IntelliJ Keymap for NetBeans IDE
Have been using IntelliJ for about 5 years now. It is still the Roll Royce of all IDEs, and of that there is no doubt. But having said that, you should once in a while jump the ship, and try out something different and it is with this intention that I am currently trying out NetBeans IDE 6.1.
I was a NetBeans IDE user starting from its “Forte for Java” days to about 2003, and did also develop some plugins on it. So it feels great to be back home. Well not quite. Though NetBeans IDE has now added almost every trick in the bag, it is still challenging even for a veteran, to pick up from where they left off.
To ease this pain of transition, here is the link to an IntelliJ Key Map, which when applied to NetBeans IDE, will make it feel more like IntelliJ to you. If you find yourself pressing CTRL+ALT+L, CTRL+ALT+O and CTRL+F12, this keymap will be a real time saver.
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Comments
Harris Goldstone replied on Mon, 2008/07/14 - 5:44am
Lots of doubt on my side! I can't even open more than 1 project at a time in IntelliJ.
Demetrios Kyriakis replied on Mon, 2008/07/14 - 1:51pm
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Harris Goldstone
> I can't even open more than 1 project at a time in IntelliJ
Wow, I'm impressed :).
Of course it is possible to open more than one project: just to use the same File/Open (or Reopen) menu item. IntelliJ will ask you if you want to use the same "frame" or a new one for the second(third, etc) project.
Also don't mix the concepts: "project" in IntelliJ is not the same as in Netbeans or Eclipse - a better equivalent would be "module".
Demetrios Kyriakis replied on Mon, 2008/07/14 - 1:57pm
> here is the link to an IntelliJ Key Map, which when applied to NetBeans IDE, will make it feel
> more like IntelliJ to you
Thank you very much for the keymap.
It is really helping when IntelliJ users need to do something in NB :)
Jishnu Viswanath replied on Wed, 2008/11/05 - 5:56am
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Harris Goldstone