dknutson,
Are there arguments pro/con between using webroot vs webcontent?
The terms Webroot and WebContent can be used interchangebly. You can create a project with WebContent folder in MyEclipse by setting in Window > Preferences > MyEclipse > Java Enterprise Project > Web Project, this setting is then persisted in the workspace as the default directory for you.
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