How to change tab icon in NetBeans? - netbeans

Is it possible to change that ugly red dot icon on NetBeans tab with index.ftl? It comes with Freemarker plugin and indicates a ftl template.

To change the tab icon of this plugin you can follow the steps bellow:
Go to the Netbeans modules directory. In Linux it is cd $HOME/.netbeans/7.4/module where $HOME is your home directory. You can check where is this directory in different OSs in Netbeans Wiki.
There, you will find a file named org-ftl.jar. Inside this file go to org/ftl and you will see your icon which is named dot.png.
Substitute dot.png file by your desired icon and open Netbeans. Your will see your new icon in your Freemarker tabs.

It is not configurable, but with a little hacking, I think you can do this. There must be a png somewhere in a jar of the freemarker plugin or in one of the core files of netbeans. You would need to unzip the jar, update the picture and then zip it back (to jar).
Here's the plugin sources and Here's the icon. It doesn't look like the one you showed. Maybe you're using some other plugin?

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Best way to open phonegap project created with CLI in eclipse

When I create a phonegap folder structure via the CLI (3.0), how do I open this in Eclipse?
When I choose project [New] - [Android project from existing code], the assets are taken from the platforms/android folder. But I need to change the html and js of the top folder (www). These are the files that are being used when I build the project to other platforms (via CLI or build.phonegap).
Now I change the assets in the editor of the eclipse environment and then manually copy paste the content to the files under www.
Actually PhoneGap project structure and Eclipse project structure are somewhat different. But they work in a similar way. If you want to create phonegap project in eclipse then you have to create html,js,css within asset/www folder. The java source files will be within src folder(as usual).
If you want to create project without eclipse like with command phonegap/cordova create MyApp, then you will get all java source file within project/platform/android folder and html,js,css in www folder which is auto-created. On the other hand in eclipse you have to create this www folder manually.
But project is compiled in a same way whether it is created in eclipse(IDE) or in other text editor.
I have experience in both Eclipse and Text Editor(SublimeText,Vim). I prefer Text Editor because Eclipse sometime creates problem and it needs some extra things like creating www folder and place all scripts,templates,css etc manually.
If anyone whan to go with CLI, then I think SublimeText,Vim,gEdit etc are the best choice for coding.

Is there a possibility to show an icon for symbolic link resource in Eclipse?

I work with Linux and use symbolic links (symlinks) in my project to share common files in different places. I also use subversive as team provider plugin.
For symlinked folders Eclipse, or better Subclipse, shows an arrow overlay on the file icon in the project explorer. But for symlinked files this little arrow is not shown. So it is impossible to tell if the file is symlinked as it looks like a normal file.
Is there an option or plugin that makes it possible to have a visual indicator for if it is a regular file or a symlink?
The next version of Eclipse, i.e. 4.3, will include a symlink decoration.

Is there a way to make NetBeans hide specific files/folders?

I'm working on a joomla project and for debugging/type hinting/auto-complete have my whole joomla install as a project. Is there a way I can hide the folders I don't need in file or project view?
Ideally I would have a project that scans all of the folders but simply displays this:
administrator
components
com_myproject
(display all files under this)
components
com_myproject
(display all files under this)
You can hide any directories you'd like in Netbeans 6.9.1. Right click on the project, select properties, and select the "Ignored Folders" category. In this section you can add all the directories you don't want to see.
No, you cannot do it with NetBeans like this.
However, you can do it little differently... this is going to be component development.
Basically for every custom component you will need to have a separate project.
Create project with folder structure like Joomla
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|-administrator
|-componnets
|-my_component
|
|-componnets
|-my_component
After this step, right click the project and go into properties. In the properties go to PHP Include Path, map path to Joomla directory, this is what is going to give you autocomplete feature for Joomla code.
Also, to improve auto-complete for Joomla, go to Tools->Properteis->Editor->Code Copletion
Select PHP from language drop down.
Check Also Non-Static methods after ::, this will give your auto-complete for methods like JFactory::getDBO(), etc...
Obviously it makes it hard to test right now, because component is not inside of Joomla... and copying it manually makes it a hassle. Go to project properties (right click project->properties) and enabled "copy files from Sources Folder to another location" and math the path. NetBeans will no allow you to setup copy into existing directory, workaround is simple.
Setup copy support into temp direcotry /tmp
In NetBeans windows, go to Files of your component project
Expand the nbproject node
Open project.properties
Manually modify the copy path
If you want something more advanced and runt test's, you can use Ant and create build.xml files. Read more about it on Sun's blog about NetBeans PHP and Ant.
Heres a video that will help u to do the same using netbeans IDE. Keeping yout component file into a seperate directory and do the development making full use of IDE features using the Apache ANt build procedures.
The Ant build file.
http://docs.joomla.org/Building_Joomla_Extensions_with_Apache_Ant
The video to help you setup netbeans for component development.
http://www.vimeo.com/13167176

