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I'm using VSS. If I check a file out, and the file is already open, GUI editing is not possible before I close the .class and .form files and reopen them.
This was already reported, it may be a duplicate of some issue. The problem is, that the form editor does not detect, that a previously read-only file was changed to read-write mode.
Looks like issue 8687. *** This issue has been marked as a duplicate of 8687 ***