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^H not working for Replace function on MacOS
This is not new, it's been sort of plaguing me for some time, across NB
versions, across OSes.
Simply, Ctrl-H does not work for the Search/Replace function.
I press Ctrl-H and I just get a beep.
I have my Caps Lock key bound as my Ctrl Key, but that's not it as all of
the other Ctrl combinations work (NB shouldn't be able to detect that
anyway).
I don't know what makes ^H special in this case, or where I can look to fix
it.
It may very well be local to my configuration. I think it used to work on
my office mac, but it's not working on this one, or my previous one.
And I have no idea where to look to figure out what's going on.
If I remove the Application Support/Netbeans/12.4 folder, the IDE starts,
asks to import 12.2, and I say no. ^H works then.
I went to Preferences->Keymap->Manage Profiles->Netbeans->Reset Defaults,
and that didn't fix it either.
I tried exporting the Keymap, but nothing shows up there either.
Any suggestions?
Regards,
Will Hartung
Re: ^H not working for Replace function on MacOS
Posted by Giles Winstanley <st...@snaq.net>.
I had the same issue a while back with a previous version of NB, and it
too plagued me for ages. I spent a while looking through macOS settings
etc. but to little avail (although still worth checking you don't have
any other key-mapping software/settings enabled).
TLDR: you can't have the cursor/focus in the editor, it has to be
elsewhere. Try moving focus to the files/navigator panel then pressing
Ctrl-H, and you should see results.
One for the future fix list, me thinks.
Stan
On 08/06/2021 17:59, Will Hartung wrote:
> This is not new, it's been sort of plaguing me for some time, across NB
> versions, across OSes.
>
> Simply, Ctrl-H does not work for the Search/Replace function.
>
> I press Ctrl-H and I just get a beep.
>
> I have my Caps Lock key bound as my Ctrl Key, but that's not it as all
> of the other Ctrl combinations work (NB shouldn't be able to detect that
> anyway).
>
> I don't know what makes ^H special in this case, or where I can look to
> fix it.
>
> It may very well be local to my configuration. I think it used to work
> on my office mac, but it's not working on this one, or my previous one.
>
> And I have no idea where to look to figure out what's going on.
>
> If I remove the Application Support/Netbeans/12.4 folder, the IDE
> starts, asks to import 12.2, and I say no. ^H works then.
>
> I went to Preferences->Keymap->Manage Profiles->Netbeans->Reset
> Defaults, and that didn't fix it either.
>
> I tried exporting the Keymap, but nothing shows up there either.
>
> Any suggestions?
>
> Regards,
>
> Will Hartung
>
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Re: ^H not working for Replace function on MacOS
Posted by James Ostrowick <ja...@ostrowick.co.za>.
Hi Will,
What I’ve found is that you first have to use Command-F (Find) once you’ve entered some text into the find field, you can only then do Ctrl-H to replace.
Do Ctrl-H by itself does NOT work.
Kind Regards,
James Ostrowick
> On 08 Jun 2021, at 18:59, Will Hartung <wi...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> This is not new, it's been sort of plaguing me for some time, across NB versions, across OSes.
>
> Simply, Ctrl-H does not work for the Search/Replace function.
>
> I press Ctrl-H and I just get a beep.
>
> I have my Caps Lock key bound as my Ctrl Key, but that's not it as all of the other Ctrl combinations work (NB shouldn't be able to detect that anyway).
>
> I don't know what makes ^H special in this case, or where I can look to fix it.
>
> It may very well be local to my configuration. I think it used to work on my office mac, but it's not working on this one, or my previous one.
>
> And I have no idea where to look to figure out what's going on.
>
> If I remove the Application Support/Netbeans/12.4 folder, the IDE starts, asks to import 12.2, and I say no. ^H works then.
>
> I went to Preferences->Keymap->Manage Profiles->Netbeans->Reset Defaults, and that didn't fix it either.
>
> I tried exporting the Keymap, but nothing shows up there either.
>
> Any suggestions?
>
> Regards,
>
> Will Hartung
>
Re: Re: ^H not working for Replace function on MacOS
Posted by Eric Bresie <eb...@gmail.com>.
What version of Java and MacOS are in use? Have you done any recent MacOS updates? Java updates?
