I just downloaded 4.0, and used it for JSP development for the first time. The only thing I can say about the formatter (without violating decency codes) is "ICK!"

It takes this sample code:

Code:

<div id='sidebar'>   <div class='block'>     <h3>Add New Folder</h3>     <form id='newFolderForm' method='get'         action='<c:url value="/manageFolders.wm" />'>       <input type='hidden' name='action' value='createFolder' />       <input type='text'  name='folderName' />       <input type='submit' value='Add Folder' />     </form>   </div> </div>

and reformats it to:

Code:

<div id='sidebar'> <div class='block'> <h3>Add New Folder</h3> <form id='newFolderForm' method='get'     action='<c:url value="/manageFolders.wm" />'><input type='hidden'     name='action' value='createFolder' /> <input type='text'     name='folderName' /> <input type='submit' value='Add Folder' /></form> </div> </div>

It loses all my indentation, joins and splits tags in a really awful manner, and makes the page impossible to read. I omitted the rest of the page, but I assure you it is just as awful.

Has no one else complained about this? The behavor is atrocious!

Here is the info from the posting guidelines:

What operating system and version are you running?

Redhat Fedora Core 3 Linux

What Eclipse version and build id are you using?

Version: 3.1.0
Build id: I20050627-1435

- Was Eclipse freshly installed for MyEclipse?

no

- If not, was it upgraded to its current version using the update manager?

no

- Are any other external plugins installed?

yes

- How many plugins in the <eclipse>/plugins directory are like org.eclipse.pde.*

4

What MyEclipse version are you using?

Version: 4.0.0 GA
Build Id: 20050829-4.0.0-GA

What JDK version are you using to run Eclipse?

Sun JDK 1.5.0_01

What JDK version are you using to launch your application server?

Sun JDK 1.5.0_01

What steps did you take that resulted in the issue?

Pressed ctrl+shift+f in the JSP editor

What application server are you using?

Tomcat 5

Are there any exceptions in the Eclipse log file? (<workspace>/.metadata/.log)

No

I will submit this format issue to our PR system. Thanks for the report and sorry for the inconveince.

Jim,
On a side note we are aware of the sub-par performance of the formatter, you couldn't believe how complex a piece of code it is, and for the time being has been low priority. It should improve soon but it is not our highest priority right now.

Add my vote to the list for bumping the priority here. This is a very important feature for those who do anything beyond dead simple jsps.