Undo is not working for me in ant editor in eclipse. When I press Ctrl-Z nothing happens.
Is it possible to enable undo somehow or is this a bug?
I am using Eclipse 3.4.2 (Ganymede) on Windows XP Professional.
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A:
Yes undo should be working perfectly in an ant editor.
For Ctrl-Z to not workcould mean:
- the shortcut has been assigned to another action (
Windows > Preferences > General > Keys) - the undo buffer size is somehow at '0' (
Windows > Preferences > General > Editors > Text Editor) - a plugin somehow 'steals' the key event for itself
Try a fresh install, and check also with a latest Galileo (3.5RC2) install to see if the problem persist.
Note: zvikico mentions the existence of a known bug with ant editor in 3.4.2
After a quick search, the following bugs might explain your situation:
- 267780 [ant editor] delete line cannot be undone after cursor has been moved
- 247434 Failed to undo removal of line in Ant editor, only with 'Eclipse IDE for Java Developers', with Eclipse Classic you don't get this behavior
and finally:
- 239115 Undo functionality does not work anymore in the ant editor, mainly because a WTP issue, only solved in 3.5
VonC
2009-05-27 04:00:43
Don't bother checking the preferences. It is a known bug in 3.4.2. It is solved in 3.5.
zvikico
2009-05-27 08:09:21
@zivkico: good point. I suppose you are referring to 239115, meaning undo does not work with ant editor only if you have WTP added to your eclipse3.4. I have updated my answer accordingly.
VonC
2009-05-27 09:05:23
Thanks for your answers guys, the point about WTP made things really clear.It also explains why in some of my eclipse 3.4.2 installs the undo feature works.
Ludwig Weinzierl
2009-05-30 08:39:14