560805 – "Ctrl+Shift+Right/Left" to select a word is not working?

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Bug 560805 - "Ctrl+Shift+Right/Left" to select a word is not working?

Summary: "Ctrl+Shift+Right/Left" to select a word is not working?

Status:	CLOSED DUPLICATE of bug 426557

Alias:	None

Product:	Platform
Classification:	Eclipse Project
Component:	IDE (show other bugs)
Version:	4.15
Hardware:	PC Windows 10

Importance:	P3 normal (vote)
Target Milestone:	---
Assignee:	Platform-UI-Inbox
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Keywords:	needinfo

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Reported:	2020-03-05 06:20 EST by Ola StrÃ¶m
Modified:	2020-04-04 04:26 EDT (History)
CC List:	1 user (show)

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Description Ola StrÃ¶m

2020-03-05 06:20:00 EST

I'm using Eclipse 2019-12 (Java) on Windows 10 and I cannot get Ctrl+Shift+Right/Left to select/mark a word as it do in every other program I use.

The General -> Keys settings in Preferences seems to be just fine.

The problem turns out to be a bug in the Eclipse IDE / Welcome Screen.

If the Checkbox "Always show Welcome at start up" is checked, the Ctrl+Shift+Right/Left doesn't work.

Then to be able to select/mark a word in the Eclipse IDE with the help of Ctrl+Shift+Right/Left you need to uncheck the Checkbox "Always show Welcome at start up" and restart Eclipse.

Comment 1 Rolf Theunissen

2020-03-05 08:25:58 EST

I am not able to reproduce this problem.

Which in which editor do you have the problem? 
Is the editor open when you start Eclipse or do you open it after it started?
How do you close the welcome screen?
Does the problem persist when you switch between editors?

Comment 2 Rolf Theunissen

2020-04-04 04:26:45 EDT


*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 426557 ***