Eclipse PDT 3.6 Helios, keyboard shortcuts for switching comments no longer work

Question

Since updating Eclipse PDT from 3.5 to 3.6, my comment comment labels / comment blocks ( CTRL + / ) in the editor no longer work. I see them on the menu

Source > Toggle Commtent (Ctrl + /) 

as well as in the context menu accessible through

 Shift + Ctrl + L 

But they just don't work anymore.

Does anyone have the same problems? And is there a solution to this problem?

Answer 1

I found a solution for this in the attached eclipse forum posts.

You just need to download

org.eclipse.php.ui_2.2.1.v20101001-2300.jar

of

http://www.eclipse.org/downloads/download.php?file=/tools/pdt/updates/2.2/milestones/plugins/org.eclipse.php.ui_2.2.1.v20101001-2300.jar

http://www.eclipse.org/downloads/download.php?file=/tools/pdt/updates/2.2/milestones/plugins/org.eclipse.php.debug.core.source_2.2.0.v20101001-2300.jar

http://www.eclipse.org/downloads/download.php?file=/tools/pdt/updates/2.2/milestones/plugins/org.eclipse.php.debug.core_2.2.0.v20101001-2300.jar

and run eclipse with the -clean command

cd / path / to / eclipse

eclipse -clean

Posts by the Eclipse Forum

http://www.eclipse.org/forums/index.php?t=tree&th=205571&S=d1aa5d2748a6d8ee2064c340ec8eaa88#page_top

http://www.eclipse.org/forums/index.php?t=msg&th=205375&start=0&S=ef58561fd3814f61bc3386addebba90c

Answer 2

This solution no longer works with the latest version of Helios

steps to play:

• download - http://eclipse.org/downloads/packages/eclipse-classic-362/heliossr2
• install JAVA and PHP development tools (via update)
• download http://www.eclipse.org/downloads/download.php?file=/tools/pdt/update/2.2/milestones/plugins/org.eclipse.php.ui_2.2.1.v20101001-2300.jar
• overwrite existing file in eclipse / plugin
• run eclipse with the -clean option
• go to the PHP view.
• create a new php project, create a new php file
• toggle comment no longer works

here's a bug report on eclipse.org https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=360526

Answer 3

I use eclipse kepler (CDT) in opensuse 12.3, and I also can’t create // at the beginning of the current line with Ctrl + /. However, Ctrl + Shift + 7 works because on my keyboard the '/' key must be entered as Shift + 7.

The solution for me was the simpler shorthand Ctrl + 7 installed by Windows | Preferences | General | Keys | Comment / Uncomment ... The downside is that Ctrl + 7 is a new abbreviation.

To comment on a text block, I first marked it and then used the shortcut Strg + Shift + 7, also installed by Windows | Preferences | General | Keys | Add block comment ...

Hope this helps you !?