Eclipse autocomplete not working in some Java files

I have noticed that autocomplete is not working in some of java files in Eclipse.
Also, the files where autocomplete is not working, display a hollow "J" as the icon for the Java file. The files where autocomplete is working, icon for java file is a filled "J"
I am wondering if someone can point out what went wrong all of suddent, why the change in icons and why autocomplete and syntax highlighting is turned-off in the files with a hollow "J" icon?
Thanks.
update
Basically, I was doing what VonC has suggested but Eclipse was not refreshing that it why I was thinking that VonC's suggestion isn't working, after doing a refresh, the problem resolved.
Since this question is highly ranked on Google, I will add a solution to fix general auto complete issue, not for 'hollow J' ones.
Try Window (Windows/Linux) or Eclipse (OS X) -> Preferences -> Java -> Editor -> Content Assist -> Restore Defaults
also
Content Assist -> Advanced -> Restore Defaults
some answers (restore defaults) above do not work for some adt bundle installs as of jan '13.
in those cases, go to
Window -> Preferences -> Java -> Editor -> Content Assist -> Advanced
and tick on the JAVA PROPOSAL options.
In this following picture, MyClass.java has a hollow J, because it is explicitly excluded from the sources to build:
Could you go to the properties of the project, "Java Build Path" Section, "Source" tab and see if some exclusion filter has been set ?
It is usual for instance to define:
**/Test*.java
to exclude at first building any unit-test class (when you have a large set of sources and do not want to be presented with Test classes during auto-completion, or do not want them considered during source searches).
Those with a hollow J aren't part of the build path of the project, so they can't participate in the normal build process and therefore auto-complete won't be enabled for these files (and other Java editor features!). You must add the folders with the Java files to be built to the build path using the 'source path' section of the project properties. This can be accessed by right clicking on a project in the project navigator / package explorer and going to Properties. See http://www.informit.com/articles/article.aspx?p=367962 for details.
Additionally, if the files aren't part of a Java project in the first place, you must create a project and move the files in, or put the files in an existing one. Again, make sure these file are under a source directory as described by that section of the project properties.
(source: teradata.com)
I cope with the issue by deleting the file if autocomplete does not work. Just before copying the source code. Then I have recreated the java file with the same name. Pasted the source code previously copied.
As an addendum to the #VonC answer, make sure that the Java files are part of the Inclusion pattern. I had a case where a build process was creating the project while only including .js files and not the Java files:
You can manually edit the inclusions via the Edit button. In my case, a fix was made to the build script to make it permanent.
Neither Restoring Defaults or my build path (file was already in package directory w/other files where auto-complete was working) fixed problem. Fix for me was to close the file explicitly (right click on file name in tab) and re-open. Interestingly, just re-starting Eclipse didn't work either.
Make sure you have the right directory structure. I believe that:
Hollow J icon beside Java file - will not be build
Normal J icon beside Java file - is a file to be build.
I made a mistake when I created webapp artefact. By default it does not create folder for Java, but for resources. I mistakenly put my sources there.
Have a look - see the difference.
I was able to get this fixed in Visual Studio Code, VSCode but entering crtl-shift-p and typing in clean. When I did that I ran the "Java: Clean Java Language Sever Workspace" command. This fixed my autocomplete issue for me.

Netbeans Javadoc not found even when library has it defined

I have a problem with Netbeans simply not recognizing Javadocs in external libraries. I've gone into the library path and specified a valid javadoc path (Netbeans accepts the path without error). But even after re-building/opening closing Netbeans, I still get the "Javadoc not found" error for all items in the library.
I'm stuck on where to go since there is no error message, and I can browse the docs using a web-browser. Any ideas?
The version of NEtbeans is 6.5.1
The files are uncompressed in a directory that has been added to the the Javadoc tab of the properties for the library. The library works as expected.
I've tried clearing the Netbeans cache to no effect.
I got it working. I deleted the library, the re-created it added the Javadocs. Now it works perfectly.
Could you please be more specific: What is your version of NetBeans? Where are those javadocs located? Are they unpacked in a separate folder, in a zip file, in jar file?
Here is a working solution for NetBeans 6.5 for an example:
Go to Project Properties > Libraries dialog
On "Compile" tab press the "Add JAR/Folder" button and locate your library
On "Compile" tab press the "Edit" button with your library selected
Add path to either: a) docs folder of that library, containing index.html and the rest of the files; b) zip file, containing that libraries docs folder;
It should work without re-building your project or restarting NetBeans.
If you have created a custom library, it can be edited in a very similar fashion through "Tools > Libraries"
Sounds similar to a problem i had recently, turned out all i had to do was delete the cache to force NetBeans to rebuild.
If #slink84's suggestion fails to help, you might try #dr Hanibbal Lecter's method from my question on stackoverflow