Eclipse: shortcut for "open project"?

Question

Is there a shortcut in Eclipse for "open project"? Ideally, I'd like something like the "Open Resource" dialog.

I want this because I have a "testing" project, which I use whenever I want to try something out… But it's annoying to scroll through the massive Navigator trying to find it and click it when it gets closed.

Answer 1

Not by default. The action is defined here, with no keyboard shortcut.
http://eclipse-tools.sourceforge.net/Keyboard_shortcuts_(3.0).pdf

Answer 2

You could add a Working Set that contains only your test project, and use 'Select Working Set...' functionality from the Navigator tab's view menu:

While this won't open the project for you, it WILL make it the only thing you see in navigator or package explorer.

Once you've added it, it will be in a list and you won't need to open the 'Select Working Set...' dialog, just select 'my test project' from the popup menu. It's triggered by that small triangle in the upper right of Navigator, I'm not sure if there is a shortcut.

To switch back to your normal work, simply 'Deselect Working Set' and you will then see everything again.

I also find the 'Collapse All' button/shortcut to be handy when finding things in the Package Explorer or Navigator tabs.

Answer 3

I'll offer a solution to a problem I've had which, if I've interpreted the question correctly, is very similar to yours.

I find that when I have a lot of projects with loads of expanded directories/packages inside Project Explorer, trying to find a particular project is irritating because I have to scroll through all this. I could collapse all projects down but then I also lose my current position in every project.

I'd just like to be able to search for a particular project by name and open it, in the Project Explorer tree. Opening a file inside the project using Open Resource isn't a good enough workaround, as having to think of the name of a file inside that project completely out of context is often equally annoying!

A solution that works great (at least in Eclipse Juno, Mac OSX) is, with the Project Explorer focused, to hold Shift and start typing the project name. This dynamically selects the best matching project in the Explorer as you type. Then with your hands still on the keyboard you can use the arrow keys to open up and browse the project.

It ain't pretty but it gets the job done, and saves some valuable seconds :)