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Build: I-20040127 This has been happening for a few I-builds now, and it drives me nuts. Sometimes when I'm editing my java file for instance, the cursor changes to a hand cursor on its own, and nothing I could do to make it turn back to the default. I have to shut down and restart.
Wassim, are you talking about the mouse pointer or the caret in the text? Note: we never set a hand pointer or use it anywhere. Did you change your default mouse pointer to use the hand scheme? If so, at least my hand scheme has a hand for all types of pointers (point, text, busy, ...). About what mouse pointer are you talking when saying "hand"?. Note: The only place where we modify the mouse pointer is when you press Ctrl to open the type or method (blue underline). Could that cause the problem? >I have to shut down and restart I assume "only" Eclipse? Doesn't closing and reopening the editor help?
we *do* use the hand cursor to indicate hit detection: - in the overview ruler - in the quick diff ruler
Correct. I was only thinking about the editor area where we use the hand for the linking but you're right it might also be caused by the overview or quick diff ruler. Wassim, can you tell us which scenario is more likely (linking in text, overview ruler or quick diff ruler)? A possible cause for this might be the progress "hover" which takes focus. This has been introduce with I20040121. Did you see this before that build?
Both the mouse pointer and the caret both turn into a hand. The latter is what provoked the "drives me nuts" comment. It is more likely that it has to do with linking with text, as I distinctly remember that once when this happened, a method name remained hyperlinked (i.e. in blue) even when the mouse moved away.
Yup. Linking mode as I suspected. Closing the editor did not fix this, right? Can you tell us whether you saw this before I20040121 or not. I'm pretty sure this is caused by this new job hover. To protect the editor against such scenarios we should not only track the mouse but also listen to deactivation.
It seems like longer than just one week, but maybe it just seems that way. Closing the editor does not usually solve this. I have to restart Eclipse.
I get the same hand cursor roughly once a day. Has to do with other things popping up, it seems. It is also related to pressing the Ctrl key. Maybe things popping up when the Ctrl key is pressed/released. I can make it go away again by pressing Ctrl, and move to something that will turn into a link. Releasing Ctrl key will restore default arrow cursor. I have seen this before Christmas, if memory serves me well.
Chris just to make sure you didn't see the intended hand cursor: when you press Ctrl and then move the mouse it *will* change to hand cursor whenever you move over a link (blue + underlined) unless you - follow a blue underlined link - release the Ctrl key - move the cursor away from the link
*** Bug 55874 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
*** Bug 97081 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
See bug 97081 for a test case
Approving for 3.1 RC2.
Fixed in HEAD.
I'm so happy.
Verifying...
Verified in N20050607-0010
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