[loganathans]

Hi,
I have implemented my own text editor by extending TextEditor class and implementing IEditorPart. But if i open any file from outside the workspace, the cut, copy, paste actions seems to be enabled in the context menu, but are not working. But for files within workspace, these actions are working fine.

Can anyone please tell me what is to be done for cut, copy, paste actions to work for outside workspace files.

Thanks & regards,
Loganathan. S.

[oxygold]

Hi, loganathans

Did you set up DocumentProvider for your Editor? If no, then you should set it up. I used ForwardingDocumentProvider，Cut, Copy Paste actions are useful when you open the external files.

[loganathans]

Hi oxygold,
Thanks for ur reply..
I actually used a document provider using FileDocumentProvider. I solved the problem. What was the actual problem is, while cut copy paste delete actions, the document provider's isReadOnly() method has been called. I didn't overridden the method. The super class method did not actually handle this method for files outside the workspace(FileStoreEditorInput) and hence always returning 'true' to the 'isReadOnly()' call which inturn disabled those actions. I have overridden this method in my document provider properly to handle the FileStoreEditorInput, and hence its working fine now.

Regards,
Loganathan S.