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key-mapping in the editor (CDT)? [message #657498] Thu, 03 March 2011 02:12 Go to next message
Michael Zimmers is currently offline Michael ZimmersFriend
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Hi, all -

I know this is going to sound strange, but one of the keys on my keyboard isn't being recognized by the editor. It's the delete key. Not the one above the return key, but the one below the help key and above the navigation arrows.

I bring this up here because Eclipse is the *only* app that doesn't recognize this key. Furthermore, I'm pretty sure it used to work before I upgraded my Eclipse install. Of course, I did a bunch of other stuff at that time as well, but...it seems like the editor is culpable here.

Any ideas, anyone? I'm sure it sounds lame and crazy, but not having that key working is a major impediment to editing for me.

Thanks.
Re: key-mapping in the editor (CDT)? [message #657520 is a reply to message #657498] Thu, 03 March 2011 06:54 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Dani Megert is currently offline Dani MegertFriend
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On 03.03.2011 03:12, Michael Zimmers wrote:
> Hi, all -
>
> I know this is going to sound strange, but one of the keys on my
> keyboard isn't being recognized by the editor. It's the delete key.
> Not the one above the return key, but the one below the help key and
> above the navigation arrows.
>
> I bring this up here because Eclipse is the *only* app that doesn't
> recognize this key. Furthermore, I'm pretty sure it used to work
> before I upgraded my Eclipse install. Of course, I did a bunch of
> other stuff at that time as well, but...it seems like the editor is
> culpable here.
>
> Any ideas, anyone? I'm sure it sounds lame and crazy, but not having
> that key working is a major impediment to editing for me.
Does it work in the normal Eclipse Text editor?

Dani
>
> Thanks.
Re: key-mapping in the editor (CDT)? [message #657658 is a reply to message #657520] Thu, 03 March 2011 15:34 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Michael Zimmers is currently offline Michael ZimmersFriend
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Hi, Dani -

I'm not sure I know what you mean by "normal" editor. I wasn't aware I had a choice of editors. I'm just using the one that comes up when I double-click on the file from the Project Explorer.
Re: key-mapping in the editor (CDT)? [message #657760 is a reply to message #657658] Thu, 03 March 2011 21:23 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Dani Megert is currently offline Dani MegertFriend
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On 03.03.2011 16:34, Michael Zimmers wrote:
> Hi, Dani -
>
> I'm not sure I know what you mean by "normal" editor. I wasn't aware I
> had a choice of editors. I'm just using the one that comes up when I
> double-click on the file from the Project Explorer.
That opens the default editor for each file, e.g. Java editor for
*.java. With "normal" editor I mean the text editor. Select the file and
then use Open With from the context menu.

Dani
Re: key-mapping in the editor (CDT)? [message #657767 is a reply to message #657760] Thu, 03 March 2011 22:24 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Michael Zimmers is currently offline Michael ZimmersFriend
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Ah, gotcha. The delete key doesn't work with any editor selected.
Re: key-mapping in the editor (CDT)? [message #657832 is a reply to message #657767] Fri, 04 March 2011 09:18 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Dani Megert is currently offline Dani MegertFriend
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On 03.03.2011 23:24, Michael Zimmers wrote:
> Ah, gotcha. The delete key doesn't work with any editor selected.
Try whether it works in the plain StyledText widget, using the following
snippet:
http://dev.eclipse.org/viewcvs/viewvc.cgi/org.eclipse.swt.sn ippets/src/org/eclipse/swt/snippets/Snippet189.java?view=co

If it doesn't work file a bug against Platform SWT. If it works file the
bug against Platform Text.

Dani
Re: key-mapping in the editor (CDT)? [message #657910 is a reply to message #657832] Fri, 04 March 2011 15:07 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Michael Zimmers is currently offline Michael ZimmersFriend
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Dani -

Can you please tell me exactly what I'm supposed to do with the file you linked?

Thanks.
Re: key-mapping in the editor (CDT)? [message #658135 is a reply to message #657498] Sun, 06 March 2011 23:43 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Michael Zimmers is currently offline Michael ZimmersFriend
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Update:

I just realized that my control-Z (undo) key is not working, either. Needless to say, this just upped this problem in my personal priority queue. Can anyone tell me what might be going on?

Edit: I also notice that this problem is only in one of my workspaces; in another workspace, both keys work fine. Is it possible that my key mapping (or some other file) got corrupted?

[Updated on: Sun, 06 March 2011 23:48]

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Re: key-mapping in the editor (CDT)? [message #659264 is a reply to message #658135] Fri, 11 March 2011 17:24 Go to previous message
Michael Zimmers is currently offline Michael ZimmersFriend
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This is really an interesting problem. I somehow got it working properly a few days ago. For other reasons, I deleted my project and started over, and now the key isn't working again.

If anyone has any ideas, I'd really like to hear them.

Thanks.
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