Eclipse syntax highlighting with color themes

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Jun 202011
 

I don’t mind working with code or structured text files in a plain-text editor like Textpad, but my ability to read and comprehend increases with an editor that performs syntax highlighting.

By default, Eclipse does a pretty good job of syntax highlighting Java files without going overboard. But, if you want a fresh look — maybe you want to try a dark background — the Eclipse Color Theme plugin lets you change whole editor themes with the click of your mouse.

The Eclipse Color Theme plugin is free and so are the themes. So far I’m liking the dark Oblivion theme, shown below.

 Posted by Mike Christianson on 2011-06-20

Pin Eclipse to taskbar in Windows 7

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Aug 042010
 

There’s an issue with pinning Eclipse to the Windows 7 taskbar on 64-bit systems. Fortunately one of the suggested workarounds does the trick for me.

 Posted by Mike Christianson on 2010-08-04  Tagged with: ,

Problems with Eclipse 3.6 Helios plugins on Windows 7

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Aug 032010
 

I like to stay up-to-date with the latest Eclipse releases, often times using release candidates weeks before an actual release. The Eclipse release candidates, generally speaking, are top-notch and free of problems. So I was very surprised to discover a major problem with the 3.6 release almost immediately.

the problem

The problem was this: plugins did not appear to work. I dutifully installed my standard plugin set using the Update Manager but discovered no evidence of the effort after a restart. Subclipse? Missing. Mousefeed? FindBugs? nWire? Missing! Continue reading »

 Posted by Mike Christianson on 2010-08-03  Tagged with: , ,

Eclipse on Ubuntu without GCJ

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Feb 122009
 

eclipseSoftware packages from Ubuntu repositories can have some interesting and problematic dependencies. One such example is Ubuntu’s dependency on GCJ for Ant.

Ubuntu’s Eclipse package also depends on GCJ. If you wish to avoid this dependency, simply download the appropriate binary distribution from the Eclipse download site, extract to the location of your choice, and run Eclipse.

Before using Eclipse, be sure you have Sun’s JRE installed and configured as the default JRE.

 Posted by Mike Christianson on 2009-02-12  Tagged with: , ,

Ant on Ubuntu without GCJ

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Jan 022009
 

You may be surprised to learn Ant requires GCJ when installed through Synaptic or apt on Ubuntu.  GCJ is GNU’s Java compiler.  When you’re using Sun’s JDK and compiler, GCJ can get in the way — at worst it creates conflicts; at best it causes confusion.

Here’s how I installed Ant on Ubuntu without GCJ. Continue reading »

 Posted by Mike Christianson on 2009-01-02  Tagged with: , , ,
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