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Hello How can I enable syntax highlighting for HTML/CSS/JS in Eclipse I am mainly developing in python using the PyDev package but right now I am creating Cheetah templates and they are very hard to read unhighlighted.

Any plugin/package suggestions related to Cheetah or just highlighting any file as html would be greatly appreciated.

thank you.

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Can I somehow trick Eclipse into treating .tmpl files as if they were .html?

It's not a trick.

Under Windows -> Preferences, General -> Editors -> File Associations, you can associate *.tmpl files with your HTML editor.

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Thank you what is the editor for HTML in eclipse I have "Schema html editor" but it does not work I feel like this is on the right path but im still missing some piece or plugin
@user564559: The standard HTML editor for Eclipse is the Eclipse Web Developer Tools. These tools are a part of the Eclipse Web Tools Platform. It shows up in my File Associations list as HTML Editor.
Ok I got that doesnt seem to want to work with .tmpl but at least my .css files are now syntax highlighted thanks
Uh .. I'm confused. Did someone edit the original question? There's no mention of .tmpl files in it.
If you're trying to determine how to enable syntax highlighting for HTML, go to "Help" > "Install New Software" Choose to work with the site "download.eclipse.org/releases/indigo", Expand "Web, XML and Java EE development", Check "Web Page Editor" and click Next to continue with the install. (thanks @Andrew) I also installed "JavaScript Development Tools" in a very similar fashion, and things seem to be working well.

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