Project: Eclipse_Platform_UI
Bug 78666 [KeyBindings] errors: No warning if keybinding definitions collide
Reported: 2004-11-15 16:04:15 | Status: verified fixed

Using 3.1 M3, if I define a keybinding in the default "windows" context and with keybinding of "CTRL+B" or "CTRL+U", the keybindings are silently removed. In the very least, the conflict should be logged. Ideally, the user would also see the collision in the keybindings preference page. In this case, I think it's better to show some information than to just kill these mapping and not explain why. Eclipse is a dynamic platform. There are lots of scenarios where keybindings get added into a configuration and start conflicting with previously working keybindings.

Files changed in fix:
bundles/org.eclipse.jface/src/org/eclipse/jface/bindings/BindingManager.java