cfeclipse is not doing an auto checkout

i am using a eclipse with 2 different plugins - cfeclipse and Team Foundation Server

I  have a project in TFS, and have the same project created in a workspace:

Sue_workspace - workspace name

     .metadata

     Sue_Project

          .project

          file1.cfm

          file2.cfm

so that is what my directory looks like

I have set it up with Team/Share to connect it with TFS

i can manually check out a file by right clicking and choosing check out file - this will add it to the pending changes in the the Team Foundation perspective

2 problems with the cfeclipse perspective

1 - the files in the cfeclipse persepctive are not set up as read only (there is no little red dot on the icon) - i have another project that is set up this way but i have no idea how they did it

2- how do i make the files automatically check out - if i open a file - i can just start editing it, but it doesn't check it out and it doesn't add it to the pending changes - so then i have no idea what files changed.

i have the perferences set up (windows/preferences/Team/Team Foundation Server/Source Control) set up  to

- get latest on checkout and attempt to resolve conflicts

- keep existing locks

- confirm before checking in

- prompt before checking out

This is driving me crazy - i appreciate any help i can get!

thanks

sue