How to Install Jedit for Rails

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Install jEdit;

   Alternative Download: http://dovetailcomputing.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2006/10/jedit_shortcuts_for_ruby_on_rails_v01.zip ,,,,,,,, All of this is going on under the Plugins menu:
   BufferTabs
   -> Click BufferTabs.
   
   Console
   -> Click Console and dock it at Bottom.
   
   SideKick
   -> Click SideKick and dock it at Right.
   
   RubyPlugin
   -> Click Ruby Docs (toggle) and dock it at Top.
   
   TaskList
   -> Click TaskList and dock it at Top.
   
   Project Viewer
   -> Click Show Project Viewer and dock it at Left.
   
   ColorChooser
   -> Click it and dock it at Top. , Check "Remember current working directory" Check "On Project change, cd to project root dir"
   
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   Step 2: Install plugins: BufferTabs ColorChooser Console EditorScheme GNU-Regexp Project Viewer RecentBufferSwitcher RubyPlugin SideKick SuperAbbrevs TaskList Xerces Plugin XML

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   Step 3: Utilities -> Global Options... -> Shortcuts Edit Shortcuts: "Plugin: SuperAbbrevs" "Show expansion dialog" Primary shortcut: "Ctrl + Enter"

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   Step 4: Utilities -> Global Options... -> Shortcuts Edit Shortcuts: "Plugin: RecentBufferSwitcher" "Open Buffers" Primary shortcut: "Ctrl + Tab"

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   Step 5: Utilities -> Global Options... -> Shortcuts (optional

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   Step 6: makes "Redo" act on Ctrl + Shift + Z and Ctrl + y) Edit Shortcuts: "Built-in Commands" "Redo" Primary shortcut: "Ctrl + Shift + z" "Redo" Alternative shortcut: "Ctrl + Y" (replace the current that is set to Ctrl + y)

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   Step 7: Plugins -> Editor Scheme Selector Press "Close" (this to make sure the schemes folder is created)

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   Step 8: Plugins -> Plugin Options -> SuperAbbrevs -> Abbreviations Press "Import normal abbrevs"

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   Step 9: Plugins -> Plugin Options -> SuperAbbrevs -> Variables Fill in whatever you want

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    Step 10: Close jEdit.

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    Step 11: Go to the folder c:\Users\{username}\.jedit\

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    Step 12: Download http://github.com/marioaquino/railsmacro and put the "Rails" folder inside of the "macros" folder.

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    Step 13: Download http://community.jedit.org/?q=filestore/download/3925 and put the file inside the "schemes" folder

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    Step 14: Download http://synthesis.sbecker.net/files/jEdit_Shortcuts_for_Ruby_on_Rails_v0.1.zip and put the "ruby" and "rhtml" files inside of the "SuperAbbrevs" folder.

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    Step 15: Open jEdit.

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    Step 16: Utilities -> Global Options... -> Shortcuts Edit Shortcuts: "Macros" "Open Related File" -> Ctrl + Shift + Tab

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    Step 17: Plugins -> Plugin Options... -> Editor Scheme Uncheck "TaskList Plugin"

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    Step 18: Plugins -> Editor Scheme Selector Select "Railscasts"

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    Step 19: Plugins -> Plugin Options... -> Console -> General Uncheck "Show welcome message" Text font -> "Bitstream Vera Sans Mono

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    Step 20: Plain"

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    Step 21: Plugins -> Plugin Options... -> BufferTabs Check "Enable BufferTabs by default"

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    Step 22: Views Check "Line numbers" Uncheck "Toggle Buffer Switcher"

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    Step 23: Now to putting everything out.

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    Step 24: Plugins -> Plugin Options... -> Console -> System Shell.

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    Step 25: Utilities -> Global Options... -> Editing Change settings for mode: "rhtml" Uncheck "Use default settings" Replace the content in "First name glob:" with: "{*.rhtml

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    Step 26: *.erb}" (without quotes ")

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    Step 27: Utilities -> Global Options... -> Editing Change settings for mode: "<global default>" Tab width: 2 Indent width: 2 Check "Soft (emulated with spaces) tabs"

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    Step 28: Utilities -> Global Options... -> Text Area Text font: "Bitstream Vera Sans Mono

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    Step 29: Bold" (Or size 13) Anti Aliased smooth text: "subpixel"

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    Step 30: Utilities -> Global Options... -> Encodings Default character encoding: "UTF-8"

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    Step 31: Restart jEdit

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    Step 32: Create your project in the Project Viewer

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