Using the Templates View

You can use the Templates view to open, edit, and create templates. By default, the Templates view contains a list of the predefined templates that Together provides: Java Link, Java Class, and Java Package templates. These templates are stored locally. By associating them with a project, you can share them with your team using VCS.

To open the Templates view:
From the menubar, select Window > Show View > Templates. If Templates is not an option in the menu, select Window > Show View > Other > Together Patterns > Templates.

Creating/Applying Templates

Note that the context menus of templates (Mencken above), template categories (Misc above), and template types (Java Class above) contain a "New" command, allowing you to create a new template. Once created, the template can be modified using a template editor. Once saved, it can be applied using the Apply Pattern Wizard where it will appear as a choice among available patterns.

Working with Together's Local Templates in the Templates View

While in the Templates view, you can:

Expand the category nodes to reveal the individual templates.
Right click on a template to access its context commands.
Use the New context command to open the Save as Pattern wizard. You can save a new template to your template enabled project.
Use the Open context command (or double-click the template) to open the template editor and modify the template.
Make global template changes, with context commands that include Rename, Delete, and Copy.
Work with templates in CVS, with context commands that include Team, Compare, and Replace.

Working with Projects in the Templates View

After you save a template to a project, the Templates view shows the project and its templates.

NB: The Templates view does not show a project unless you have created a template for that project.