Eclipse: I turned on hidden characters now I can't turn off

Question

Somehow I\'ve turned on hidden characters in Eclipse. It\'s not the \"whitespace\" characters in the general editor preferences. When turned on, it adds another layer of hid

Answer 1

You can add "Show Whitespace Characters" button in toolbar by customizing your perspective. It also contains buttons to toggle word wrap, and toggle selection mode.

Go to Window > Perspective > Customize Perspective > Action Set Availability, then select "Editor Presentation" action set:

This works in Eclipse Neon.

You can also add a key binding for this action. Go to Preferences > General > Keys > "Show Whitespace Characters"