I recently had to delete all my projects in eclipse and re-import them, and it messed up the view organization I had (I had never realized I could save a view until now). I want to use the Team Synchronizing Perspective in Eclipse, but I want the Project Explorer section to go to the bottom of the screen.
for example, in the Java perspective,
The package explorer goes to the bottom of the screen. but on the Team Sync Perspective, that I want to stay on, I can't get the Project explorer view to go to the bottom of the screen (and I know one is the package and one is the project explorer, I tried adding package explorer to the sync perspective and it also doesn't show up how I want).
Team Sync Perspective:
Does anyone know how to do what I'm asking? I've googled plenty and can't find the answer. I'm assuming it's simple and I just can't find the steps...
See this animated gif to rearrange views in a perspective. Left click on view's title bar and drag and drop the view wherever you need it.
Refer this help guide
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In one of my projects, I guess I enabled a setting somewhere that I didn't realize how much I use.
Whenever I click into the main editor, it brings the package explorer to the file automatically and scrolls to it. I can't seem to find this setting anywhere in preferences, does anyone know what it is called?
It's called "Link with Editor", the two-way arrow icon you'll find in the toolbars of various Views.
I'm using Eclipse Neon.3 Release (4.6.3). For about a week, everything keeps disappearing from Project explorer, Navigator, and Package Explorer. In Project Explorer, if I click on the menu and then Deselect Working Set, the list comes back, but a couple hours later it will disappear again.
I saw a few solutions that say to go to File->Import->General->From Existing Project and import the project again, but I can't do that because it says the projects are already imported, I just can't see them. I was also trying to avoid creating a new workspace because then I lose all my settings and perspective layouts.
Sounds like you accidentally set the "Top Level Elements" to be Working Sets instead of projects. If you do not have any Working Sets, the view will be empty.
If you click the down arrow on the right of the four buttons, you'll have the option to select "Top Level Elements" > "Projects".
Due to some reason I found, when displaying the source ,my navigator changed from the right side (preferred) to the left side , which need more clicks to access the source file. I remembered that I did accept some chance unconsciously which result in this unpleasant change but can not find a way go back...
Thanks for your help!
Your best friend in eclipse is CTRL+3 (quick access), press that and then search for what you want, try perspectives and views, see below.
Perspectives
Check what perspective you are in (now). In the top right of eclipse there is a list of perspectives. Sometimes when you carry out an action it asks you if you want to change perspectives. This can change your views/layouts. You might want the Java or Java EE perspective.
views
There are multiple views of your files. What is the name of the tab where ComputeBench is showing up? Try opening the "Project Explorer" or the "Package Explorer" views.
this is what I`ve done
I clicked on a project with right button and I`ve selected open in new window. I had 2 windows. First I've closed the primary one, then the new one. After that every time when I run eclipse the project that I've selected to open in new window was the default one. My package explorer every time was in it and I had to click back. I just deleted this project and now I can't navigate in package explorer. It is still set to this project but I can't go back. What can I do ? How can I select the basic package explorer view ?
There should be an Up one level or a Back button enabled on the Package explorer view toolbar - I am not talking about the main toolbars similar buttons but one just under the view header. These buttons shall allow you to return to the original level with multiple projects visible.
This is the Up One Level button that Zoltan is referring to:
Symptom:
The package explorer dialog looks as if you have drilled down into an end node but the dialog is blank and there is no "Up One Level"/"Back Button" to click.
Solution:
Ensure eclipse is not running
Delete the following file:
workspace/.metadata/.plugins/org.eclipse.ui.workbench/workbench.xml
Start Eclipse
The workbench.xml file contains settings for the state of the package explorer among other things. I suspect that the package explorer settings get corrupted somehow.
Top right there is ViewMenu option menu (triangle downside oriented) - try some options there, or click project explorer tab(top left) and try refresh etc. It is hard to see what exactly happened to you.
In Eclipse, Window → Reset Perspective...
I installed a fresh eclipse and i have a problem : when i right click somewhere in the project explorer view, the menu is missing some links and some that i dont' want to see are there.
How can i modify that ?
Bonus question : i can't rename files, folders, classes, nothing. The 'rename' link in the toolbar (it doesn't appear in the right click menu !) is disabled.
Thanks
I can only answer your bonus question. Rename in Eclipse is only available in Navigator view. But you can use Refactor->Rename in other views as well. The bahavior is slighly different from normal Rename but most of the time, it is what you wanted.