eclipse-wildwebdeveloper / eclipse-wildwebdeveloper/wildwebdeveloper

WebTools code formatting options not used by Wild Web Developer

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Description

Open a css file in generic editor and try to reformat it. User expects that the built in eclipse formatting settings are also work within the "generic editor".

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Research direction

Reproduce the issue by opening a CSS file in Eclipse's Generic Editor and invoking reformat. Trace the formatting integration to determine why Eclipse's built-in formatting settings are not applied; done when those settings affect CSS formatting in the Generic Editor.

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Assessment

Tech stack
java
Domain
tooling
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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