MyEclipse: Where did the Font Properties go? mongo_aurelio - Oct 23, 2007 - 07:48 PM Post subject: Where did the Font Properties go?
Since last build
Version: 3.3.0
Build id: I20070621-1340
The Font on the SQL Edtor become a horrible Arial, very hard to work with since it doesn't have fixed-width.
There is no way to switch back to Courier New, because the font button is gone, and the SQL panel is not listed under the General configuration settings.
Is this intentional?
Mongosupport-nipun - Oct 23, 2007 - 08:24 PM Post subject: RE: Where did the Font Properties go?
You can go to Windows > Preferences > General > Appearance > Colors and Font > Basic > Test Font > change and select your font.drfoster54 - Oct 30, 2007 - 10:06 PM Post subject: RE: Where did the Font Properties go?
The issue is deeper than just changing the font. In my case, the font is set correctly to Courier New. What I see is that any non-Java/non-MyEclipse editor I open AFTER MyEclipse has been started opens with a variable pitch font regardless of the font setting. I use JSEclipe to edit JavaScript. If I start MyEclipse with nothing open and then open a JavaScript file, my JSEclipse editor displays using a variable pitch. If I close MyEclipse (with that JavaScript file open and with the focus) and restart MyEclipse, my JSEclipse editor will then use the correct, fixed pitch font. The same scenario holds of other file types I edit (Windows .bat files, Linux shell scripts, ...) that use a basic text editor.
Note that this broke when I upgraded to MyEclipse 6.0.1. Also, I see the same problem on Windows Vista and Linux (SLES 10.)support-nipun - Oct 31, 2007 - 08:38 PM Post subject: RE: Where did the Font Properties go?
Can you go to MyEclipse > Installation Summary > Installation summary and paste the details here for me.
What version of JSEclipse are you working with ? I was unable to find a JSEditor plugin for Eclipse 3.3. Ill try reproducing this issue at my end as well.drfoster54 - Oct 31, 2007 - 08:51 PM Post subject: RE: Where did the Font Properties go?
Yes, I'll post what you're asking for.
Note that I duplicate this simply doing a File -> Open on an arbitrary shell script or batch file. Upon opening, the font displayed is a variable pitch. If I then close and reopen MyEclipse while this file is open, it will come up in a fixed pitch.drfoster54 - Oct 31, 2007 - 08:54 PM Post subject: RE: Where did the Font Properties go?
Here is my installation summary:
*** Date:
Wednesday, October 31, 2007 1:52:35 PM MDT
** System properties:
OS=WindowsVista
OS version=6.0
Java version=1.5.0_11
Eclipse startup command=-os
win32
-ws
win32
-arch
x86
-showsplash
-launcher
C:\Program Files\MyEclipse 6.0.1\eclipse\eclipse.exe
-name
Eclipse
--launcher.library
C:\Program Files\MyEclipse 6.0.1\eclipse\plugins\org.eclipse.equinox.launcher.win32.win32.x86_1.0.1.R33x_v20070828\eclipse_1020.dll
-startup
C:\Program Files\MyEclipse 6.0.1\eclipse\plugins\org.eclipse.equinox.launcher_1.0.1.R33x_v20070828.jar
-exitdata
1474_64
-vm
C:\Program Files\MyEclipse 6.0.1\jre\bin\javaw.exetazworks - Nov 14, 2007 - 12:41 AM Post subject:
I have basically the same installation details and am seeing the same behavior. Any update on a workaround or a fix?
*** Date:
Tuesday, November 13, 2007 5:40:55 PM MST
** System properties:
OS=WindowsXP
OS version=5.1
Java version=1.6.0_03
Eclipse startup command=-os
win32
-ws
win32
-arch
x86
-showsplash
-launcher
C:\Program Files\eclipse\eclipse.exe
-name
Eclipse
--launcher.library
C:\Program Files\eclipse\plugins\org.eclipse.equinox.launcher.win32.win32.x86_1.0.1.R33x_v20070828\eclipse_1020.dll
-startup
C:\Program Files\eclipse\plugins\org.eclipse.equinox.launcher_1.0.1.R33x_v20070828.jar
-vm
C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.6.0_03\bin\client\jvm.dllsupport-nipun - Nov 14, 2007 - 10:06 AM Post subject:
I tried this out at my end but was unable to reproduce the issue. I tried this with a JavaScript file. Could one of you send me a sample file that I can test this with and also paste a screenshot pointing the font pitch variation.support-nipun - Nov 14, 2007 - 10:24 AM Post subject:
Guys,
I was finally able to reproduce this at my end as well. I'll take this up with the dev team and get back to you with an update asap.support-nipun - Nov 14, 2007 - 03:48 PM Post subject:
I checked with my dev team and it seems like JSEclipse is not certified to run with MyEclipse. Also, this seems to be the only plugin giving such problems with MyEclipse so I guess you should take this up with the JSEclipse team. I'll stay on top of this issue from my side.tazworks - Nov 14, 2007 - 05:22 PM Post subject:
I do not use the JSEclipse plugin and am seeing the same behavior. I removed the PHPEclipse and Velocity Web Edit plugins I had installed and that did not seem to solve the problem either.
