Bug#462656: Eclipse plugin: HTML editor hangs up

[Michael Koch]

On Sat, Jan 26, 2008 at 04:38:01PM +0100, eM.Scheierling wrote:
> Package: eclipse
> Version: 3.2.1-4
> 
> Hi,
> after successfully building the famous HelloWorld Java Application I 
> wanted to use eclipse as HTML editor so I installed the WebStandardTools 
> via SoftwareUpdates|FindAndInstall from Callisto.
> 
> Installation was successful, all expected Web-Features present.
> Changed default editor for html to 'HTML Editor'.
> But when I open an html - nothing happens (MouseCursor indicates 
> 'pleaseWait') - eclipse is hung up.
> 
> So I reset the defaul editor for html back to WebBrowser an tried to 
> open the same html - works fine.
> Then 'open with | Text editor' - works fine.
> But 'open with | HTML Editor' - hangs up
> 
> The only file I was able to open was a small (Hello-World-like) html I 
> created within eclipse.
> But existing htmls from different locations all crashed. It's all the 
> same, whether inside an Eclipse-WebProject or another Project or 
> anywhere from my Filesystem.
> 
> Can WST only handle files created within Eclipse? Do I need another 
> plugin? Should I use the eclipse from eclipse.org? Should I avoid the 
> plugins from Callisto? Did I miss a configuration issue?
> 
> (Gosh! With MS Vista coming I MUST MIGRATE TO LINUX and I need a working 
> IDE! Wonder if the PDT and CDT-plugins will work if the WST doesnt.
> OK, bluefish will be fine for html, but C/C++ is too hard with bluefish.)

eclipse WST is not packaged in Debian (yet). There is not much we can do
about this. If you have a small/simple testcase which hangs the packaged
eclipse we can fix this.


Cheers,
Michael