By Jim White (Director of Training and Instructor)
The 10th post of a 10 part series.
See part 1 here. See part 6 here.
See part 2 here. See part 7 here.
See part 3 here. See part 8 here.
See part 4 here. See part 9 here.
See part 5 here.
You have made it to the last day. If you are not an Eclipse Guru by now, keep working through these last shortcuts and power feature. They can help you make it the rest of the way.
CTRL + SHIFT + L: List of shortcut keys. I hope that this training has engrained several helpful shortcuts into your coding subconscious. Unfortunately, there are hundreds of shortcuts. When you need help, this shortcut can give you a scrollable list of other shortcut (or if you prefer ? key bindings).
CTRL + 3: Find a command. If the list provided by the shortcut above (CTRL + SHIFT + L) is not enough, you can locate a command using the search capability provided by this shortcut. CTRL + 3 opens a popup search facility to find a command by name. In the example below, I am looking for a command to open the file search dialog.
Power Feature: Eclipse tips and tricks. Don?t stop learning now! You can find a ton of help out on the Internet, but you can also get more help directly from Eclipse. Under the Help option on the Eclipse menu bar, you?ll find a Tips and Tricks? item.
In fact, selecting this menu option opens a dialog box that allows you to go to many collections of Eclipse tips and tricks. In the Help windows that open from these selections, you will find many more shortcuts, features and helpful guides.
Congratulations Eclipse Guru! You have graduate from the 10-day guide. More importantly, I hope you find yourself more productive in your coding endeavors. In your work, if you have another shortcut or Eclipse feature you think others need to be aware of, make sure you leave a comment in the blog. I welcome the feedback.
Beyond Eclipse, if you are looking for training in a Java subject, I hope you will consider an Intertech class. You can find our curriculum listed located on the web here.