 Eclipse keyboard shortcuts load/save [message #911847] |
Wed, 12 September 2012 12:51  |
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Hello,
I am passing through an Eclipse keyboard shortcut customization fiasco.
I was using Indigo for c++ and Java, and now want to use Juno.
I want to keep my shortcuts.
I tried the import/export facility but many shortcuts don't work. They seem to be bound to the respective commands in Preferences > Keys, but they don't work. Also, there are no visible conflicts. For example, I have Shift+Ctrl+S bound to SVN Sychronize, but when I press it, I get a small window in the bottom right corner showing that this shortcut coflicts with 'Save All'. However, when filtering for Shift+Ctrl+S in Keys, I see no conflict for this key.
Started to dig inside workspace configuration files, specifically <workspace>/.metadata/.plugins/org.eclipse.core.runtime/.settings/org.eclipse.ui.workbench.prefs. There, I see that I have 2 expected key bindings:
<keyBinding commandId\="org.eclipse.search.ui.performTextSearchFile" contextId\="org.eclipse.ui.textEditorScope" keyConfigurationId\="org.eclipse.ui.defaultAcceleratorConfiguration" keySequence\="CTRL+SHIFT+S"/>
<keyBinding commandId\="org.eclipse.team.svn.ui.command.SynchronizeCommand" contextId\="org.eclipse.ui.contexts.window" keyConfigurationId\="org.eclipse.ui.defaultAcceleratorConfiguration" keySequence\="CTRL+SHIFT+S"/>
... one being for Synchronizing a project when it's selected in Project Explorer, and the other for searching a word using editor scope. They don't conflict with each other and worked like a charm in previous version of Eclipse, Indigo.
I notice 2 other bindings containing SHIFT+CTRL+S:
<keyBinding contextId\="org.eclipse.ui.contexts.window" keyConfigurationId\="org.eclipse.ui.defaultAcceleratorConfiguration" keySequence\="CTRL+SHIFT+S"/>
<keyBinding contextId\="org.eclipse.ui.contexts.window" keyConfigurationId\="org.eclipse.ui.defaultAcceleratorConfiguration" keySequence\="CTRL+SHIFT+S"/>
After removing these from the file, and restarting Eclipse, magic happens: the Preferences > Keys dialog shows 'SVN Synchronize' conflict with 'Save All'. Now I can un-bind the 'Save all' command and voila - it works.
Digging some more, I find that this triggered a modification of a different config file, <workspace>/.metadata/.plugins/org.eclipse.e4.workbench/workbench.xmi, specifically it added the "deleted" bit for the Save All binding:
<bindings xmi:id="_u5UL8_vnEeG8LJ5AnbQ0RQ" keySequence="CTRL+SHIFT+S" command="_u4d3hfvnEeG8LJ5AnbQ0RQ">
<tags>deleted</tags>
</bindings>
... the command _u4d3hfvnEeG8LJ5AnbQ0RQ being, well, 'Save All'.
My conclusion is that migrating shortcuts is difficult, if possible at all. Impossible with import/export utility and a nightmare using config files - because of their intricate format and the fact they interact with each other in magical ways.
Question is obvious, did any of you pull this off?
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