Question

When I create a new file in Eclipse, there’s a wide selection of different alternatives appearing in Eclipse.

However I am missing a couple of file which I need to open the “file create wizard” to create – JS files included.

How can I add my own file types as a default choice to appear in the “new files” menu?

Screenshot of the menu I am referring to:

Answer 1

Puuh – just when I had given up I accidentally found this:

Try this: Right click on Eclipse’s
toolbar and choose “Customize this
perspective” option. You will see a
dialog box, and on “Shortcuts” tab
choose “New” from “Submenus:”
droplist.

Find “PHP” in the left pane and check
the checkbox next to it. It will
enable both “PHP File” and “PHP
Project” in “New” menu of your
perspective. You can do the same to
other file editors as well. (HTML,
CSS,….

http://dev.eclipse.org/newslists/news.eclipse.tools.pdt/msg00228.html