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Can't see breakpoint symbol in Eclipse Mars2 because it is hidden by another symbol

I have an arrow symbol in the line where I would like to have a break point (see first red circle). How can I tell Eclipse to always show the break point symbol?

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Is there an Eclipse setting to show the breakpoint symbol always on top? Or can I choose a larger break point icon that would be visible behind the arrow?

In order to reproduce the issue, search for a string that is located on the line (Strg+H) and use the search result tree to navigate to that line.

Work around: right click on the arrow symbol. If there is an option "Disable Breakpoint" the Breakpoint is currently active.

Solution

  • Couple of possible solutions:

    1) Don't show search result arrow:

    Go to Window -> Preferences -> General -> Editors -> Text Editors -> Annotations. Click Search Results and un-check Vertical ruler checkbox. Apply.

    2) Highlight line where breakpoint is set.

    Go to Window -> Preferences -> General -> Editors -> Text Editors -> Annotations. Click Breakpoints and check Text as checkbox. Apply.