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Having trouble with Javascript file editing after moving to Eclipse 2021-03.

I have seen similar related issues discussed elsewhere, for example: Eclipse 2020-06 Javascript - Syntax Hightlighting not working

The "answer" appears to be to set the default editor to "Generic Text Editor". However the default editor is set to "Text Editor" and this appears to be hard-wired.

After installing WDT, there is a Content Type Text->JavaScript Source File. This has Text Editor and Generic Text Editor as the associated editors, and these entries cannot be removed. When I click on a .js file in the Project Explorer it opens with Text Editor.

Why is this so hard? And is there a better JavaScript editor for Eclipse?

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  • It sounds like you have not actually attempted to set the default as in that question's most upvoted answer. – nitind Apr 29 '21 at 19:10

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Ok, so I figured this out. I could just delete the question but maybe someone will be having the same UI blindness that I was experiencing.

The trick is you have to specify the default from among the current associated editors. Go to Preferences -> General -> Editors -> File Associations; then select the editor you want as default and click the default button. The name of the editor will now have (default) appended to it.

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