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Bug 235526 - Does not recognize some keystrokes
Summary: Does not recognize some keystrokes
Status: RESOLVED INCOMPLETE
Alias: None
Product: editor
Classification: Unclassified
Component: -- Other -- (show other bugs)
Version: 7.3.1
Hardware: PC Windows 8 x64
: P2 normal (vote)
Assignee: Svata Dedic
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Reported: 2013-09-04 19:29 UTC by supuhstar
Modified: 2013-09-12 13:35 UTC (History)
2 users (show)

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Description supuhstar 2013-09-04 19:29:17 UTC 
Hardware: Microsoft Surface Pro with Type Cover
Platform: Windows 6.2.9431 (8.1 Preview)

NetBeans does not show recognition of the following keystrokes:

HOME
END
PAGE UP
PAGE DOWN
DELETE
BACKSPACE
TAB
LEFT
UP
RIGHT
DOWN

And the following key combinations:
CTRL+Z
CTRL+Y (However, CTRL+SHIFT+Z does work)
CTRL+X
CTRL+C
CTRL+V

GUI calling of these actions (Undo, Cut, Copy, Paste) work properly. Other key combinations may also not respond, but these were tested and confirmed. Only NetBeans editor is affected; all other IDE components and applications register keystrokes properly.
Comment 1 Svata Dedic 2013-09-05 07:08:23 UTC 
There's a known issue with options import between NB version - see issue #233146

Start NetBeans with a clean userdir (use option --userdir) and try to use the keys in a fresh environment. 

If it works OK, it means you've probably hit issue #233146. Go to your regular userdir, find folder NetBeans_hidden and delete them. If it helps, OK. If it does not, try to restore your environment from a clean user dir.

Using NB 7.4beta will help as well, but only after the supposedly damaged userdir is fixed.
Comment 2 supuhstar 2013-09-09 18:47:27 UTC 
--userdir did allow for a temporary fix, but how can I use the many specific settings required and prepackaged for this project without breaking the editor?
Comment 3 Svata Dedic 2013-09-09 20:13:00 UTC 
several options:

* Try to export options EXCEPT the Keymap settings from the former version, and import them into NB 7.4 (clean userdir)

* as suggested in comment #1, locate and delete NetBeans_hidden files located in subdirectories beneath $userdir/config/Editors and $userdir/config/Keymaps. Ideally delete whole Keymaps and Shortcuts directories if you don't mind to loose customized key bindings.
Comment 4 Svata Dedic 2013-09-12 13:35:14 UTC 
No response; still not confirmed (or rejected) that issue #233146 is the culprit. Closing till new input