ADT 3.48 bug - Delete and Ctrl-Z keys are deactivated after Ctrl-F (Find/Replace) used. Workaround?

[Sandra_Rossi]

After I use Ctrl-F to find or replace any text in an ABAP source code, the Delete key doesn't delete any more.

Hopefully I can use the backspace key but that's quite annoying.

Ctrl-Z is also deactivated.

Any nice workaround to get them back?

Thanks.

Sandra

Version: Eclipse 2025-03 / ADT 3.48

[Sandra_Rossi · Accepted solution]

I have created a ticket at SAP Support (note for myself: case 1303039/2025 under my company). They confirmed Nov 14th that the bug was reproduced, and the fix will be part of the 2602 ADT plugin.

The bug is related to the use of the new search dialog.

Until February 2026, there are these workarounds:

1. Use the old search dialog
2. If you want to use the new search dialog, press Ctrl+F7 twice each time the bug happens
3. Use Backspace instead of Delete, right click Undo instead of Ctrl+Z 

WORKAROUND 1, as proposed by SAP Support:

• "You can disable the "new" search dialog in eclipse and get back the old dialog: In the preferences, General > Editors > Text Editors untick the checkbox Use find/replace overlay
  With the old find/replace dialog the issue should not occur."

WORKAROUND 2: the Delete key and Ctrl+Z key come back if you change the current ADT view, for instance by pressing Ctrl+F7 twice.

WORKAROUND 3: you may also use these alternatives:

• Backspace key instead of Delete
• Right-Click > Undo instead of Ctrl+Z

[Sandra_Rossi]

WORKAROUND:

The Delete key and Ctrl+Z key come back if you change the current ADT view, for instance by pressing Ctrl+F7 twice.

If pressing Ctrl+F7 twice becomes annoying, you may also use these alternatives:

• Backspace key instead of Delete
• Right-Click > Undo instead of Ctrl+Z

NB: both the question and the answer concern the keyboard problem after pressing Ctrl+F.

SAP Support proposed this better workaround:

• "You can disable the "new" search dialog in eclipse and get back the old dialog: In the preferences, General > Editors > Text Editors untick the checkbox Use find/replace overlay
  With the old find/replace dialog the issue should not occur."

[ptrck]

Do you also have problems navigating between tabs? So with Ctrl+PageUp/Down? It no longer works properly for me. The navigation direction is mixed up and in classes it jumps to the “Test Classes” sub-tab. Does anyone else have this problem? I have reinstalled Eclipse and the ADTs and before installing the ATDs the navigation still worked. Afterwards not anymore!

[Sandra_Rossi]

@ptrckI navigate via Ctrl+E (AKA Ctrl+F6), I don't use Ctrl+Page Down and Page Up. If I try, it seems to work identically whatever it's before or after pressing Ctrl+F.

If your question concerns Ctrl+Page Down and Page Up in a previous Eclipse version versus now, I don't know, but you may ask your own question or contact SAP Support.

[NemanjaSimovic]

This still is not solved, and it's so annoying to do all the time Ctrl+F6 to bring back Delete key. 😤 Thanks @Sandra_Rossi  for reporting. 👍

[Sandra_Rossi]

@NemanjaSimovic Thanks for correcting me, I guess I was confused. I confirm too that the bug is not fixed (I have just checked on my ABAP backend versions), I have fixed my answer, made it NOT a solution, and reported the bug to SAP (note for myself: case 1303039/2025 under my company).

[Sandra_Rossi]

I realize that right after starting Eclipse, there's no bug after pressing Ctrl+F. It happens only after a number of actions; I can't say what are the minimal steps to reproduce the problem.

[Sandra_Rossi]

Good news, SAP Support confirmed Nov 14th that the bug was reproduced, and the fix will be part of the 2602 ADT in Eclipse version.