I'm using Eclipse 2019-12 (Java) on Windows 10 Pro and I cannot get Ctrl+Shift+Right/Left to select a word as it ought to do. When I press the keys nothing at all happens.
in which editor in Eclipse does it not work right?
- nitind
Can you reproduce this in the text editor (maybe it is an issue of the specific editor you are using)? Does Ctrl+3 and entering Select Next Word work (maybe the shortcut is catched by Windows or by a tool, not by Eclipse)? Is Select Next Word shown in the Ctrl+Shift+L list?
- howlger
Right-click a file and choose Open With > Other... to get a list of all editors (if you really want to know that). I cannot reproduce this issue in Eclipse 2019-12 in the Java editor. So, please answer my question of my last comment to find out why you have this issue. It is very likely the shortcut is caught by a Windows tool, since this is a common shortcut of Windows display driver tools.
- howlger
You're saying it does not work "as it is supposed to". You haven't said what it's actually doing. Describe exactly what you have when you press the key sequence, and what the result is.
- David M. Karr
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It turns out to be a bug in the Eclipse IDE's Welcome Tab.
If the checkbox "Always show Welcome at start up" (in the Eclipse IDE's Welcome Tab) is checked,
then the Ctrl+Shift+Left/Right doesn't work.
The solution: Uncheck the checkbox "Always show Welcome at start up" and restart Eclipse.
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Select Next Wordwork (maybe the shortcut is catched by Windows or by a tool, not by Eclipse)? Is Select Next Word shown in the Ctrl+Shift+L list? - howlger