Module … is not backed by gradle
If you didn’t set up the IDE project via “Import Project” and then pointing to a Gradle project, you may have to link the IDE project to the Gradle project. This can be done in the “Gradle” window.
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“Cannot start compilation: the output path is not specified for module…”
You just have to go to your Module settings > Project and specify a “Project compiler output” and make your modules inherit from project. (For that go to Modules > Paths > Inherit project. This did the trick for me.
IntelliJ Column Selection using Cursor Keys
You can do column editing using the Edit | Column Selection Mode. The shortcut to turn it on/off is Alt+Shift+Insert. You navigate with arrow keys to select blocks of text.
IntelliJ beginning of file keyboard shortcut
command+home or fn+command+left arrow
Error:java: invalid source release: 8 in Intellij. What does it mean?
I had the same issue when “downgrading” a project from Java 8 to Java 6. The reason was that it was not changed at all places in IntelliJ. In IntelliJ 13.1.4 I had to change Java and SDK version on the following places not to get this error: File -> Project Structure -> Project Settings … Read more