It has been working all this while since I upgraded to Xcode11.2. A couple of days back noticed it and now it's not allowing me to add an editor to the layout. Similar to Editor changes introduced in Xcode 11.
Tried:
Restarting Xcode
Rebooting MacBook
No Xcode update pending in AppStore
Any other suggestions to try before reinstalling the Xcode?
Current State for Xcode:
Disabled Editor add option
Disabled Editor option via Menu->Editor
Update A:
After using "Adjust Editor Option"
This Assistant is not the same as regular editor.
An editor would allow the user to independently open any file (and not always show to counterpart files). Plenty of visual space as using external monitor 24".
Update 2:
It seems to be an issue with the current project only (perhaps some messed up .xcodeproj setting?). Opened another project, and I'm able to see the "Add editor on right" just fine.
Unfocus the Editor
Turned out to be that Editor was in focused mode. As soon as an editor is in focused mode, Xcode hides the other editors and disables "adding editors to right" option on the menu and right bar.
Use the following key combination to toggle the focus-unfocus the editor.
Control + Shift + Command + Enter
Or use the
Assistant Editor
Assistant is now under the editor option menu (left itme).
Also you can use control+option+command+return shortcut
Add Editor
The other one that is disabled is Add Editor on Right. Some times its getting disabled because there is not enough space to show another editor. You can change the position of it to below by holding option and click. This will convert it to Add Editor Below
Related
What I really like with a text editor (or IDE) is to be able to easily remap its keyboard shortcuts to what I want, and Xcode seems to do a bad job with this.
I want to be able to switch file tabs by using option + command + arrow (left and right arrows). However, when I try to change keyboard shortcuts for the Show Previous Tab and Show Next Tab actions, the option key is not applied.
In the screenshot, you can see—through KeyCastr—how I pressed the option + command + right arrow keys and end up with command + right arrow in Xcode, the option key is missing.
Is there any solution? Note that the option key can be used on some actions, for example I can use it with the About Xcode action, but this is obviously not what I want.
I'm using Xcode 13.4.1.
Okay so I've found a solution. Not a perfect one but it works!
There is no way to use the option key in some actions because they are constrained by the Navigation in Xcode preferences.
Instead you can change the system preferences to add a new shortcut to the Xcode app.
However, when you will use those keyboard shortcuts in Xcode, you will see a weird behavior where the tab you are switching to, gets opened in a new editor.
This is due to the default navigation preferences of Xcode, change the "Optional Navigation" preference from "Uses Next Editor" to "Uses Tab".
In Xcode 10, the toolbar had an inter-locking ring icon which showed the assistant editor, it's missing in Xcode 11.
In Xcode 10, the toolbar had an inter-locking ring icon which showed the assistant editor, it's missing in Xcode 11.
The interface has changed a little, but the functionality is still there. The top right corner of the editor pane has two buttons:
Clicking the left button, which looks like lines of text, displays the popup menu, where you can choose various editor configuration options. Clicking the right button just narrows the existing editor and adds another one next to it.
Some of the same options are also available in the Editor menu in the main menu bar.
Update: This is from the Xcode 11 beta release notes, and perhaps more fully explains why the UI was changed:
Editors can be added to any window without needing the Assistant Editor. Editors are added using the “Add Editor” button in the jump bar or the File > New > Editor command. Each editor can now be in one of three modes: “Editor Only”, “Editor and Assistant” or “Editor and Canvas”. The latter two modes automatically show relevant content when available. When using multiple editors, the View > Editor > Focus command can be used to temporarily expand the active editor to fill the entire window, hiding other editors. For source control support, the Code Review button in the Toolbar replaces the Comparison Editor. The “Show Authors” command is now available from the Source Editor’s Editor menu. The SCM Log is now in the Inspector Area. (43806898)
With multiple editors possible in a window, you need editor-specific controls for showing the ancillary views like the assistant editor, author view, etc.
From SMGreenfield's comment:
Sometimes I want to look at a different part of the same darn document. There has always been a way to do this, but it involved jumping through hoops.
Just add another editor: click the Add Editor button in the upper right corner of the editor, or choose File > New > Editor. The new editor will default to showing the same file you were working on in the existing editor.
If new editors show up on the right of the existing editor and you'd prefer them to stack vertically, you can choose View > Change Editor Orientation. If you want them to stack horizontally most of the time (the default) but just want one to show up below, choose File > New > Editor Below.
Shortcuts :
control + option + command + return : Show Assistant Editor
command + return : Show Editor only (hide Assistant Editor)
Using Editor on the Toolbar
It has moved, to show it click on icon with horizontal lines and select Assistant.
In Xcode 11 we now have multiple editor panes. You can summon a second pane, a third pane, as many as you like.
When you have a second pane, it does not have to be an automatic assistant. In other words, the editor pane itself either is an assistant or it is not. So if it is not, it is manual. And if it is, it is automatic.
To toggle between being an assistant and being an ordinary pane, choose Assistant from the Editor menu:
If Assistant is checked, this is an assistant and is automatic. What it displays depends automatically on some other pane.
If Assistant is unchecked, this is an ordinary editor pane and is manual. You can display anything you like in this editor.
