Preparing the Workbench
+Preparing the Workbench
-This tutorial will get you started using the C/C++ Development Toolkit (CDT) in the Workbench.
-First, you will verify that the workbench is properly configured for C/C++ development. It is assumed that:
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- Your Workbench has its default settings. -To reset the current perspective to its original layout, from the menu bar select -Window > Reset Perspective. -
- You are familiar with the basic Workbench features, such as -views and -perspectives. - -
This tutorial will get you started using the C/C++ Development + Toolkit (CDT) in the Workbench.
+First, you will verify that the workbench is properly + configured for C/C++ development. It is assumed that:
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- Your Workbench has its default settings. To reset the + current perspective to its original layout, from the menu bar select + Window > Reset Perspective. + +
- You are familiar with the basic Workbench features, such as + views and perspectives. + +
Setting the global editor operations and appearance
+Setting the global editor operations and appearance
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- Click Window > Preferences > General > Editors to access global editor related preference panels, including.
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Setting the C/C++ editor operations and appearance
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- Click Window > Preferences > C/C++ > Editor to access C/C++ editor preference panels, inlcuding:
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- Editor - control the appearance of text highlighting -
- Content Assist - customize the Content Assist feature -
- Folding - customize folding behavior in the C/C++ editor -
- Hovering - customize hover behavior in the C/C++ editor -
- Mark Occurances - set annotations for the C/C++ Editor view -
- Save Actions - configure actions performed while saving a file -
- Scalability - configure behavior for handling large source files -
- Syntax Coloring - specify how C/C++ source code is rendered -
- Templates - configure the format of newly generated code stubs, comments and files -
- Typing - configure formatting input as you type -
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+ The main place to configure global editor-related preferences is the
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+ General > Editors
+ preference pages (also accessible through the Window
+ > Preferences menu item)
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Setting the C/C++ editor operations and appearance
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+ C/C++-specific editor preferences are under
+ C/C++ > Editor.
+ They include the following:
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- Editor - + control the appearance of text highlighting +
- Content + Assist - customize the Content Assist feature +
- Folding + - customize folding behavior +
- Hovering - + customize hover behavior +
- Mark + Occurrences - set annotations +
- Save + Actions - configure actions performed while saving a file +
- Scalability + - configure behavior for handling large source files +
- Syntax + Coloring - specify how C/C++ source code is rendered +
- Templates + - configure the format of newly generated code stubs, comments and + files +
- Typing + - configure formatting input as you type +
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+ C/C++ Editor
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