Displaying an Editor View

This page explains what the Editor Views in Aptana are and how to display them.

Introduction

Aptana currently has seven file-specific editors (and a non-specific text editor):

• JavaScript Editor
• HTML Editor
• CSS Editor
• PHP Editor
• ScriptDoc Editor
• XML Editor
• Text Editor (generic editor)

If you have Aptana Rails installed, you will also have a Ruby Editor, ERB/RHTML Editor, and a YML Editor available to you.

You will be doing all of your coding in Aptana's Editors. Each Editor displays as a tab in the middle area of the workbench. The screen capture below shows a JavaScript file open in the JavaScript editor.

Instructions

To open a file in its associated Editor (e.g. a JavaScript file with the JavaScript Editor):

1. Locate the file in the File or Project View.
2. Double-click the file.

The file opens in its associated Editor.

To open a file with a different Editor than what its file extension would typically be associated with (e.g. a JavaScript file with the text editor), right-click the file in the Project View, and select the Editor that you want from the context menu.

Related Topics

• Displaying Aptana Views
• Displaying the Bookmarks View
• Displaying the File View
• Displaying the Project View
• Displaying the Outline View
• Displaying the Tasks View
• Displaying the Walkthroughs View
• About the Aptana JavaScript Editor
• About the Aptana HTML Editor
• About the Aptana CSS Editor
• Navigating open files with Next Editor or Previous Editor