Finally! Solid FTP in Eclipse
Oct 31, 2007
Aptana released the 1.0 version of their Eclipse Plug-in (now called Aptana Studio for Eclipse). I've been rejecting Eclipse (CFEclipse) as a viable IDE largely due to the show-stopping lack of ability to create a file on a remote FTP site. This release overcomes that severe limitation. You can now right-click on any folder in an FTP site, and select 'New File'. This is an enormous productivity boost for developers who need to work on remote files. The previous methods of synchronizing entire projects was terrible. I've got more evaluation to do before I can switch to CFECLIPSE, but this is a great sign.
It's time to give CFECLIPSE another shot...
Mike Sprague wrote on 10/31/07 1:06 PM
Ok, maybe it is not time. When you open a CFM or CFC file from the FTP list in Aptana, none of the line numbers show and the outline view doesn't populate. I have the box for 'Show Line Numbers' checked in the preferences boxes for both cfeclipse and for Editors. However, the entire gutter where line numbers and expanding tags are does not show at all. So, its great to have FTP, but not being able to view line numbers or use outline view means that, once again, cfeclipse is useless for people who do remote development.I posted this issue on a couple of user support boards to see if anyone has any thoughts.