Split window with shortcut key

Question

Is there any shortcut to split editor window in eclipse? Or can I set this?

Answer 1

Those shortcuts will exist soon (4.4 M4+), as announced by Lars Vogel (December 2013) in "Split editor implemented in Eclipse Luna 4.4 M4 Luna":

(4.4 M4+) shortcut for splitting is:

• Ctrl + _ for split horizontally, and
• Ctrl + { for split vertically.

4.4 final (update October 2014)

Szorstki reports in the comments:

• Ctrl + Shift + _
• Ctrl + Shift + {

Worked in my Eclipse Luna

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Split editor implemented in Eclipse M4 Luna 4.4 (Bug 8009)

The split editor functionality has been developed in Bug 378298, and will be available as of Eclipse Luna M4. The Note & Newsworthy of Eclipse Luna M4 will contain the announcement.

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As commented below by Tobias Lott, there is still a pending bug (438562) regarding keyboard layouts, e.g. German, Swiss German or Italian.

Answer 2

There's Split Editor Plugin. When you install this plugin, you can assign shortcut key to split editor.

Answer 3

Eclipse doesn’t support this. However, you can do this by installing the Emacs+ plugin.

Once you’ve installed the plugin, you can just press Ctrl-X, then 2 or 3 depending on whether you want to split it horizontally or vertically respectively.

You need to first either configure your key binding to the Emacs+ Scheme (see Emacs+ installation instructions) or configure the keys manually using the command keys described on the Emacs+ homepage to configure the keys.

Answer 4

Nope this is one of the oldest outstanding enhancement requests in Eclipse. As noted in the last comment, it will be 10 years old next month.

Answer 5

It seems to be Ctrl+8 in Indigo.