I haven't kept up with the discussion about code formatting using the eclipse profile, but if it's still in progress, perhaps this project would provide some valuable insight into how it's done. http://code.google.com/p/maven-java-formatter-plugin/ If you've got it figured out already, disregard. -Dan -- Dan Allen Principal Software Engineer, Red Hat | Author of Seam in Action Registered Linux User #231597 http://google.com/profiles/dan.j.allen http://mojavelinux.com http://mojavelinux.com/seaminaction