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Color Editor

Edit with syntax highlighting over 100+ file formats.

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Color Editor is a syntax color highlighting editor for Eclipse. Color Editor uses JEdit's syntax highlighting mode files to support over 100 file formats. This version has been patched to use the latest JEdit edit modes and supports new and updated file formats.

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Installing this plugin

This plugin is in all EasyEclipse distributions. You likely do not need to download and install it separately, unless you try to install it on an non-EasyEclipse distribution, which is not really supported.

Getting started

Once installed, the Color Editor becomes the default editor for all supported file types. You can control it by selecting a file in Package Explorer view, or in the Navigator view, right-click on it and select Open With.

Colors can be selected in the Coloring Editor > Colors preference section, in the Windows > Preferences. It is also possible to define how tabs are handled.

File associations (selecting which editor opens each file type) can be controled in the General > Editors > File Associations preference section.

Tests

(Notes that tests are only displayed if the page is served statically)

Passing:

- Opened different types of files. OK on html, .asm (assembly)
        
        Example of assembly content:
        ------
        .model small
        .stack
        .data
        message db "Hello world, I\'m learning Assembly !!!", "$"
        
        .code
        
        main proc
        mov ax,seg message
        mov ds,ax
        
        mov ah,09
        lea dx,message
        int 21h
        
        mov ax,4c00h
        int 21h
        main endp
        end main
        --------

Passing:

1)
        - create file \'aa.sh\' and paste:
        #!/bin/sh
        echo "Hello, francois"
        
        - close, right-click, Open WIth > Syntax Coloring Editor
        - should open OK.
        
        - create file \'bb.sh\' and paste:
        #!/bin/sh
        USER=francois
        echo "Hello, $USER"
        
        
        - close, right-click, Open WIth > Syntax Coloring Editor
        - should open OK. (since 1.2.4):

Passing:

- create file \'aa.jsp\' and paste:
        <html>
        <head>
        <title>Title</title>
        </head>
        <body>
        Body
        </body>
        </html>
        - close, right-click, Open With > Syntax Coloring Editor
        - should open OK. (was giving exception in 1.2.3)

Passing:

Install the eclipse-wtp-web plugins
-Create a new file named test.html
-Verify that the editor that opens the file is NOT cbg.editor by default, but the web HTML tools editor

Passing:

Using an expert java distro:
-Create a new Java project
-Create a new Java class in that project
-verify that the editor that opens the file is NOT cbg.editor by default, but the JDT Java editor

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Changelog

Changes in EasyEclipse 1.3.1:

Upgraded to Color Editor 1.2.6.13.

Changes in EasyEclipse 1.2.2:

Upgraded to Color Editor 1.2.6.

Changes in EasyEclipse 1.2.1:

Upgraded to Color Editor 1.2.4.

Changes in EasyEclipse 1.2.0:

Upgraded to Color Editor 1.2.2: This new version provide support for Eclipse 3.2.x, includes the patches we suggested (thanks Chris!), and adds support for over 140+ file types.
Patched: Removed circular dependency introduced in the plugin manifest by superfluous package exports.

Changes in EasyEclipse 1.0.1:

Patched: This editor no longer contributes by default to edit Java, XML and HTML files.

Changes in EasyEclipse 1.0.0:

Patched: Added the latest JEdit modes from JEdit 4.2.

Credits and License

Credits: Chris Grindstaff

This plugin is licensed under a BSD/MIT/Apache-style license.