Eclipse Syntax Coloring File

Question

After setting up the Java syntax highlighting for my workspace, I want to backup this file to, lets say, give it to my friends.

Can you tell me in which file Eclipse sto

Answer 1

Sometimes simply import/export would not be enough, so you may need a list of .pref files where the syntax coloring settings are stored. What I have here is not complete and I just list what I use and I hope it helps.

(I process .java, .jsp, .xml, js and .properties files.)

You can find them by searching .pref files in your workspace, and open each one to see which contains color code. Remember to adjust your searching options to look into subfolders.

org.eclipse.ui.editors.prefs
org.eclipse.jdt.ui.prefs
org.eclipse.ui.workbench.prefs
org.eclipse.wst.xml.ui.prefs
org.eclipse.jst.jsp.ui.prefs
org.eclipse.wst.html.ui.prefs
org.eclipse.wst.jsdt.ui.prefs
org.eclipse.ant.ui.prefs
org.eclipse.datatools.sqltools.sqleditor.prefs
org.eclipse.debug.ui.prefs
org.eclipse.php.ui.prefs
com.adobe.flexide.mxml.core.prefs
org.python.pydev.prefs
com.adobe.flexide.as.core.prefs
com.adobe.flexide.css.core.prefs
org.codehaus.groovy.eclipse.ui.prefs
org.epic.perleditor.prefs
org.eclipse.cdt.ui.prefs

You may copy them when you finish adjusting your syntax coloring settings. When needed, search .pref again to get access to their locations, and restore your settings by copying the lines with color code, in order to avoid unpredictable side effect. As I can see this is the only way, inconvenient buy effective.