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How do I enable the column selection mode in Eclipse?

News wrote that Eclipse 3.5 finally supports column selection. Unfortunately I don't know HOW to enable it. I tried pressing the ALT-key like I am used to in Visual Studio and all other Microsoft products but that had no effect. How can I mark a vertical block in Eclipse? ...

Recommendation for a good, lightweight, free SQL IDE?

I'm looking for a free and lightweight SQL IDE that can support MS SQL and Oracle. I have tried Aqua Studio and Rapid SQl, and they both are not free, and a bit bloated. Any recommendations? ...

Why does my STL code run so slowly when I have the debugger/IDE attached?

I'm running the following code, using Visual Studio 2008 SP1, on Windows Vista Business x64, quad core machine, 8gb ram. If I build a release build, and run it from the command line, it reports 31ms. If I then start it from the IDE, using F5, it reports 23353ms. Here are the times: (all Win32 builds) DEBUG, command line: 421ms DEBUG...

GNUStep Getting Started

I downloaded GNUStep and installed it, however i am not sure where i can find an IDE. does anyone know what programs serve as a GNUStep IDE/where to get them? Failing that, does anyone know of a tutorial on how to create and compile a basic GNUStep program? ...

Recommended IDE for developing Pylons apps

Hi all, I have been reading through this wonderful website regarding the recommended Python IDEs and have narrowed it down to either WingIDE KomodoIDE which you guys will recommend for the purpose of developing Pylons apps? I know that most questions have been asked pertaining to Python IDEs but how about Python web framework IDEs w...

Is Netbeans a good IDE for C/C++ nowadays?

I searching for and IDE that gives me a (mostly) uniform experience on Linux/Windows and C/C++ and Java. I'm somewhat comfortable with using Netbeans on Windows and I'd like to know what to expect of it on C. I heard the Visual Studio debugger is quite good on C, does this extend to Mono? Is it really more powerful than the one on Netbea...

Edit and Contiue VS2005

I know this has been asked all over the web in various different scenarios, but I can't get a definitive answer, so I though I'd try here. I'm using VS 2005, with WinForms code. I used to be able to Edit and Continue all over the place, and now, in some projects, I can't type in the code window. I can techincally Edit and Continue, beca...

Running javascript standalone engine?

Bit of a strange question here i know. but i wanted to know if some kind of standalone engine for javascript exists.. basically i want to test running of my javascript without having to load a web page... Maybe it doesn't exist? Like some kind of ide where i can run commands directly without launching IE etc... I have a great editor ...

Java IDE recommendations (GUI designer, ORM designer, etc...) for a VS user

Hi guys, I work with Visual Studio in my day to day job and I love the productivity features that it has. The Visual designers it provides are wonderful, such as for Winforms, WPF, DataSets, LINQ to SQL, Entity Framework, Class diagrams, etc... I am after a similar development experience for developing in Java. It has been many years...

How to wean oneself from IDE to text editor?

I've been using IDE's for various languages over the years (VS, IntelliJ, Eclipse, NetBeans, FlashDevelop, etc), and i've always found them slow and cluttered (yes i know windows can be hidden, rearranged and what not). Recently however i've learned and become somewhat proficient with VIM and have been using it for as many projects as po...

More screen space in MSVS?

I am using visual studios 2008. My laptop has the max screen res of 1366x768. What can i do to get more reading space? i was thinking of making the font smaller but it would be more helpful if i can make everything smaller (toolbar icons, text, etc) The only improvement i done so far was remove a bunch of things under the toolbar so i h...

Ruby IDE for windows with autocompletion for my user defined classes

Is there a Ruby IDE for windows that supports auto completion for user defined classes (like textmate does)? class MyClass attr_accessor :name, :age def initialize(name, age) @name, @age = name, age end end mc = MyClass.new mc.... The last line should list [name, age] ...

Where to migrate existing Visual Web Project in Netbeans to?

We currently maintain a JSF application developed using Netbeans 5.5.1 using the Visual Web Designer. Our environment is forcing us to stop using Netbeans 5.5.1 and we now have to find another tool to develop our application in. The problem is that migrating to Netbeans 6.7 we will lose the Visual Web Designer we have grown so accustome...

Run Shoes gui app in IDE

Is there any way to write Shoes application using IDE (NetBeans for example)? I hadn't found this solution and I don't like running Shoes app, selecting files, run. I'm sure code for packing Shoes and IDE code will be different (I hope in require directives only), but I'm intresting in possibility. ...

Why doesn't VS 2008 IDE remember my preferences?

This is a very petty question that I'm only asking while compiling... ;) For some reason my VS 2008 IDE doesn't remember my window preferences when I close & reopen - it resets the window widths, locations, appearances etc. Where's the secret switch so that my IDE stays looking the way I want it? ...

Which IDE for R in Linux?

What good IDE's are there for R in Linux? I've tried Rcmdr and Eclipse, but neither seems to have the same usability as Tinn-R in Windows. Are there any other options? ...

netbeans - preview html within IDE , split view??

Hi there, I have installed the latest version of netbeans and its working.. I have opened an html file but i don't see where i can preview it.. Does it support HTML preview inside the IDE? Do i need a plugin? I would like to view in design mode at least so i can design in the ide ... All i see is pure html ... any ideas? thanks ...

Visual Studio missing "create website" on start page

I recently imported a visual studio 2008 settings file. This caused my "open website" and "create website" links to no longer appear under recent projects on the start page of visual studio. I only have open project and create project. When I goto File-->open I can select "website". Just not from the start page. How can I get those ...

How do I write a Delphi Galileo IDE Expert?

HI, I want to write a small Delphi IDE Expert for D2007-D2009 (aka. Galileo IDE) in order to show a window with a TMemo instance on it, with all the component names and classes from the form designer in the above memo. The selected component will be marked with a '*'. The expert should appear on a menu/toolbar and have a shortcut assign...

Google App Engine, getting started

Hi, I have wanted to try GAE since launch, but coming from ASP .NET and VS, I couldn't find development tools I feel comfortable with. As I want to use this to get comfortable with non-Microsoft technologies, I don't care which language I use, be it Java or Python, plus having no idea about any of them I hope this is a good form of ta...