The NetBeans IDE is an integrated development environment available for Windows, Mac, Linux, and Solaris. The NetBeans project consists of an open-source IDE and an application platform that enable developers to rapidly create web, enterprise, desktop, and mobile applications using the Java platform, as well as JavaFX, PHP, JavaScript and Ajax, Ruby and Ruby on Rails, Groovy and Grails, and C/C++.
Questions tagged [netbeans]
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What is the conventional install location for applications in Linux?
I'm currently installing NetBeans, and the default install directory is /home/thomasowens/netbeans-6.8. I'm not a fan of that location, so I'm looking at /etc, /bin, /usr/bin, and /sbin. Does Linux have a place that, by convention, is the same as…
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Eclipse IDE: How to have the file selected in Project Explorer when focusing on a certain file's tab?
Say I have multiple files opened in Eclipse IDE. I just want Eclipse to show the file in the Project file tree, when I have certain file opened.
Just like in NetBeans. In NetBeans when you focus on some opened file, the left tree will be updated and…
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What's the shortcut to move a line up in Netbeans
I'm looking for a keyboard shortcut to move a line up or down.
Equivalent to Eclipe's Alt+up/Alt+down.
http://wiki.eclipse.org/FAQ_What_editor_keyboard_shortcuts_are_available%3F
I can't seem to find a similar one in…
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How to pin NetBeans to Windows 7 taskbar?
I've googled around and it seems that I'm not the only one with the problem, however I couldn't find the solution. Maybe someone around here has figured it out.
The problem is that netbeans.exe is actually a stub which is calling javaw.exe. When I…
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netbeans - how to view file full path in window title (or somewhere else)?
I've just switched from eclipse, and what bothers me, is that when I have lots of files open, I don't see which one is from which module (f.ex. 5 different urls.py files). Is there an option to show the full path somewhere?
netbeans 6.7.1 @ ubuntu…
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NetBeans IDE 6.9[.1] - Upload files on save - re-enable for session
Periodically, when I am saving files, I get the error dialog Upload files On Save failed. Disable this functionality for this session?. Sometimes I accidentally select 'Yes'. How can I re-enable that functionality for the session without re-starting…
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How can I Change Netbeans' Highlight Color?
On double click, NetBeans highlights all occurrences of a variable.
How can I change this color? I've played with Tools->Options->Fonts & Colors, but can not find element responsible for this.
TOP KEK
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Handling multiple sets of projects in Netbeans
I like Netbeans. More than Eclipse. More than XCode.
At work, I deal with multiple departments, each with their own set of code that is represented in Netbeans as 10-20 Projects. Since I switch between departments very frequently (multiple times a…
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Any way to change dark Netbeans IDE theme?
I'm currently (trying) to setup a dev environment in Linux (Ubuntu) and have opted to use Netbeans PHP as my IDE.
The main toolbar at the top is too dark to read the menu item text (unless I click to bring up the dropdown, which won't really do). Is…
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netbeans (java) shows empty window in tiling window manager (awesome wm)
I use the "awesome" (tiling) window manager (with default config) and want to run netbeans (java app).
But the window is completely grey. The installer window was it too, so i installed under KDE.
I guess it has to do how java talks to the deskop or…
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How to add PHP in netbeans on Ubuntu?
I just downloaded Netbeans for Ubuntu. Now I only have Java, how can I add PHP to it?
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Is there a way to put Netbeans open files tab bar into several rows?
Is there a way to put Netbeans open files tab bar into several rows? I have to scroll left and right when I open more than 3-4 files. For Firefox there is that extension "Tab Mix Plus" that provides that option. Is there a plugin or setting for this…
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Cannot uninstall NetBeans 7.3 on Windows 8
I have NetBeans 7.3 installed on my laptop, and it is really bugging me because I cannot uninstall it!
If I try to remove it from Windows 8 add/remove programs, I get the error;
The specified target component - nb-base/7.3.0.0.201302132200
was not…
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How to open a Cygwin shell at a specific directory from Netbeans?
I've tried using QuickOpener with the command:
C:\cygwin\bin\mintty.exe -e cd `cygpath "${currentFolder}"`
but it just opens a window saying: cd: No such file or directory.
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netsh advfirewall => command not found
Because of the Java 7 firewall problem, I am trying to execute the following command as administrator but I get an error:
netsh advfirewall set global StatefulFTP disable
(German) "Der folgende Befehl wurde nicht gefunden: advfirewall"
In…
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