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Urgent: Customize workspace before it's creation [message #290174]

Fri, 19 August 2005 05:11

Eclipse User

Originally posted by: rene.snajder.tugraz.at

Hi folks,

Can someone tell me how to customize files created when creating a
workspace?
For example: When eclipse creates a workspace it creates a file called:
metadata\.plugins\org.eclipse.core.runtime\.settings\org.ecl ipse.jdt.ui.prefs
in it.
how to customize the content of this file for every in future created
workspace?

Hope you can help me.
I really need to know how to do this..... really

Thanks

Re: Urgent: Customize workspace before it's creation [message #290211 is a reply to message #290174]

Fri, 19 August 2005 17:20

Eclipse User

Originally posted by: automatic.javalobby.org

I'm not exactly sure what you are asking ... are you talking about customising the JDT preferences?

The .prefs files are written out when Eclipse's preferences are updated by individual plugins, so what you're seeing there (when no workspace .metadata directory exists) is the dump of the default values.

Whilst you can't change the default values (unless you want to re-compile the appropriate plugins) it is actually very easy to export settings using the 'Export Preferences' option from the Preferences window. You can then choose what values to change, and then get other Eclipse clients to import those preferences.

Just to be clear; there's no such thing as customising workspaces. You can customise Eclipse, and Eclipse stores each preference based on the plugin (in this case, the JDT UI plugin) that uses the value.

Re: Urgent: Customize workspace before it's creation [message #290238 is a reply to message #290211]

Mon, 22 August 2005 02:44

Eclipse User

Originally posted by: rene.snajder.tugraz.at

Well.. that are sad news.

I do not want to ex and import the settings, because I'm ordered to create
an installer, with changed defaults..
That means i have to recompile the plugins...

It would be great if you could tell me where these defaults are stored!

Thanks,
Maniac

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