However, certain operations may be appropriate |
| in the context of a view and will remain enabled.</p> |
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| <p class="Para"> The editors can be stacked in the editor area and individual |
| editors can be activated by clicking the tab for the editor. Editors can also |
| be tiled side-by-side in the editor area so their content can be viewed simultaneously. |
| In the figure below, editors for JanesFile.txt and JanesFile2.txt have been placed |
| above the editor for JanesText.txt. Instructions will be given later in this tutorial explaining |
| how to rearrange views and editors.</p> |
| <p><img src="../images/Image57_two_editors.png" alt="Eclipse Workbench, tiled editors" border="0" /> |
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| <p>If a resource does not have an associated editor, the Workbench |
| will attempt to launch an external editor registered with the platform. These |
| external editors are not tightly integrated with the Workbench and are not embedded |
| in the Workbench's editor area. </p> |
| <p>Editors can be cycled through using the back and forward arrow buttons |
| in the toolbar. These move through the last mouse selection points and permit moving through several points |
| in a file before moving to another one. Additionally, editors can be cycled by using |
| the Ctrl+F6 accelerator (Command+F6 on the Macintosh). Ctrl+F6 pops up a list of currently |
| open editors. By default, the list will have selected the editor used before the current one, allowing |
| you to easely go back to the previous editor. |
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| <p filter="ws=win32"><img src="../images/win_only.png" alt="Windows only" border="0" /> |
| On Windows, if the associated editor is an external editor, the Workbench may attempt |
| to launch the editor in-place as an |
| OLE document editor. For example, editing a DOC file will cause Microsoft Word |
| to be opened in-place within the Workbench if Microsoft Word is installed on |
| the machine. If Microsoft Word has not been installed, Word Pad will open instead.</p> |
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