And once you configure your own keyboard shortcuts and commit them to muscle memory. I have set ctrl+] - select to the end of line ctrl+[ - select to begin

And once you configure your own keyboard shortcuts and commit them to muscle memory. I have set ctrl+] - select to the end of line ctrl+[ - select to beginning of line ctrl+d - cut current line ctrl+k - duplicate current line below ctrl+; - jump to beginning of line ctrl+' - jump to end of line ctrl+tab - switch perspective between debug and editor [1] ctrl+i - focus on console [2] ctrl+f - toggle find/replace bar About the last shortcut; I highly recommend you get a modern find feature and not the window popup eclipse ships with - http://sandipchitale.blogspot.com/2011/04/eclipse-findreplace-bar.html http://sandipchitale.blogspot.com/2011/04/eclipse-findreplac... - [1] For me this is pydev, for you could be the Android SDK ide. [2] I have a pydev python repl running in eclipse for simple checks. Using ctrl+i to focus on this console is really nice. Bonus if you customize your theme. Mine is a white text on black.