12 Replies Latest reply on Mar 8, 2011 12:37 PM by akazakov

Shortcut to switch between files in JBoss HTML Editor

wagner.montalvao Jan 12, 2010 6:56 PM

Hello,

I often use the ctrl+page up/down in Eclipse to switch between any type of opened files in the editor.

Since I've migrated to JBoss Developer Studio I am trying to figure out how to still do it, because in the JBoss HTML Editor the shortcuts ctrl+page up/down have been changed to switch between the bottom tabs Visual/Source, Source and Preview.

Any help with this will be very appreciated.

Cheers

1. Re: Shortcut to switch between files in JBoss HTML Editor

dgolovin Jan 12, 2010 8:57 PM (in response to wagner.montalvao)

What version of JBoss Developer Studio do you have?
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2. Re: Shortcut to switch between files in JBoss HTML Editor

wagner.montalvao Jan 12, 2010 9:04 PM (in response to dgolovin)

Hi Denis,

The version is 2.0 BETA for linux

Thanks
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3. Re: Shortcut to switch between files in JBoss HTML Editor

dgolovin Jan 12, 2010 9:20 PM (in response to wagner.montalvao)

I can replicate this and it looks like Ctrl+PageUp/PageDown are default hot keys to switch between Tabs in OS. Thus I cannot find workaround for it. Eclipse has no registered command for switching between tabs, but there are commands for switching between Sub-Tabs: Alt+PageUp/PageDown (all commands can be found in Preferences Dialog under General->Keys Category). These Alt+ commands should be used in JBoss Html/JSP editor to switch between editor sub-tabs.

I've opened issue for Visual Editor to track this problem https://jira.jboss.org/jira/browse/JBIDE-5666

Eclipse has Ctrl+F6/Ctrl+Shift+F6 keys to switch between opened edditors.
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4. Re: Shortcut to switch between files in JBoss HTML Editor

wagner.montalvao Jan 13, 2010 5:31 PM (in response to dgolovin)

Hey Denis,

Sorry. I confused the keys ctrl and alt. I often use alt+page up/down to switch between opened files in eclipse-jee editor.

It doesn't work in jbdevstudio. Only ctrl+page up/down works (that's why I confused), but it only switches correctly between files when I'm editing any kind of file without subtabs. So it works well while editing a java file for example. But if I edit an xhtml file and then I have the subtabs, it switches between the subtabs only.

I use ctrl+E instead of ctrl+F6. Give it a try, maybe you will prefeer. It provides a quick search and you can also walk using the arrows. Although IMO nothing substitutes the old and dear page up/down.

By the way thank you very much for your attention.

Cheers
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5. Re: Shortcut to switch between files in JBoss HTML Editor

maxandersen Jan 13, 2010 5:36 PM (in response to wagner.montalvao)

Yeah, seems like our multipage editor hadn't caught up with some changes in Eclipse 3.5 that allowed for having a consistent behavior.
Because of your feedback that is now fixed - you can see the details in the jira.

Thanks!
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6. Re: Shortcut to switch between files in JBoss HTML Editor

dmaliarevich Jan 14, 2010 9:41 AM (in response to wagner.montalvao)

We've corrected our editor's behaviour. Now you can use Ctrl+PageUp/PageDown to switch between outter tabs (opened in eclipse files) and Alt+PageUp/PageDown - to switch between inner JBossToolsEditor's tabs.

Thank you for your notice once again)
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7. Re: Shortcut to switch between files in JBoss HTML Editor

wagner.montalvao Jan 14, 2010 10:14 AM (in response to wagner.montalvao)

Thank you guys for both replies bringing the good notice about this bug fix.

As I do not have a licence and I am running the free beta version, is it possible to do a update to fix this issue?

Thanks
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8. Re: Shortcut to switch between files in JBoss HTML Editor

dgolovin Jan 14, 2010 1:34 PM (in response to wagner.montalvao)

unfortunately it is available only in JBossTools nightly build.
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9. Re: Shortcut to switch between files in JBoss HTML Editor

dgolovin Jan 14, 2010 3:34 PM (in response to dmaliarevich)

verified on last v201001140901N-H132-CR2 nightly build.
Works for me
Thanks
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10. Re: Shortcut to switch between files in JBoss HTML Editor

wagner.montalvao Jan 14, 2010 3:38 PM (in response to wagner.montalvao)

hey Denis,

Thank you for the updates.
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11. Re: Shortcut to switch between files in JBoss HTML Editor

matija Mar 8, 2011 7:45 AM (in response to dmaliarevich)

Hi All,

I was wondering whether there was any progress oin this matter? I see that the change had been reverted almost immediately, which is sad :/
I always have a few .java and .xhtml files open at the same time, and I find it most annoying not to be able to use the standard Ctrl+PgUp/PgDn that I am so used to to quickly switch between them without falling into the xhtml-trap. I do know that there are alternatives, but I found none of them to be good enough.

Cheers,
Matija
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12. Re: Shortcut to switch between files in JBoss HTML Editor

akazakov Mar 8, 2011 12:37 PM (in response to matija)

Hi Matija,

I hope we will fix it for next release.
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