What are the red strips and the “*” signs mean in Aptana 3?

Question

what does these signs mean?

Answer 1

It really depends from your configuration, as these kind of settings are theme-specific, however I would guess they signal the file on disk has changed relative to either:

1. The beginning of the working session
2. The last committed version (if you are using a versioning system)

HTH!

Answer 2

Evidently Aptana "helps" you by assuming that you're working with a team and so marks any files you've changed as requiring check in.

The way I cleared this was: right-click the Aptana project folder, choose Team, then choose Disconnect.

Cheers & hope this helps, Riley SFO

Answer 3

Its basically suggesting that the current version has changed from last time. However this can be switched off from the following location -
Window/Preferences, General/Appearance/Label Decorations.
Depending on what source repository you use, unchecking "Git Decorator" for example would turn this feature off.

Answer 4

Is your project under source / version control? If so, those types of indications usually indicate modified files that have not yet been committed back to the repository.