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Configuring gvim as an editor for Eclipse

Posted by tibi at Mar 23, 2009 07:50 AM |

Not until long ago, I didn't knew how easy it is to configure Eclipse to have gvim as an editor. I've relied on associating GVIM as the default editor for the system and relied on opening the files with the "System Default" in Eclipse. The steps to add Gvim as an editor are quite easy:

First, navigate to Window > Preferences > General > Editors > File associations. Here, either add a new file extension or edit an existing one.

The Eclipse Editors Preference window

Add a new external editor in the Associated editors region. Click Browse and search for the GVIM binary. Optionally, you can make GVIM the default editor.

Adding an external editor in Eclipse
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