| Re: [platform-ui-dev] Splitting editors |
| Simon.Goldsmith@xxxxxxxxxx
Sent by: platform-ui-dev-admin@xxxxxxxxxxx 09/30/2004 08:39 AM
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I am new to this whole eclipse thing, but I noticed that many people have requested the ability to split editors so they can have more than 1 view of (in most cases) a file. Eclipse doesn't let you do this, but I'm not sure why... so I added a split function into the AbstractTextEditor so that editors derived from this can be reopened on the same file. I also added a Quick copy-paste facility to allow you to paste from any visible text-editors into the current editor at the current point without having to navigate with the mouse to the selection zone, select copy, then return with the mouse to the destination (where you were typing) and select paste. I find this really useful in other editors like JEdit and XEmacs as it saves an awful lot of mouse work!
Being new I will probably be shot down in flames for adding it into the main source rather than via some kind of plugin and extension point - but life is too short and it took me long enough to delve into the source to do this, without learning any more right now (must get back to the day job!) Anyway, the whole point of the split part is that it will work on any editor derived from the AbstractTextEditor. I did write it as a plugin at first, but then realized this didn't really help me see a Java file in the java editor from >1 view. By default the split is done on Ctrl+2 and the Quick-copy on Ctrl+C Ctrl+C, but they can be changed in the preferences.
Anyway, so why am I mailing here - because I would love to contribute the changes back to the core project and I believe you guys are the right set of interested parties. Having never contributed to eclipse before I have no idea how to go about this so any help / info would be greatly appreciated!
best regards
simon
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Simon Goldsmith
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