How to format html files in Eclipse?

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Eclipse Problem Overview

The XML formatting works perfect but not the html formatting. In fact if I use "cmd-shift-F" for a html file, it just left aligns almost everything. I've attached the before and after pictures.

No eclipse html formatting applied

After eclipse html formatting applied

Does anyone know how to fix this? I played around with HTML formatting preferences but had no luck. Note that the same document, if it is saved as xml will format perfectly.

I am using eclipse 3.6 with WTP plugin.

Eclipse Solutions

Solution 1 - Eclipse

go to Window --> preferences --> Web --> HTML files --> Editor.

In the Inline Elements section, select all the elements that you don't want eclipse to inline(continue with same line).

Click Apply and then Ok. Now re format using ctrl + shift + f.

Solution 2 - Eclipse

go to Window --> preferences --> Web --> HTML files --> Editor.

Make sure "Indentation Size" is not set to zero.

That's what did it for me.

Solution 3 - Eclipse

http://eclipsetidy.sourceforge.net/

You can specify your formatting preferences too: http://eclipsetidy.sourceforge.net/?act=preferences

Solution 4 - Eclipse

Eclipse Juno release seems to do a good job. It doesn't handle

tags (that is the div tag that closes itself). Not sure why anyone would use it but we have a project that has them sprinkled about, probably from some WYSISYG editor someone was using.

Solution 5 - Eclipse

CTRL+SHIFT+F works fine.

Just click on the source codes you want to format and then press CTRL+SHIFT+F.

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