Alt+Scroll Wheel (on mouse) will do it. If you want to change the font size, go to Tools>Options>Fonts&Colors [note: this is a large icon/tab]. From there, in the Syntax tab (default) click Default, then the ‘…’ button next to Font. Change the font size here, and click Okay. Other fonts inherit this size, so that … Read more
Weew! I found it. For those experiencing this same problem, I just want to share how I made it disappear. So this vertical line is actually called the Right Margin. In Mac, it’s under Preferences > Editor > Formatting In Windows and Ubuntu it’s Tools > Options > Editor > Formatting and then a zero … Read more
This feature was missing for a long time—a feature request was created on November 1999 and it was finally implemented on August 2010 (NetBeans 6.10). You can enable/disable it at “View → Show Non-printable Characters“. Bug history As of NetBeans 7.0.1, the definition for “non-printable” seems to include tabs and carriage returns but not regular … Read more
Cutting current line: Ctrl + X Selecting + copying current line: Ctrl + C Yes, this actually works, but only when no current selection is active
For the first question, NetBeans 7.0+ has now a built-in solution. You can find it in: On NetBeans 7: Tools > Options > Editor > General > When saving files > Remove Trailing Whitespace: Never / Always / For Modified Lines Only On NetBeans 8 / 9: Tools > Options > Editor > On Save … Read more
Under the Edit menu you should find a menu item for Replace in Projects…
Thank you! I was having the same problem: Sources directory is already NetBeans project (maybe only in memory). Netbeans creates a folder in your project named “nbproject”. Once you delete that, restart the IDE and you’re good to go.
It’s called rectangular selection. It can be enabled by Crtl+Shift+R Screenshots for steps: Rectangular Selection By Petr on Oct 20, 2011 If you use development build, you probably noticed that NetBeans editor added Rectangular Selection action. I don’t need this functionality every day, but it can be helpful in some case. One of such case … Read more
Create a Java archive (.jar) file using NetBeans as follows: Right-click on the Project name Select Properties Click Packaging Check Build JAR after Compiling Check Compress JAR File Click OK to accept changes Right-click on a Project name Select Build or Clean and Build Clean and Build will first delete build artifacts (such as .class … Read more
Within NetBeans: select “Source” > “Scan for External Changes” this will force the IDE to look for changes and “Refresh” the file structure. I develop PHP within NetBeans and am frequently creating new files outside of the IDE. This does the trick every time and works quickly.