Is there a way to import Eclipse 3.4 keybindings / keyboard preferences into Eclipse 3.6?

Question

I tried exporting from the preliminary panel Eclipse 3.4 Keys, but this creates a CSV file, and Eclipse 3.6 seems to want to import .epf files (via File → Import ...). Is there any way to do this?

Answer 1

Unfortunately, Eclipse 3.6 (and possibly older versions) cannot import key bindings from CSV files. If you only have a CSV file with key bindings and you cannot re-export these bindings as .epf, you're out of luck.

As expected by most people, changing the file extension from .csv to .epf will not work. EPF files contain XML, and CSV files are comma-separated values. You can probably write a program to convert CSV to EPF, but I have not seen what is already available.

Answer 2

Have a similar question in Import Emacs Keyboard Configuration in Eclipse?

It worked for me when upgrading from 3.6 to 3.7 versions of Eclipse.

Use: File-> export-> General and select "Keys Preferences"
and
File -> import -> General

Answer 3

File> Export has the ability to export settings, and you should be able to export to 3.4 and import to 3.6 without any problems.

Answer 4

If the traditional way to do this using the buttons File-> Export-> Settings-> does not work for you, you can try the following. Look for the settings found at: /.metadata/.plugins/org.eclipse.core.runtime This folder contains, among other things, key bindings. If you managed to back up the Eclipse 3.4 settings found in org.eclipse.core.runtime, you can take a snapshot.

You should first experiment with this approach to make sure that it works for you.

Sincerely.