My current configuration, which still exhibits the font problem, is:
Eclipse 3.3.1
MyEclipse 6.0.1
Maven 2.0 Integration 0.0.9
I can reproduce the error by creating a simple text file on the file system and then using File >> Open File to open it. I have included a screen shot below showing how the file is displayed.
support-nipun - Nov 16, 2007 - 08:06 AM Post subject:
taxworks,
MyEclipse does not support Maven. That could be the problem. Have you tried replicating this issue with a clean MyEclipse installation without any plugins installer?huisma13 - Nov 16, 2007 - 09:39 AM Post subject:
Sorry to barge in...
This looks like the font problems discussed elsewhere on this forum when opening Ant scripts (build.xml) and it showing in the wrong font. AFAIR it's an issue with Eclipse 3.3.x applying the correct font to some filetypes, as changing the standard Text font to something else, press apply, and reverting to the default, with apply, fixes it for the rest of the ME session. I can only assume this thread applies to the same issue. It's possible this is specific to ME, but I didn't find any time yet to confirm my findings.
HTH
Tonsupport-nipun - Nov 16, 2007 - 07:12 PM Post subject:
Ton,
Thank you for posting your findings. Please keep me updated with ur findings. In the mean time ill look into this issue.IronDuck - Nov 20, 2007 - 02:38 PM Post subject:
I've noticed the same behavior on MyEclipse 6.0.1 on Windows XP and Mac OS X 10.4. Opening the SQL Editor shows a variable width font by default, and this can corrupt other editors that expect a fixed width font (e.g. Ant editor, properties file editor). A workaround is to open preferences, choose general>appearance>colors and fonts, expand basic, select text font, click use system font, click apply, click reset, click apply, close preferences. Obviously, this is less than convenient ;)drfoster54 - Nov 21, 2007 - 04:28 PM Post subject: Not Sure it's Just Eclipse
I'm unconvinced that this can be attributed entirely to Eclipse 3.3.0. I've been running Eclipse 3.3.0 on my SuSE Linux box since the introduction of MyEclipse 6.0.0. I did NOT see this font problem with that combination. I've only seen this issue since upgrading to MyEclipse to 6.0.1. That tells me it's something MyEclipse is doing.
Also, although I see this problem with JSEclipse, I also see it editing simple text files (Linux shell scripts, Windows batch files, ...) and XML files. This isn't an issue just with JSEclipse. I find it most ANNOYING with JSEclipse as I spent a great deal of time editing JavaScript with it. I've gotten in the habit of shutting down Eclipse with a JavaScript file open so that the next time I start it, it starts with a JavaScript file with a fixed pitch font. Problem is if I then have to edit an XML file or shell script that I have to open it and go through the font fixup process described in an earlier post.support-rkalla - Nov 21, 2007 - 05:41 PM Post subject: RE: Not Sure it
Guys Nipun and I worked together and confirmed the problem. We will file this ASAP and see if we can get it fixed.
We are really sorry about this, thanks for hanging in there.drfoster54 - Nov 24, 2007 - 10:46 PM Post subject: Thank!
Thanks for the response. I'll look forward to the fix.THEN - Nov 26, 2007 - 01:33 PM Post subject:
Hi, I have the same problem with MyEclipse 6.0.1 on Windows XP.
It seems that several editors based on the standard text editor work incorrectly (SQL editor, ANT editor, the text editor itself,...)
A solution would be great (without having to reset the font each time I start a MyEclipse workbench)support-rkalla - Nov 26, 2007 - 03:08 PM Post subject:
THEN, as soon as I find out anything from the devs I'll let you know.raburns - Dec 03, 2007 - 01:22 PM Post subject:
Riyad -
I would like to be notified as well. This is a problem that has plagued me for a while now. Thanks in advance...much appreciated.david_j_baird - Dec 18, 2007 - 11:42 AM Post subject:
I'm seeing this as well. It seems the problem is only with non-core plugin editors (I see it in JSEclipse, the JSP, XML, HTML editors, but never in the Java editor, or system text editor. I also see it in a text editor plugin I wrote myself. I can correct the problem on a per session basis by going to window->preferences->General->preferences->fonts and colors and changing the "Basic Text font" to some other font, apply that change, then change it back to the default font (courier), and all the affected editors then correctly use the right font. This is a real pain - I've seen the problem on Vista and XP. The only common ground I can see is MyEclipse.david_j_baird - Jan 07, 2008 - 02:25 AM Post subject:
Can we get an update on this, please? This is currently affecting every developer in my team. I realize its probably only a minor issue in the grand scheme of things, but its frustrating.
Cheers.dalh@umn.edu - Jan 07, 2008 - 05:50 PM Post subject: Same behavior using EPIC plugin for Perl
I'm seeing the same behavior using the EPIC plug-in for Perl on a Fedora 7 system. I'd appreciate hearing any report of a solution or work-around.
