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Sebastian Bergmann

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PHPEclipse Posted: Feb 18, 2006 11:28 AM
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Today I came across an article by Adrian Colyer on how he has configured his Eclipse environment and I thought that it might be a good time to look again at PHPEclipse.

The first advice that Adrian gives is that one should use a larger fontsize (he recommends 14 points bold) for code editing. This is not only better for the eyes but also motivates the programmer to write smaller methods (as he wants to see the entire method body on the screen). And we all know that small methods are something to strive for.

I have been using a larger font (Bitstream Vera Sans Mono at 14 points) for coding for a while and can definitely agree with Adrian's points here.



As I am not a regular Eclipse user (at least not yet), I was positively surprised by Adrian's tips on arranging views using the Fast View feature. This allows for easy access to views like the Navigator View (above) and the Outline View (below) while preventing clutter during editing.



My first impression is that PHPEclipse offers good support for PHP code editing (Syntax Highlighting, Syntax Checking, Class Browsing). One thing that I still have to figure out is how the Code Completion works as I am not sure what to make of the results I got during my first tests.

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