Eclipse - easy way to access right-clickable properties from Package Explorer?

Question

I have this workflow problem in Eclipse (Java) in which there are of course hundreds of files in my package explorer. I know I can use Ctrl+R to open a file which is great - however from the tab I can't right click and do things like Compare With, Team > Commit and dozens of other useful options I need. Which leads to me browsing for the file in the package explorer - it's not like the file appears in package explorer when I Ctrl+R it - which is an annoying workflow problem.

What is the solution for this?

Answer 1

Discovered package explorer actually has a yellow left/right arrow looking button that will open the current file in package explorer. This is the feature I was looking for.

Answer 2

You can right-click inside the file editor after opening with Ctrl-R (or Command-Shift-R on Macs) to use Compare With and Team -- most options from Package Explorer are available as context options in the Java file editor.