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Disable Ant Syntax coloring in favor of standard XML file sytax coloring? [message #788474]

Wed, 01 February 2012 21:31

Jason Clark

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Registered: February 2012

Junior Member

Eclipse offers syntax coloring of XML files; I've configured mine to use a specific scheme (XML|XML Files|Editor|Syntax Coloring in preferences). When I load an ant file (build.xml), it doesn't use my XML color scheme; instead it uses an ant-specific syntax color scheme which is configurable (Ant|Editor in preferences, Syntax tab), but it is not as flexible as the basic XML highlighting. Is there a way to prevent the Ant-mode syntax coloring from running at all, and allow the basic XML file syntax coloring to run instead?

Thanks,
Jason

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Re: Disable Ant Syntax coloring in favor of standard XML file sytax coloring? [message #788477 is a reply to message #788474]

Wed, 01 February 2012 21:37

Jason Clark

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Registered: February 2012

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Not exactly what I was looking for, but found a partial work-around - in the Package Explorer, right-clicking build.xml lets me choose "Open With..."; opening with the XML Editor gives me the formatting I want, but at the loss of other ant-specific features. I can, however, keep both editors open in different tabs. Any way to amend the behavior of the Ant Editor as described above?

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Re: Disable Ant Syntax coloring in favor of standard XML file sytax coloring? [message #788874 is a reply to message #788477]

Thu, 02 February 2012 10:12

Dani Megert

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Registered: July 2009

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On 01.02.2012 22:37, Jason Clark wrote:
> Not exactly what I was looking for, but found a partial work-around -
> in the Package Explorer, right-clicking build.xml lets me choose "Open
> With..."; opening with the XML Editor gives me the formatting I want,
> but at the loss of other ant-specific features. I can, however, keep
> both editors open in different tabs. Any way to amend the behavior of
> the Ant Editor as described above?
No.

Dani

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