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Can't Open Files In Editor Anymore [message #1739291]

Fri, 29 July 2016 12:10

al co

Messages: 11
Registered: April 2015

Junior Member

For some reason, I can no longer display files in the PackageExplorer in the Java Editor when double clicking them. They are not visible.
They show in the File MRU list but not in the editor.

I can back to and forward to them , they highlight in the Package Explorer but do not display in the editor.

I have tried right click "Open With" and right click "Open" but neither displays a file , any of them.

I am wondering if I have an open hidden pane but can't figure out how to display that either. I have now spent hours trying to figure this out.

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Re: Can't Open Files In Editor Anymore [message #1739294 is a reply to message #1739291]

Fri, 29 July 2016 12:48

Ed Willink

Messages: 7655
Registered: July 2009

Senior Member

Hi

Have you tried restarting Eclipse? This kind of magic often just goes away.

Regards

Ed Willink

On 29/07/2016 13:10, al co wrote:
> For some reason, I can no longer display files in the PackageExplorer in
> the Java Editor when double clicking them. They are not visible.
> They show in the File MRU list but not in the editor.
> I can back to and forward to them , they highlight in the Package
> Explorer but do not display in the editor.
> I have tried right click "Open With" and right click "Open" but neither
> displays a file , any of them.
> I am wondering if I have an open hidden pane but can't figure out how to
> display that either. I have now spent hours trying to figure this out.

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Re: Can't Open Files In Editor Anymore [message #1739296 is a reply to message #1739294]

Fri, 29 July 2016 13:00

al co

Messages: 11
Registered: April 2015

Junior Member

Ed Willink wrote on Fri, 29 July 2016 12:48

Hi

Have you tried restarting Eclipse? This kind of magic often just goes away.

Regards

Ed Willink

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Yes , that didn't fix it.
I finally had to open a new window and reset perspective and then close old one.
I lost some of my perspective settings.
Not sure what happened but that's what I did to get it back.

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