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I'm running eclipse on JDK1.3.1_08 for Windows XP. No matter which file I open in the Text Editor, it will not edit the file when I try typing something in the editor view. I've checked and double-checked that none of these files is read-only. There's plenty of room on the drive. The Java editor works fine. I've restarted the platform several times. Other people in my group only have this problem intermittently, and it goes away when they restart eclipse, but mine just won't edit. I have to use an external editor if I wish to edit anything that won't open in the java editor.
What build are your using? What do you exactly mean by "won't edit"? Thanks.
Thanks for your reply. I'm using: Version: 2.1.1 Build id: 200306271545 The process of editing a text file involves: 1) Opening the file in the text editor. E.g. right-click on x.txt and click on Open With-> Text Editor. This opens up the text editor with the file. 2) Selecting the location where you would like to edit the file in text editor view. E.g. click on line 10 column 1. This moves the cursor to the position where you would like to insert text. 3) Start typing the stuff you want to add to the file. This will, ideally echo the letters you type in the text editor, and there will be an asterisk next to the file to notify the user that the file has changed. In my situation when I start typing (i.e. step 3), no letters are echoed, and nothing about the file state is changed. It is as if the editor thinks that the file is read-only, even though it is definitely not read-only, effectively making the Text Editor more like a Text Viewer. Please let me know if I can help further.
Are you using a versioning tool like clear case or CVS? Sometimes a file will be read-only when you check it out, and will only become writable when you explicitly edit the file.
We cannot reproduce this using I20030917. To investigate further please answer the questions below and reopen when done so. - Can you still see this behavior using I20030917? - Are those files shared with a repository? If so, which provider (CVS?). - Are the files on disk as files or are they maybe in a JAR? - Is there something written to .log (open the file or use the Error Log view (PDE Runtime) to see the log entries). - How is the project setup? - are you using linked resources? - is the project located on your local drive or on a server (if so what kind of server OS)
Get rid of deprecated state.
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