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Eclipse folder Referenced Libraries disappears

In Java projects in Eclipse version 3.4.1 sometimes the folder "Referenced Libraries" disappears from the "Project Explorer" view. All third party jars are shown directly in the root of the project folder. The project compiles and runs fine. It seems to be a GUI problem. How can I get this folder back? ...

Integrate StackOverflow into IDEs?

Okay, this is just a crazy idea I have. StackOverflow looks very structured and integrable into development applications. So would it be possible, even useful, to have a StackOverflow plugin for, say, Eclipse? Which features of StackOverflow would you like to have directly integrated into your IDE so you can use it "natively" without c...

How do you refresh maven dependencies from eclipse?

We recently started using maven for dependency management. Our team uses eclipse as it's IDE. Is there an easy way to get eclipse to refresh the maven dependencies without running mvn eclipse:eclipse? The dependencies are up to date in the local maven repository, but eclipse doesn't pick up the changes until we use the eclipse:eclipse c...

Adding referenced eclipse projects to maven dependancies

Right now, I have two Eclipse projects - they both use Maven 2 for all their jar-dependency goodness. Inside eclipse, I have project Foo included in project Bar's build path, so that I can use Foo's classes from project Bar. This works really well in eclipse land, but when I try: mvn compile inside Bar's directory, it fails because ...

Do you know update site addresses for *latest* eclipse components ?

I am looking for all addresses related to: 3.x eclipse itself (milestones and/or integration builds) 3.x other components (GEF, GMF, EMF, ...) In the spirit of answering my own question, I do have an answer for: 3.5 eclipse itself, with some details and caveats, 3.6 Helios, with the steps involved to follow the updates. However, ...

Subversive connectors not working with newest Ganymede update

I'm using Subversive plugin in Ganymede, but after today's update it stopped working - it just doesn't see any valid svn connectors (I've already been using 1.2.0 dev version of SVNKit, instead of a stable one, because Subversive / Ganymede could not handle it; now it can't handle even the dev one). Any ideas how to make it work? Are sub...

How to programmatically run an Xpand workflow on a model in a second workbench?

I have an Xtext/Xpand (oAW 4.3, Eclipse 3.4) generator plug-in, which I run together with the editor plug-in in a second workbench. There, I'd like to run Xpand workflows programmatically on the model file I create. If I set the model file using the absolute path of the IFile I have, e.g. with: String dslFile = file.getLocation().makeAb...

In BIRT, how do I access an arbitrary data set from JavaScript?

I am building my first report in BIRT. Very quickly I ran into a problem in which I wanted to display some text or data based on an expression that included data from two different tables (not tables that can/should be joined - (hypothetically example- take a student's ACT score from his record in the student table and compare it agains...

What are the best JVM settings for Eclipse?

What are the best JVM settings you have found for running eclipse. Thanks! ...

How to stop Eclipse 3.4 losing reference to the JRE in projects

Sometimes when using eclipse it loses references to the JRE. i.e. It cannot find classes like Object or Arraylist. Some projects report a problem while others don't and they both use the same JRE. I have found that if you switch the installed JRE to another and then back again to the one you want to use, it will then work again Is th...

Eclipse: Dependency Management

What are some methods of utilising Eclipse for Dependency Management? ...

How do I import a pre-existing Java project into Eclipse and get up and running?

I've been a C++ programmer for quite a while but I'm new to Java and new to Eclipse. I want to use the touch graph "Graph Layout" code to visualize some data I'm working with. This code is organized like this: ./com ./com/touchgraph ./com/touchgraph/graphlayout ./com/touchgraph/graphlayout/Edge.java ./com/touchgraph/graphlayout/GLPane...

Eclipse Ganymede not validating JSPs properly

I just installed Ganymede and am exploring an old project in it. All of my JSPs are giving me weird validation errors. I'm seeing stuff like - Syntax error on token "}", delete this token Syntax error on token "catch", Identifier expected Syntax error, insert "Finally" to complete TryStatement I'm doing best practice stuff here, no s...

Problem with update site categories in Eclipse 3.4

I am using Eclipse 3.4 (ganymede official, not the service pack). I have an update site that organizes features into categories; everything looks great in the editor and in the XML. Once the site is online, accessing it in the usual manner tells me that all the features are "uncategorized". I've tried from multiple computers running 3....

Eclipse start up menu

What is the window which is displayed when you first install Eclipse called, and how can I find it? ...

Looking for up-to-date eclipse plugin for C#

I used to work with eclipse for nearly all the languages I need. I'm asked to work on a tool developed in C# and so, I would like to stay in the same familiar environment. I've found the improve's plugin but its last release is from 2004 and .NET 1.1 which is quite old. Is there a newer plugin to program in C# within eclipse or am I for...

How to properly setup a multi module SpringMVC application created by appfuse in Eclipse?

I am trying to setup a multi module SpringMVC appfuse applicaiton in Eclipse but it seems that I'm facing lots of errors in Eclipse after I import the project in Eclipse. Can anyone please help me with a step by step guideline showing the ideal way to setup such application in Eclipse? ...

What's a the best small font for eclipse?

The default Courier New 10pt is larger than necessary for me. However, using that font at 8pt does not look very good. Are there better choices for a more readable, very small (e.g., 8pt) font for eclipse? ...

Making Eclipse behave like Visual Studio

I'm doing some Android dev, and I much prefer Visual Studio, but I'll have to use Eclipse for this. Has anyone made a tool that switches Eclipse to look and behave more like visual studio? I mainly can't stand its clippyesqe suggestions on how I should program (Yes, I know I have not yet used that private field! Thanks Eclipse!), or its...

Debug Pylons application through Eclipse

I have Eclipse setup with PyDev and love being able to debug my scripts/apps. I've just started playing around with Pylons and was wondering if there is a way to start up the paster server through Eclipse so I can debug my webapp? ...