Associate editors with documents

This procedure associates the file extensions of various document types with your preferred editors.

1. From the Window menu, select Preferences....
   The Preferences dialog opens.
2. Select General > Editors > File Associations.
   The File Associations pane appears.
3. Click the Add button next to the File types list.
   The New File Type dialog appears.
4. In the File Type entry field, type the appropriate file extension:
   • *.xml - for topics
   • *.ditamap - for maps
   • *.bmp - for bitmap images
   • *.jpg - for JPEG images
   Note: You must associate the extension of each image type you want to edit. The above extensions are examples.
5. Click OK.
   The new file type (*.png, for example) appears in the File types list. Your new entry should be highlighted.
6. Click the Add button next to the Associated editors list.
   The Editor Selection dialog appears.
7. Select either:
   • Internal Editors: Display a list of programs integrated with the Eclipse IDE, such as the browser.
     1. Select your preferred editor, then click OK.
   • External Programs: Let you select other programs available on your system.
     1. Click the Browse button to navigate to the program of your choice.
     2. Select your preferred editor, then click OK.
   Your editor appears in the Associated editors list.
8. With the editor selected, click Default to make it your editor of choice.
9. Click OK.
   Your editor is now associated with the document's file extension. If you have more than one editor associated with documents such as maps and topics, they will appear as selections on the Open with menu when you right-click these documents. The image editor that opens when you edit an image (from within the Show/Edit Image dialog) depends on the type of image selected there, and the editor associated with that image type.