Bug 484641 - Display command: "Error Evaluating: -1" not a very helpful message
Summary: Display command: "Error Evaluating: -1" not a very helpful message
Status: NEW
Alias: None
Product: JDT
Classification: Eclipse Project
Component: Debug (show other bugs)
Version: 4.6   Edit
Hardware: All All
: P3 minor (vote)
Target Milestone: ---   Edit
Assignee: JDT-Debug-Inbox CLA
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Whiteboard: stalebug
Keywords: helpwanted
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Reported: 2015-12-18 04:21 EST by Andreas Sewe CLA
Modified: 2023-09-08 01:01 EDT (History)
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2015-12-18 04:21 EST, Andreas Sewe CLA 		no flags Details
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Description Andreas Sewe CLA 2015-12-18 04:21:42 EST 
Created attachment 258786 [details]
The not very helpful error message

The "Display" command is selectable anywhere during debugging. For the default zero-length selection, executing "Display" results only in a not very helpful error message (see screenshot). In particular, it is not even clear that I need to select anything in order for "Display" to work.

IMHO, it would be best if Display were grayed out if the selection is zero length. The second best option would be a better error message for this special case.
Comment 1 Eclipse Genie CLA 2019-09-26 20:05:54 EDT 
This bug hasn't had any activity in quite some time. Maybe the problem got resolved, was a duplicate of something else, or became less pressing for some reason - or maybe it's still relevant but just hasn't been looked at yet.

If you have further information on the current state of the bug, please add it. The information can be, for example, that the problem still occurs, that you still want the feature, that more information is needed, or that the bug is (for whatever reason) no longer relevant.

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Comment 2 Sarika Sinha CLA 2019-09-27 05:47:58 EDT 
Problem still exists!
Comment 3 Eclipse Genie CLA 2021-09-17 17:16:17 EDT 
This bug hasn't had any activity in quite some time. Maybe the problem got resolved, was a duplicate of something else, or became less pressing for some reason - or maybe it's still relevant but just hasn't been looked at yet.

If you have further information on the current state of the bug, please add it. The information can be, for example, that the problem still occurs, that you still want the feature, that more information is needed, or that the bug is (for whatever reason) no longer relevant.

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Comment 4 Eclipse Genie CLA 2023-09-08 01:01:58 EDT 
This bug hasn't had any activity in quite some time. Maybe the problem got resolved, was a duplicate of something else, or became less pressing for some reason - or maybe it's still relevant but just hasn't been looked at yet.

If you have further information on the current state of the bug, please add it. The information can be, for example, that the problem still occurs, that you still want the feature, that more information is needed, or that the bug is (for whatever reason) no longer relevant.

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