Visual Studio’s keybindings for Eclipse

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How to Install Visual Studio Key Bindings in Eclipse (Helios onwards)

For anyone finding this post, if you need step by step instructions and you’re using Eclipse Indigo PDT , the following should help you:

(Note: you will be prompted to restart Eclipse after installing)

  1. Start Eclipse
  2. Click Help -> Install New Software
  3. In the Work with box select or type your version of Eclipse, e.g.:
  4. Make sure the ‘type filter text’ box is blank.
  5. Wait for a list of names and versions to appear
  6. Scroll down to find Programming Languages, and expand it
  7. Locate C/C++ Development Tools and check the box
  8. Click Next and follow the remaining instructions on screen.

After finishing the install and restarting Eclipse…

  1. Click Window -> Preferences
  2. Expand General
  3. Click Keys
  4. Change the Scheme drop down to Microsoft Visual Studio
  5. Click OK

To confirm the update, try pressing CTRL + SHIFT + F and the ‘Search’ dialogue box should appear.

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