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Josh Glover
Josh Glover

Reputation: 26140

How do you open a second editor view in Eclipse?

I have a nice high-resolution widescreen monitor, and I'll like to be able to edit files side-by-side in Eclipse (so I can reference one file whilst working in another, for example). I've looked around in the usual menus, but have not figured out how to do this.

Does anyone know if it is possible, and if so, how to do it?

Upvotes: 84

Views: 54436

Answers (4)

ANIMESH GUPTA
ANIMESH GUPTA

Reputation: 11

You can pull out the required files just by Right Click - >Detach

Upvotes: 0

Abhishek Bedi
Abhishek Bedi

Reputation: 5441

I am using Eclipse Helios.

RIGHT CLICK ON THE TAB --> MOVE --> EDITOR

And then just drag it to the Project Explorer side and release the click.

Automatically you can see the parallel views :)

Upvotes: 1

lschin
lschin

Reputation: 6811

MENU : Window -> New Editor (Side by side) / Ctrl + 8

Upvotes: 16

Alan Escreet
Alan Escreet

Reputation: 3549

Click on the tab of one of the files you want to edit and drag the tab to the edge of the editor frame until you see a vertical line appear in the middle of the editor frame. Then drop the tab there and you have two files to view side-by-side.

Upvotes: 145

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