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Now that Bug 328524 is fixed, we should offer similar functionality in the Java Editor as well. 1. Offer a 'Escape backslashes' quick fix for 'Invalid Escape Sequence' problem. 2. Remove the preference 'Escape text when pasting into a string literal', instead if escaping is required automatically show a popup with the above quick fix.
> 1. Offer a 'Escape backslashes' quick fix for 'Invalid Escape Sequence' > problem. We should also have quick assists that escape / unescape the selected or enclosing string or string part. > 2. Remove the preference 'Escape text when pasting into a string literal', > instead if escaping is required automatically show a popup with the above quick > fix. I don't think we should remove the preference now, since that would break people who are used to the current behavior. But we should offer the unescape quick assist when the preference is enabled and the pasted string was escaped. Also note that escaping in the Java editor is not only about escaping backslashes, but also about adding line delimiters.
(In reply to comment #1) > I don't think we should remove the preference now, since that would break > people who are used to the current behavior. But we should offer the unescape > quick assist when the preference is enabled and the pasted string was escaped. Fair enough.
See also bug 268070 and bug 72869.
