I ran across an interesting problem using Eclipse 3.5 (Galileo).
After an unexpected crash caused by an unrelated program, I was forced to reboot my computer.
After the reboot I could not get Eclipse to start. The splash screen was visible and then it would disappear.
Eclipse was not in the Task Manager.
It simply didn't start.
Started searching around for a good CSS editor plugin for Eclipse. I've used Aptana in the past, but was very disappointed. Mostly due to Aptana's intrusive takeover of my Eclipse IDE. I wanted something simple that provided some code highlighting.
Enter Project Amateras. An Eclipse based HTML editor. Has all the usual charactaristics of a good code editor:
Very nice and FREE plugin.
If you have Word installed and you attempt to open a Word document from within Eclipse it will open the document inside the Eclipse IDE using object linking and embedding (OLE). I searched the web for a way to force Eclipse to open the editor outside of the IDE. I ended up fixing the problem myself. It was pretty easy, but I thought I would put it here in case someone else is looking for the solution.
Inside the Eclipse IDE:
NOTE: You will need to repeat the steps for .docx files if you are using Word 2007.
That's it! Pretty easy. I love Eclipse!
