Changing the active perspective when launching
You can control which perspective becomes active when a program is launched and when it suspends. The setting is configurable for each launch configuration type, for each of the launch modes it supports.To activate a particular perspective when a program is launched, do the following:
- Open the Run/Debug > Perspectives preference page.
- Select the Always option for the Open the associated perspective when launching preference. This will cause the perspective associated with a program to become active whenever it is launched.
To activate a particular perspective when a program is suspends, do the following:
- Open the Run/Debug > Perspectives preference page.
- Select the Always option for the Open the associated perspective when an application suspends preference. This will cause the perspective associated with a program to become active whenever a program suspends.
To associate a particular perspective with a program, do the following:
- Open the Run/Debug > Perspectives preference page.
- Select the type of application that you would like to associate a perspective with (for example, Java Application).
- For each launch mode, select the desired perspective using the combo box. This will cause the perspective you choose to become active based on your preference settings (i.e. when a program is launched and/or when it suspends).
If the specified perspective is not open at the time it needs to be activated, that perspective is created.
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Debugger
Remote debugging
Local debugging
Java perspectives
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Running and debugging
Setting execution arguments
Launching a Java program
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