Eric Bresie
Ebresie@gmail.com (mailto:Ebresie@gmail.com)
> On June 8, 2021 at 3:01:06 PM CDT, Will Hartung <willhartung@gmail.com (mailto:willhartung@gmail.com)> wrote:
>
>
> On Tue, Jun 8, 2021 at 11:21 AM Geertjan Wielenga <geertjan.wielenga@googlemail.com (mailto:geertjan.wielenga@googlemail.com)> wrote:
> >
> > Can we start by seeing if it works for you after changing the keymapping, and then investigate further from there?
>
> Yes, that works.
>
> Curiously when I go to the shortcut field, I hold down CTRL and H and it appears as CTRL+BACKSPACE (which overrides "remove surrounding code", which I can't find on a menu anywhere).
>
> It does not show up as CTRL+H.
>
> Mind, I wrote a simple Swing app and added a KeyListener to a control, and it seems to be showing CTRL and H, not BACKSPACE. So I don't think it's a Mac Java thing, plus it works with a raw 12.4.
>
> So, odd all around.
>
> Thanks!
>
> Regard,
>
> Will Hartung
>
Re: ^H not working for Replace function on MacOS
Posted by Will Hartung <wi...@gmail.com>.
On Tue, Jun 8, 2021 at 11:21 AM Geertjan Wielenga <
geertjan.wielenga@googlemail.com> wrote:
>
> Can we start by seeing if it works for you after changing the keymapping,
> and then investigate further from there?
>
Yes, that works.
Curiously when I go to the shortcut field, I hold down CTRL and H and it
appears as CTRL+BACKSPACE (which overrides "remove surrounding code", which
I can't find on a menu anywhere).
It does not show up as CTRL+H.
Mind, I wrote a simple Swing app and added a KeyListener to a control, and
it seems to be showing CTRL and H, not BACKSPACE. So I don't think it's a
Mac Java thing, plus it works with a raw 12.4.
So, odd all around.
Thanks!
Regard,
Will Hartung
Re: ^H not working for Replace function on MacOS
Posted by Geertjan Wielenga <ge...@googlemail.com.INVALID>.
Can we start by seeing if it works for you after changing the keymapping,
and then investigate further from there?
Gj
On Tue, 8 Jun 2021 at 20:07, Will Hartung <wi...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
> On Tue, Jun 8, 2021 at 10:03 AM Geertjan Wielenga <
> geertjan.wielenga@googlemail.com> wrote:
>
>> You could map it to a different key combination?
>>
>
> Of course I could, but that's not the question.
>
> Something Changed from a clean 12.4 and whatever my current settings are,
> and are not restored via a "reset to defaults", and I don't see anything
> that says it changed. So, how do you think that might happen? And where
> would that change manifest?
>
> Regards,
>
> Will Hartung
>
Re: ^H not working for Replace function on MacOS
Posted by Will Hartung <wi...@gmail.com>.
On Tue, Jun 8, 2021 at 10:03 AM Geertjan Wielenga <
geertjan.wielenga@googlemail.com> wrote:
> You could map it to a different key combination?
>
Of course I could, but that's not the question.
Something Changed from a clean 12.4 and whatever my current settings are,
and are not restored via a "reset to defaults", and I don't see anything
that says it changed. So, how do you think that might happen? And where
would that change manifest?
Regards,
Will Hartung
Re: ^H not working for Replace function on MacOS
Posted by Geertjan Wielenga <ge...@googlemail.com.INVALID>.
You could map it to a different key combination?
Gj
On Tue, 8 Jun 2021 at 18:59, Will Hartung <wi...@gmail.com> wrote:
> This is not new, it's been sort of plaguing me for some time, across NB
> versions, across OSes.
>
> Simply, Ctrl-H does not work for the Search/Replace function.
>
> I press Ctrl-H and I just get a beep.
>
> I have my Caps Lock key bound as my Ctrl Key, but that's not it as all of
> the other Ctrl combinations work (NB shouldn't be able to detect that
> anyway).
>
> I don't know what makes ^H special in this case, or where I can look to
> fix it.
>
> It may very well be local to my configuration. I think it used to work on
> my office mac, but it's not working on this one, or my previous one.
>
> And I have no idea where to look to figure out what's going on.
>
> If I remove the Application Support/Netbeans/12.4 folder, the IDE starts,
> asks to import 12.2, and I say no. ^H works then.
>
> I went to Preferences->Keymap->Manage Profiles->Netbeans->Reset Defaults,
> and that didn't fix it either.
>
> I tried exporting the Keymap, but nothing shows up there either.
>
> Any suggestions?
>
> Regards,
>
> Will Hartung
>
>