Eclipse I18N Properties File Editor (EPFE)

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Features of Version 1.0.x

Thursday, 25 June 2009 15:13 Ch. Graupner
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The first version of EPFE has following features.
  • Tabular editing of ResourceBundle (.properties files)
    • One column for each language
  • Adding/Removing of keys (and values) for all language in one single step.
  • Enabling/Disabling of key/value pairs
  • Runs under Eclipse 3.2 or earlier.
 

Installation

Tuesday, 23 November 2004 12:16
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The following are the installation instructions for the version 1.0.5.x, with version 1.0.6 there will be an Eclipse update site avaiable.
  • Unzip the binary distribution into your "$ECLIPSE_HOME/plugin" directory.
  • Restart Eclipse.
  • After restarting Eclipse got to "Window" >> "Preferences" in the menu to open the "Preferences" Dialog.
  • In the opened "Preferences" Dialog select "Workbench" >> "File Associations"
  • Under "File types" select "*.properties" and then under "Associated editors" select "Property File GUI editor" and click on the "Default" button.
  • Confirm through clicking the "OK" button.
  • Go to "Window" >> "Customize Perspective..." in the menu.
  • Expand "File > New" and check "Property File", confirm with "OK".
Now you are able to open or create ".properties" files. If the property file does not open with this editor then open it with "Open With" in the popup menu of the navigator, selecting "Property File GUI Editor".