As for Jump to editor shortcut in Intellij IDEA question Esc only works if you have your "windows" inside IDEA.
But how can I navigate back to the code if I have my window in "Windowed mode"?
I found Alt+Tab as an option, but it is not always convenient to use it.
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In a two-monitor setup, it is convenient to detach an editor tab and place it on a secondary monitor.
Using IdeaVIM, I can navigate between the editor splits using vi-standard ctrl+w w shortcut.
Why the same shortcut doesn't allow me to cycle between the main editor window and the detached editor window? How can this be achieved?
Unfortunately, IntelliJ IDEA platform doesn't provide an action to switch between windows. If there was such action, it could be mapped to the key sequence.
I think it's possible to leave a feature request on https://youtrack.jetbrains.com/issues/IDEA.
Imaging the situation when you writing some code and then you wish to continue your work in the terminal. Alt + F12 and you are in the terminal. After 1 sec you wish to continue to work under your code. So you need some shortcut that allows you return back to the code window (I would like to avoid using the mouse). What should I press for this case?
Terminal has an option to override IDE shortcuts which is enabled by default, this is done so that you can use common shortcuts in the terminal applications.
If you disable this option, you can use Esc to get the focus back to the editor, otherwise it will be intercepted and can be used in the apps running in the terminal tool window.
Shift+Esc will hide the Terminal tool window and move the focus back to the editor no matter if the option mentioned above is enabled or not.
For all the other cases Esc will work fine as mentioned in my other answer.
I googled but have not found any solving documentation/thread regarding this:
Is there a way to set keyboard shortcut to go full screen in Webstorm Terminal tool window from Terminal window?
I know shortcut shift+Command+' but that doesn't work for me inside terminal. I know by double clicking it you can toggle it to full screen but wondering that is it possible to set keyboard shortcut to do it as I do this operation often.
Try the "Maximize tool window" command in the menu - Window->Active Tool Window->Maximize tool window
Or from terminal tool menu - Resize-> Maximize tool window
Warning! The following shortcut only works if "Override IDE shortcuts" option is disabled
To map a shortcut to this, open the Preferences dialog and type "Maximize tool window" to search the settings. It should find a match in the keymap section, and you can then use it to assign a shortcut.
It will warn you if you already have something assigned to your choice.
Warning! The following option will cause some problems in Terminal, for example, editing in vim (Esc key) etc.
Also, you can to checkout the "Override IDE shortcuts" setting in the Terminal section of the Preferences. This is enabled by default - I turn it off and find it resolves a lot of niggles I have with using the terminal. The shortcut above only works if it's disabled.
In Mac cmd+shift+fn+12 will do the trick
I mostly like zen mode - cmd(ctrl)+K,Z
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Double press 'escape' from anywhere will bring you back to editor tab.
I frequently have more than one project open and I have been unable to find the shortcut to close a project.
You can do it on your own.
Go to Preference -> Keymap, type Close Project in search bar and set-up your keyboard shortcut for this action. Works for me in Intellij Idea 14.1.2.
For a portable solution, use the menu bar. The shortcut that way would be Alt+F+J.
I'm using Intellij IDEA 9.0.2
After each make, if i have errors, window "messages Make" is stealing focus from the main editor. Do you know how to correct this?
There is no way to change this behavior in the configuration. There is a keyboard shortcut which allows you to change focus to specific 'windows' within IDEA.
CTRL+SHIFT+TAB
CTRL is probably replaced with CMD on Mac and Super (windows key) on Unix. This will allow you to manually switch back to the editor tab of your choice, or any other window for that matter.
ESC does the trick for me in intelli 12.