Never Get Lost In Eclipse Again
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Join For Freewhether you are an eclipse veteran or beginner, there will be times when you want to access a certain functionality but you can’t remember exactly where to find it.
this is where control-3 (or ⌘-3 on mac) comes in handy.
for example, if i want to modify the java formatting options, i press this combination and then the first letters of “formatter:”
as you can see, every single functionality in eclipse that contains the letters “formatt” is displayed, and the one i’m looking for is displayed at the bottom. i select it, and:
remember this shortcut next time you get lost in eclipse!
from http://beust.com/weblog/2011/03/24/never-get-lost-in-eclipse-again/
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