[news.eclipse.newcomer] Re: Cannot type close braces in the editor

[Tom Eicher <eclipse@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

You should not have to change anything - please double check your 
keyboard layout settings before filing a bug against platform-text.

-tom

Andreas Haupt wrote:
> Hi,
>
> The keys for either squared bracket close nor close brace are accepted 
> in the the eclipse editor view. When I type those keys nothing happens. 
> Open braces work fine.
> I use a german keyboard layout, Eclipse 3.0.2 and WinXP.
>
> Anybody knows which configuration settings I have to select to make 
> Eclipse accept those keys.
>
> Thanks for help.
>
> Andreas