Preparing the Workbench
This tutorial will get you started using the C/C++ Development Toolkit (CDT) in the Workbench.
First, you will verify that the workbench is properly configured for C/C++ development. It is assumed that:
- Your Workbench has its default settings. To reset the current perspective to its original layout, from the menu bar select Window > Reset Perspective.
- You are familiar with the basic Workbench features, such as views and perspectives.
Setting the global editor operations and appearance
- Click Window > Preferences > General > Editors to access global editor related preference panels, including.
- File Associations
- Structured Text Editor
- Text Editors
Setting the C/C++ editor operations and appearance
- Click Window > Preferences > C/C++ > Editor to access C/C++ editor preference panels, inlcuding:
- Editor - control the appearance of text highlighting
- Content Assist - customize the Content Assist feature
- Folding - customize folding behavior in the C/C++ editor
- Hovering - customize hover behavior in the C/C++ editor
- Mark Occurances - set annotations for the C/C++ Editor view
- Save Actions - configure actions performed while saving a file
- Scalability - configure behavior for handling large source files
- Syntax Coloring - specify how C/C++ source code is rendered
- Templates - configure the format of newly generated code stubs, comments and files
- Typing - configure formatting input as you type