Eclipse keyboard shortcuts for compare/diff view?

Question

When I am comparing two files in Eclipse (using, for example, "Compare With" --> "Local History"), what keyboard shortcuts are available?

I would like to be able to go to the next/previous diff and copy the selected diff left without having to click the tiny little buttons.

Thanks!

Answer 1

To complete Artem 's answer , after Preferences->General->Editors->Keys , search for:

• Select next change
• Select previous change
• Copy from Left to Right
• Copy from Right to Left

All those keys in the " Compare " section have no shortcut assign by default, so you can add the ones of your choice.

Answer 2

Set your own keys as instructed by @Artem and @VonC.
In Eclipse Galileo, however, the path is Window > Preferences > General > Keys .

For each command you wish to set:

1. Click on the Command Name
   TIP: Sort by "Category" to group all "Compare" commands.

2. Click on the "Binding" textbox
   Then, select the keys you wish to use, Eclipse will record them for you.
   TIP: You can enter a sequence of keys in addition to key combination(s).

3. Set "When" drop down box to "Comparing in an Editor."
   TIP: This setting will limit your hot key(s) to only be activate in the chosen context.

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Intuitive Hot Key settings: (my recommendations, not from a standard)

• Copy All from Left to Right Ctrl+Shift+Left , Ctrl+Shift+Right
• Copy All from Right to Left Ctrl+Shift+Right , Ctrl+Shift+Left
• Copy from Left to Right Ctrl+Left , Ctrl+Right
• Copy from Right to Left Ctrl+Right , Ctrl+Left
• Select next change Ctrl+Down
• Select previous change Ctrl+Up

Answer 3

With eclipse, when you are in a window and you have a button to do a action but this button doesn't have a tooltip to show you his shortcut, go to Navigate menu. The most of time, shortcuts are shown there.

Answer 4

Actually you can define whatever you want to be a short cut for this. Preferences->General->Editors->Keys. EDIT: For some reason I don't see that option appears there. O_o

Answer 5

There is a catch. There are no Next Difference and Previous Difference entries in the key bindings editor. These two buttons in a compare window are bind to Next and Previous entries in the key bindings editor. See Is there a key binding for Next Difference and Previous Difference in Eclipse Compare Editor?

I raised a bug at https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=401129 which can be voted on.