What are the meanings of the icons displayed in the Netbeans IDE navigator? Is there a legend posted somewhere online? I did google before asking, thank you.
Here's a screenshot:
Open the online help (Help -> Help Contents)
Click on the "Search" tab
Type "icon"
Hit enter
The first topic in the result ("Java File and Object Node Icons") lists all icons used in the IDE
Here is a screenshot of the online help:
Maybe this help is not available in your edition as you seem to be using PHP (which you could have told us from the beginning)
Oracle has put the NetBeans help online, so the icons can be viewed here as well: http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E50453_01/doc.80/e50452/work_java_code.htm#r1c1-t5
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UPDATE: I solved my own problem. Solution is at end of this post
Original Post:
Intro:
Hi, I had Visual Studio Code (VSCode) installed a long time back for use with Unity but ended up not using it and opted for Visual Studio instead because that was what my Unity course was using.
I am now learning HTML so I now want to use the Visual Studio Code as the editor.
Problem:
When I type out my HTML code, VSCode is not autocompleting any of my code or giving me any suggestions or colour coding the text.
Troubleshooting steps done:
I completely uninstalled Visual Studio Code including the user data folders: .vscode in users and Code in Appdata/Romaning (which were advised on the visual Studio code website uninstall instructions).
I then installed a fresh version. But the same problem persists.
Update: I have learnt that the feature that I have an issue with is called Intellisense. CTRL-SHIFT-R is supposed to refresh this feature module. So did this and I get the message "No refactorings available". So perhaps I am missing a module or plugin that I am supposed to also install?
I'd appreciate someone's help to solve this.
Many thanks.
PS This is my first StackOverflow question, I hope it's not a forehead slapping debut!
UPDATE: SOLUTION
I just solved my own problem...and it's probably a beginner's mistake...
I discovered at the bottom right corner of the editor, this a menu tray. One of these items showed "Plain Text". On clicking it, it showed a list of programming languages. Naturally HTML was one of them and I upon clicking it. The editor Intellisense auto completion, suggestions etc kicked in.
If I may comment, I wonder why this element is somewhat conspicuous. It's not obvious for a beginner to know to click on "Plain Text" at the bottom right corner without scouring the interface or try to find a third party tutorial video. Perhaps, I can give that as a feedback to the developers.
I just solved my own problem...and it's probably a beginner's mistake.
I discovered at the bottom right corner of the editor, this a menu tray. One of these items showed "Plain Text". On clicking it, it showed a list of programming languages. Naturally HTML was one of them and I upon clicking it. The editor Intellisense auto completion, suggestions etc kicked in.
I've downloaded and installed yari but I cannot figure out how to use it. Everything I see is another menu item "YARI" with a couple of subitems but they all are pretty unclear. I haven't found any tutorial or documentation on this subject.
What I expect: some window which will automatically appear at a start and contain information about GUI of my application
What I get: nothing.
The documentation for the yari project is hosted on SourceForge:
https://sourceforge.net/p/yari/doc/Home/
On the "General" documentation page is an introduction to the yari toolsuite:
https://sourceforge.net/p/yari/doc/HowToGeneral/
To get access to the yari features you have to open the "Show view" dialog in your Eclipse and select there the yari tool you need (placed in the yari group). The main menu entries offer other yari-stuff.
I am having trouble trying to activate(?) red error codes in MyEclipse Pro 2014 (I have the same problem in Eclipse Luna). I just downloaded it today and whenever I make an error, even on purpose like a misspelled keyword, MyEclipse won't show red marks on the side like how IDEs usually do. Is there any way I can fix this? Also, content assist doesn't work for me neither. Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Check that you have the Java editor configured in preferences, file associations, as the default editor for Java files. If you're using the text editor, then content assist won't be available although errors should show up after saving the file. However, if you have disabled or removed the Java builder (in the project's properties Builders page), then no marks will show up. Try a new project in a new workspace to check if the problem persists.
In the Plug-in spy in Eclipse, what information does the Active Help offer?
Those are the IDs of the available context help for the view that you investigate. So if you use the main menu Help -> Dynamic help while that compare editor is focused, one of those 2 topics will be shown in the Help view on the right side of the IDE.
It may become a bit more clear if you use the Spy on a plugin manifest editor. There you will see help context ids for the plugin description page, the extensions page, the extension points page and so on.
is there any way, to enable a dropdown list of methods or functions, on the Editor Toolbars of NetBeans 7, like VS does? , i mean the toolbar that is inside on the tab of each file when you are editing a code, that has some options like, "last edit, next breakpoint, next bookmark, ..."
In VS is really helpful this feature, to jump of functions o methods more quickly, i know that netbeans has the navigator, but sometimes this help more
Greatings
is there any way, to enable a dropdown list of methods or functions,
on the Editor Toolbars of NetBeans 7, like VS does?
There is no way provided by standard NetBeans IDE offering or certified plugins available in NetBeans Update center, but a NetBeans plugin can be written for doing what is expected in your question. Has it been done? In my opinion no, as no one asked till now. Now that you have asked someone may think of developing such a plugin.
Best way to expedite such request and feature to be added to NetBeans is to add a Request for Enhancement in the NetBeans issue tracker.
In VS is really helpful this feature, to jump of functions o methods
more quickly, i know that netbeans has the navigator, but sometimes
this help more
There are many ways to reach specific methods in NetBeans IDE. You have already listed one and that is Navigator. Others include GoTo Type [CTRL+O] and GoTo Symbol [CTRL+ALT+SHIFT+O]