# Syntax highlighting for .erb files

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/syntax-highlighting-for-erb-files/138736>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [May 27, 2008, 10:42am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/syntax-highlighting-for-erb-files/138736 "2008-05-27T10:42:20Z")\
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**Author:** ![lostwarrior](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/a88e57/32.png) [@lostwarrior](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/lostwarrior)\
**Post date:** [May 27, 2008, 10:42am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/syntax-highlighting-for-erb-files/138736/1 "2008-05-27T10:42:20Z")

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hi i am using radrails for ruby on rails development.I am creating  
html.erb for my application.i have noticed syntax is not highlighting  
for html.erb

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**Author:** ![lostwarrior](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/a88e57/32.png) [@lostwarrior](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/lostwarrior)\
**Post date:** [May 27, 2008, 10:47am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/syntax-highlighting-for-erb-files/138736/2 "2008-05-27T10:47:10Z")

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On May 27, 9:42 am, Lost W. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid)  
wrote:

> hi i am using radrails for ruby on rails development.I am creating  
> html.erb for my application.i have noticed syntax is not highlighting  
> for html.erb

You need to find where eclipse based apps configure all that stuff and  
set it to be the same as .rhtml

Fred