Douglas
dalh@umn.eduhuisma13 - Jan 07, 2008 - 09:49 PM Post subject: RE: Same behavior using EPIC plugin for Perl
The workaround I'm using here is to reset the Basic Text Font to it's default, go into the selection dialog for changing the font, press OK there (without changing anything) and storing the 'change' (Apply or OK). Allways the correct font after this setting. :-) You're just pulling the setting from deep down in the dungeans up a few levels so it can actually be found by all editors searching for the default textfont.
We'll have to wait for the real fix (probably ME 6.02 or 6.1) to finally have it fixed. (And the above setting can really be reset to it's factory-default)
HTH
Tonjavajuster - Jan 25, 2008 - 07:02 PM Post subject: Font properties bug - looking for an update please
Hello Riyad or to whomever it may concern. I just wanted to see if I could please get an update on the progress that has been made with this bug, thanks. I have been holding back from upgrading to version 6 for some time now until this has been addressed.
Can we anticipate a fix in the next patch release by chance? [6.0.x]?
Many regards.lylo - Jan 29, 2008 - 08:25 AM Post subject: Re: Font properties bug - looking for an update please
Hi
I'd like to ask the same question. No problems with Eclipse 3.3 but as soon as I install MyEclipse I'm seeing this (really annoying!) problem. And update from the developers would be really appreciated.lylo - Feb 19, 2008 - 08:43 AM Post subject: RE: Re: Font properties bug - looking for an update please
Any word on this?support-nipun - Feb 19, 2008 - 04:07 PM Post subject: RE: Re: Font properties bug - looking for an update please
Guys,
This issue has already been file for the dev team but the fix would only come out in the next MyEclipse release (MyEclipse 6.5).lylo - Feb 19, 2008 - 04:13 PM Post subject: Re: RE: Re: Font properties bug - looking for an update plea
support-nipun wrote:
Guys,
This issue has already been file for the dev team but the fix would only come out in the next MyEclipse release (MyEclipse 6.5).
Great.
When will this be released?support-nipun - Feb 19, 2008 - 04:25 PM Post subject: RE: Re: RE: Re: Font properties bug - looking for an update
MyEclipse 6.5 is targeted for June/July.IronDuck - Mar 04, 2008 - 11:08 PM Post subject: RE: Re: RE: Re: Font properties bug - looking for an update
Can we expect a milestone release sooner? I was hoping for 6.1 earlier, then this ridiculous Blue edition came out of nowhere, and now the next 'normal' version is 6.5. Personally I couldn't care less about Websphere support :Psupport-nipun - Mar 05, 2008 - 06:38 PM Post subject: RE: Re: RE: Re: Font properties bug - looking for an update
Quote:
Can we expect a milestone release sooner?
Yes, but I don't have a date for the milestone release yet.John-N - Apr 15, 2008 - 08:45 PM Post subject:
I am having the same problem as well, with XML, SQL, HTML editors.
I'm using Eclipse 3.3.1.1 and MyEclipse 6.0.1 on Windows XP.parsons68 - Apr 24, 2008 - 04:37 PM Post subject:
go into windows - pref - general - appearance - colors and fonts.
Use the arrow keys (right to open the folder then down to select each one). Keep the mouse over the "Reset" button. If it is available to select, do it. then OK. It fixed my XML tiny font problems. If that doesn't work, then change the fonts to the "Use System Font", then OK. Go back and do a "Reset" again, it should correct itself.parsons68 - May 06, 2008 - 05:10 PM Post subject:
Actually - I un-installed MyEclipse - re-installed and the problem is gone. I'm slowly adding the patches back in, and have currently installed WTP/JPA/DTP and the issue has not arisen yet. Will keep you posted if I discover which plugin is the issue.parsons68 - May 06, 2008 - 05:58 PM Post subject:
Looks like it is a JST plugin patch (for me). I did the updates to what I listed above, and came back to small fonts. Went to manage configuration, and un
installed the JST We b Core Patches (under eclipse, not myeclipse)raburns - May 12, 2008 - 02:32 AM Post subject:
Nipun -
Running with the Milestone release...still an issue. When will this be fixed?IronDuck - Jun 25, 2008 - 12:40 PM Post subject:
Still an issue in 6.5 GA.drfoster54 - Jun 27, 2008 - 10:17 PM Post subject:
Yes, I see the same issue too in the 6.5 GA! I've tried on both Windows and Linux. I was REALLY hoping this would be fixed by now.support-rkalla - Jul 01, 2008 - 05:18 PM Post subject:
Sorry guys, it got pushed to 7.0 because we are moving ontop of the new Ganymede platform (3.4) for the 7.0 release. If we had fixed it in 6.5 then moved platforms in 7.0 there is a change it would have gotten reintroduced, so management decided this work best be left for 7.0
The good news is that 7.0 is going to be a very quick dev cycle, I think we should have a milestone out in July actually.jaquemet - Jul 28, 2008 - 09:23 AM Post subject:
Hello Riyad,
Thank you for your comments on this issue.
Please ... make sure it does not get postponed after the 7.0 ... because this bug is really a pain in the @$% !
