Tag Archives: Eclipse
Eclipse plugin to exclude svn and cvs folders in text search
Once again, Sergio was complaining because matches inside svn folders were showing up in search results. Since I like challenges, I wrote this small Eclipse plugin that excludes .svn and CVS folders from searches. Here’s the relevant file (contains also the source code). To activate it, first copy it to your plugins folder, restart Eclipse, … more
Eclipse Plugin to sort proposals by hierarchy
Again, Sergio, a friend of mine, came up with a need: to sort Eclipse Java proposals by hierarchy. What that means is that if you have a type C < B < A (where Preferences -> Java -> Editor -> Content Assist and select “by hierarchy” in the combo “Sort proposals”. Enjoy!
Black theme for Eclipse
A friend of mine just asked me if I had a black theme for Eclipse similar to this one. I didn’t, so I made one. Here’s the result (click to enlarge): You can download a copy of it. To start using it you must extract the zip file in $workspace.metadata.pluginsorg.eclipse.core.runtime.settings where $workspace is your workspace … more
Java tips learnt from Eclipse
Here are some Java tips for making your code more beautiful, understandable, reliable and maintable. They are in no particular order. Suppose your code will be read by somebody else. Even if you are working on a project on your own, it’s worth commenting properly your code, using interfaces and trying to make your code … more