In case you can't use Add Editor button just use shortcut:
Cmd + Ctrl + Shift + Enter
Turn Assistant on by navigating to the following in Xcode 11:-
Xcode > Editor > Assistant
For Xcode 11.2.1
command + option + return
or
Main Menu -> Editor -> Line View
it is worth noting, that you can also open the assistant editor by alt-clicking the file
In Xcode, I am big fan of the assitant editor that shows me the corresponding .h or .m for the file that I am editing.
Is there a shortcut that allows me to swap focus between this two windows? I frequently switch between the two and using the mouse every time is annoying.
New answer:
Move Focus To Editor — commandj followed by ←/↑/↓/→ and return
This goes nicely together with commandshiftj which is Reveal in Project Navigator.
Old answer:
Use optioncommand` keyboard shortcut.
It can be remapped in Preferences - Keyboard Bindings - Move Focus To Next Area.
Edit: Removed XVim recommendation.
#Oneiros: Not quite what the OP was asking for..
I don't know of a 'short' shortcut but there's Cmd-J showing a popup where you can choose what to focus.
I made this to help answer another question... Does it help?
Xcode 8+
This is the easiest option:
^` - Move Focus to Next Editor
When using multiple assistant editors, ⇧^` moves focus to previous editor.
Xcode 4+
⌥⌘` - Move Focus to Next Area
⇧⌥⌘` - Move Focus to Previous Area
Using this option you can switch between Project Navigator (left pane), Primary Editor, Assistant Editors, Utility Area (right pane), Debug Area, etc.
⌘J - Move Focus to Editor...
Using this option you can choose where to move the focus using graphical navigation chooser.
For Xcode 4.4:
Use Cmd+Option+` (left to number 1) to Move Focus to Next Area, and use Cmd+Option+Shift+` to Move Focus to Previous Area
For Xcode 4.3:
If you only have the Editor and Assistant open, use Cmd+Option+. to switch between them (Navigator>Move Focus to next area)
Also, if you want to open a different file in the right pane, like the .xib or any other, press
Command ⌘shift ⇧o
The open quickly window will appear, search the file, use capital letters to filter through camel case notation, then press
Alt ⌥enter ↵
The file will be opened in the assistant window
Switching between .h and .m:
Control ^Command ⌘Up Arrow ↑
You can do this:
Assume you have Standart(S) and Assistance(A) editor opened and you want swap them.
1) Double tap with holded Alt to line in navigation bar of S editor with file name (look screenshot). This file will open in A editor.
2) In A editor tap Go Back and do 1. File from A editor will be opened in S editor.
3) In A editor tap Go Forward.
DONE!
I like using the Assistant Editor in Xcode 4. I frequently Option-Click files to open them in the Assistant Editor, or use Open Quickly (Command-Shift-O), and hold the option key when selecting a file to open it in the Assistant Editor.
Both of these actions switch the Assistant Editor to Manual mode. Is there a keyboard shortcut to switch the Assistant Editor back to Tracking mode (also called Automatic)? In tracking mode it automatically shows the counterpart, e.g. the corresponding header/implementation file for the file in your main editor. know I can select Automatic mode it with the mouse on the Assistant Editor Jump bar, but I really want a keyboard shortcut to do this.
I made this to help answer another question... Does it help?
In the View -> Assistant Editor menu, there's an item called "Reset Editor". The default keyboard shortcut is Cmd-Opt-Shift-Z. It resets the Assistant View to show Counterparts.
I don't know if it's new in Xcode 4.1, but it should be a little easier than AppleScripting.
Alternatively, you could create a behavior to reset the editor how you'd like and bind it to a keyboard shortcut.
You can do it, but not with just a single "standard" keyboard shortcut. Assuming that you have just Option-Clicked on a file and opened it in the Assistant Editor, you would do the following steps to switch to "Counterparts" mode in the Assistant Editor:
If your focus is not on the Assistant Editor, press Command-Option-.
until you are on it.
Once focus is on the Assistant Editor, press Control-4 to drop down
the Assistant Editor menu.
"Manual" will be selected so Press DownArrow once to select
"Counterparts" and press Enter to switch to the counterpart of the
file in the main editor.
If this is too many keystrokes, you can put the keys for steps 2 & 3 in an AppleScript script and bind it to a key.
I've configured MacVim to be my default editor in Xcode. I can invoke it from Xcode by double clicking the file in the project view. Is there any keyboard shortcut I can configure or invoke to open the file being viewed in the Xcode editor in my default configured editor?
I am using Xcode 4.3. You can assign a shortcut to open the file in an external editor using the menu item File/Open with External Editor. To assign the shortcut you will need to go to System Preferences/Keyboard/Keyboard Shortcuts, choose Applications Shortcuts, click on the plus button, choose Xcode from the drop down menu, write 'Open with External Editor' in the Menu Title field and choose your shortcut.
Try Option-Command-O - if that doesn't work then you may need to go to Key Bindings in Preferences and set it up (I use the BBEdit Compatible key bindings which include this shortcut as standard).
I made a little write up here fwiw:
https://tmsh.github.io/visual-guide-opening-files-externally-xcode/