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HTML editor auto-closing quotes [message #1826836]

Fri, 01 May 2020 18:36

Eclipse User

Version: Eclipse IDE for PHP Developers

Version: 2019-03 (4.11.0)
Build id: 20190314-1200

OS: Mac running Mojave

I have gone through all the options I can find in Preferences for automatically close and turned them all off (searched 'typing') and yet in the HTML/XML editor I'm still getting quotes auto-closing, and incorrectly at that.

Is there some global "don't type stuff for me" setting? I'd love that.

In my attached screenshot, the " after the cursor added itself automatically. It does this all the time and it's driving me bonkers.

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Re: HTML editor auto-closing quotes [message #1826842 is a reply to message #1826836]

Sat, 02 May 2020 02:09

Eclipse User

With which editor did you open that file? Also, check the Edit menu for an option to disable Smart Insert, that might do it.

Re: HTML editor auto-closing quotes [message #1826934 is a reply to message #1826842]

Mon, 04 May 2020 16:50

Eclipse User

I'm using HTML editor. That smart insert thing I tried before but the cursor is horrible.

Re: HTML editor auto-closing quotes [message #1826938 is a reply to message #1826934]

Mon, 04 May 2020 18:37

Eclipse User

Yikes. You can turn off the custom caret under General->Editors->Text Editors->Accessibility if you do not need it.

You can report is as a bug using https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/enter_bug.cgi?product=WTP%20Source%20Editing&component=wst.html

[Updated on: Mon, 04 May 2020 18:38] by Moderator

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