Key bindings not working in eclipse

Question

I installed Eclipse 3.6 64-bit on a fresh Windows 7. I tried setting some key bindings using the Keys section of the preferences window, namely: Alt+C - commit using SVN Alt+U - update using SVN Alt+R - revert using SVN

It all worked flawlessly in the past on Eclipse 3.5 32bit on Windows XP, but it just doesn't work in my recent setup. When I'm navigating to the 'Team' menu, the shortcuts do appear next to the aforementioned actions (i.e. Eclipse writes 'Alt+U' next to 'Update to HEAD').

Any suggestions?

Answer 1

All eclipse workspace settings are stored in <eclipse-workspace-name>\.metadata\.plugins\org.eclipse.core.runtime\.settings folder. So, try copying this folder from your 32bit Windows XP environment into 64bit Windows 7 setup.

Answer 2

It may be due to this breaking change in Eclipse 3.6:

http://dev.eclipse.org/viewcvs/index.cgi/org.eclipse.platform.doc.isv/porting/3.6/incompatibilities.html?view=co#objectContribution

EDIT:

Looks like it definitely is. See https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=309074. Here's the fix:

In the "Customize Perspective" dialog, go to the "Command Groups Availability" tab and check "Team" and "SVN".

Answer 3

@Russel Davis - thank you so much, that worked! Classic Eclipse too - it's not actually a bug, it's just a setting that's so obscure that I have never seen it or heard of it in 10 years of Eclipse use.