Changes in local file are not seen in Eclipse

[JeroenE]

If I make changes in the local file while in the external diff program (in my case Winmerge) the changes are not seen in Eclipse (in either the compare editor or the original project file).

In the Eclipse compare editor you can make changes in the local file and they will propagate back to the project file.

Is it possible at all that changes in the local file can be saved while in WinMerge and that the changes will propagate back into the Eclipse project file?

[Daniel]

Hi Jeroen,

would be a nice feature, but tricky to implement. And there are some things to consider, e. g. one may edit the same file in eclipse and in the external editor. These conflicts must be resolved.

Currently I simply use "copy and paste" to copy back the file content from Winmerge to Eclipse. But I like the idea to automate this :-) I will think about it...

[Daniel]

Update: Changes done in the external editor are now propagated into the internal eclipse compare editor. This is an experimental feature in an early stage. Use with care...