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In my Juno installation on Mac OSX 10.8.1 (Build id: 20120614-1722), there are no keybindings defined for Select Previous/Next Word commands for the Java and Structured Text editors, although there is one (ALT-SHIFT-LEFT/RIGHT arrow) for Text editors. When I press ALT-SHIFT-LEFT within a Java source file, Select Next/Previous Element is performed (at least it looks this way: the first press selects the whole word, the next one the method call, etc.). When I copy this binding in the key preferences and add the ALT-SHIFT-LEFT/RIGHT binding for the Java and Structured Text Editors, everything works. I would have expected the Java editor to inherit the binding from Text editor. Otherwise, these bindings should be pre-defined.
Created attachment 220333 [details] Screenshot of Keys preferences
(In reply to comment #0) > In my Juno installation on Mac OSX 10.8.1 (Build id: 20120614-1722), there > are no keybindings defined for Select Previous/Next Word commands for the > Java and Structured Text editors, although there is one > (ALT-SHIFT-LEFT/RIGHT arrow) for Text editors. Can you try with http://download.eclipse.org/eclipse/downloads/drops4/R-4.2-201206081400/ and a fresh workspace? Markus, can you double check this on a Mac? We assign different key bindings for Carbon. Maybe this no longer works in 4.2.
ALT+SHIFT+ARROW should select the word CTRL+SHIFT+ARROW_RIGHT should select the next element (Java only)
Comment on attachment 220333 [details] Screenshot of Keys preferences Obsoleting this attachment since it is unreadable. Please use standard formats (PNG, TIFF, JPG, etc.). Works fine for me in Juno. There's a single declaration with key binding Shift+Alt+Left for "Select Previous Word" in the text editor context (When: Editing Text). Key bindings in parent contexts are inherited by child contexts, so this is also active when editing Java text. Note that you can lose key bindings in 4.2 when you switch to Emacs mode (bug 378684). Try "Restore Defaults".
Please reopen if you can reproduce in a new workspace with 4.2 or newer.
Created attachment 220377 [details] Screenshot of Keys preferences Sorry for the wrong file format, I attached a PNG image.
I might have at some point accidentially switched key preferences to Emacs mode, but the problem was still there after restoring the default key settings. For me it only works with copied key bindings as specified in the attached image. Both CTRL-SHIFT-LEFT/RIGHT and OPTION-SHIFT-LEFT/RIGHT always perform Select Next/Previous Element instead of Select Next/Previous Word.
(In reply to comment #2) > Can you try with > http://download.eclipse.org/eclipse/downloads/drops4/R-4.2-201206081400/ and > a fresh workspace? Did that, it works as expected, i.e. no problems using ALT-SHIFT-RIGHT/LEFT to Select Next/Previous Word. For good measure, I started my Juno 4.2 (Build id: 20120614-1722) JEE package with a fresh workspace (sorry for not trying that earlier). There, it also works as expected, so it must be a thing with my productive workspace (which originated some Eclipse versions ago). Any hints what I can do to "really reset" the key bindings apart from creating a new workspace? "Restore Defaults" from Keys preferences didn't help.
(In reply to comment #8) > > Any hints what I can do to "really reset" the key bindings apart from > creating a new workspace? "Restore Defaults" from Keys preferences didn't > help. You won't see the real fix from bug 378684 until you pick up Eclipse 4.2.1/Juno SR1. The manual workarounds for Juno are in bug 378684 comment #6 PW
(In reply to comment #9) > (In reply to comment #8) > You won't see the real fix from bug 378684 until you pick up Eclipse > 4.2.1/Juno SR1. The manual workarounds for Juno are in bug 378684 comment #6 Yes! That did the trick. Thanks you so much, this was driving me nuts (and I often switch/create workspaces, so I don't want to configure the bindings manually...) Closing as duplicate of bug 378684 *** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 378684 ***
