Can we set AppCode to open a file with one click? The default is two click like on non-macOS systems.
It would be more natural for those used to opening files with one click in Xcode.
In the gear menu for your project, select 'Autoscroll to source'. From the documentation:
If this option is on, AppCode automatically navigates from a file (or a class member) selected in the Project tool window to the corresponding source file (or its fragment) in the editor. If the corresponding file is not currently open, it will open automatically.
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I find the UX of IntelliJ to be extremely annoying (especially since I have been using XCode until now and really love it). Specifically the fact that I need to "double click" a file in order to view it, and moreover that the file is opened in a new tab.
The behaviour that I desire is that when selecting a new file from the file navigator, the file open "inside" (replace) the currently viewed tab. I don't want to have to double-click the file from the navigator and I don't want the file to open in a new tab.
So for instance if the current tab is showing "File1.xxx" and I were to select (Single-click) "File2.xxx" from the navigator, the tab would now show "File2.xxx" and not "File1.xxx".
I am not aware of how to define this behaviour in the settings screen.
I am using IntelliJ Ultimate 2017.2.2 on a Mac.
A couple of examples of what I want:
Like in XCode:
Like in Chrome:
Like in Safari:
Like in Finder:
I would like to compare 2 files in intellij. Both files are not part of a specific project.
Is there a way to do so?
I am running Intellij 15 and 16.
The following works for me in IntelliJ IDEA Ultimate 14.1.7 on Windows:
Open the first file in the IDE (either by dragging from Windows Explorer into the window, or by File / Open).
In the view menu, choose "Compare With…"
In the "Select Path" dialog that appears, select the second file (either directly, or by dragging from Windows Explorer into the dialog).
It then opens up in the traditional file comparison pane. If you try to edit one of the files, it presents the usual "Are you sure you want to edit a file that's not in your project" dialog, which one can accept if that's what one is trying to do.
You can use the "compare with clipboard" feature.
From https://www.jetbrains.com/help/idea/2016.1/comparing-files.html#clipboard:
Comparing a File in the Editor with the Clipboard Contents
Open the desired file in the editor.
Right-click the editor pane and
choose Compare with Clipboard on the context menu.
View and manage
differences in the Differences Viewer for Files.
You can use intellij to compare 2 files/clipboard/blank text etc
Use command Shift+Command+A to search Actions
Type "Open Blank Diff Window" to compare random text
type diff for all diff options.
I use this on the command line (with IntelliJ IDEA CE on a Mac):
/Applications/IntelliJ\ IDEA\ CE.app/Contents/MacOS/idea diff ~/Junk/file1.txt ~/Junk/file2.txt
Window > Editor Tabs > Split Vertically
Is that what you're looking for? It's what I was looking for.
Worked for me on Mac OS High Sierra + IntelliJ IDEA 2018.3
- File -> Open
- Select file 1
- View -> Compare with ...
- Select file 2
To use intelli's difference comparison between 2 different files, you can use the Compare With (Right click the file in Project window). There is also an option to Compare File in Editor. To use that option, ensure one file is open and selected, then right click the 2nd file, clicking Compare File in Editor
I was looking for how to show the open files in project view and found theses two features, I want to know what does the above mentioned features do?
Explaining this simply,
Autoscroll to Source
Whenever you click on a file name in the Explorer Window, the file will be brought into focus on the editor. If the file is not open, it will be opened.
Autoscroll from Source
If you select a file in the Editor, that fill will be scrolled to and highlighted in the Project Explorer.
From the manual,
Autoscroll to Source
If this option is on, IntelliJ IDEA automatically navigates from a file (or a class member) selected in the Project tool window to the corresponding source file (or its fragment) in the editor. If the corresponding file is not currently open, it will open automatically.
Autoscroll from Source
If this option is on, IntelliJ IDEA automatically navigates from a file in the editor to the corresponding node (file, class, field, method, etc.) in the Project tool window.
https://www.jetbrains.com/idea/help/project-tool-window.html
Coming from a Visual Studio environment and Xcode environment, if you highlight a file on the project window (LHS), the file opens. IntelliJ doesn't open a file until you double click it.
It's kind of a different feel since it opens it up in a new tab each time vs just using the last active window or a preview window to flip between files. Is there a way to make it more like VS or Xcode that where highlighting the file actually opens the file in the current window?
There is Autoscroll to Source option in the project view settings. Unfortunately it doesn't open the focused files in the current tab, but in new tabs.
I haven't found an option to change this behavior anywhere, but there is already a feature request on IntelliJ's YouTrack asking for this, so feel free to vote for it :)
In Xcode 3 there was a preference to choose which external editor you wanted particular file types to open in. I could open .m files in TextMate if I wanted to do something quick using that editor. That preference is gone in Xcode 4. Before, I could single-click on a file in the navigator to have it open in Xcode, or double click to have it open in my chosen editor. In Xcode 4, a double click opens a window with a big icon. This is especially useless for sqlite files:
Of course, I can right-click on a file in the navigator and choose "Open with External Editor", but I'd like to be able to just double-click. Is there any way to get the old behaviour back?