Current instruction pointer (green line) hidden behind breakpoint highlight in Eclipse 2025-06

[lx-340]

• [x ] I verified I can reproduce this issue against latest Integration Build of Eclipse SDK

In Eclipse 2025-06 the “Debug Current Instruction Pointer” (green line) is rendered behind the breakpoint highlight (yellow line). This makes it very difficult to see where the debugger is currently stopped when execution lands on a line that has a breakpoint set.

In older Eclipse versions (e.g. 2019-xx), the current instruction pointer was drawn on top of the breakpoint marker, so it remained visible. This regression significantly reduces debugging usability, since one must use the Debug view to locate the execution line instead of seeing it directly in the editor.

Steps to reproduce

From a fresh installation and clean workspace:

1. Create a simple Java project.
2. Add a method with several lines of code.
3. Set a breakpoint on one of the lines (editor shows yellow highlight + marker).
4. Start debugging and run until the breakpoint is hit.

I expected: The current execution pointer (green line/arrow) should always be visible, taking precedence over breakpoint highlights, as in Eclipse 2019-xx.

But got: The breakpoint’s yellow highlight covers the green current execution pointer line. The execution line is not visible in the editor.

Tested under this environment:

• Windows 10 Enterprise 22H2
• Eclipse IDE/Platform version: 2025-06 (4.36.0), Build id: 20250605-1316

Notes:

1. This appears to be a regression from older Eclipse releases.
2. Similar issues were reported in very old Bugzilla tickets (e.g. Bug 25835, Bug 70380, Bug 318575), but those were resolved long ago and do not reflect the behaviour in current Eclipse versions.

Community

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[iloveeclipse]

Could you provide screenshots before/after, it would be easier to understand.

[lx-340]

Hi @iloveeclipse Thank you your suggestion. I have added 2 images, but not sure if other users can see them

[iloveeclipse]

Thanks. Do you observe this only in the dark theme? I'm not used to it, so I never saw this yellow background on breakpoints. Or is this something non-default you have manually configured via preferences?

[lx-340]

It is configured via preferences I have used dark theme for a last few years, I can check it in default theme, but first from monday

[lx-340]

In default theme there is the same issue