'Xcode 13.2 “Second Editor”
I have Xcode configured so that option-click on a file will open it in the “second” editor.
This worked in Xcode 13.0 and earlier, but in Xcode 13.2.1 (13C100), I cannot get it to use the second editor at all. Before I file a bug report, are others having the same problem and has anyone discovered a work-around?
Solution 1:[1]
Works fine for me in Xcode 13.2.1, so I can't reproduce the issue. Maybe download that before filing a bug?
(Also, make sure nothing has gone wrong with your keyboard's Option key; yes, I've had problems with that in the past.)
By the way, my favored setting (though not what I used while testing your report, of course) is to have Optional Navigation set to Uses Destination Chooser; it gives so much flexibility as to where the file will be edited!
Solution 2:[2]
Doing additional experimentation, it appears that the problem is unique to a particular project. If I create a new project, the UI works as expected.
I fixed the problem by:
- exiting Xcode;
- removing the
.xcuserdatadfolder within the.xcodeprojpackage; and - restarting Xcode.
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