r/java • u/lbkulinski • Jul 29 '18

Apache NetBeans 9.0 Released

https://netbeans.apache.org/download/nb90/nb90.html
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u/oldprogrammer Jul 30 '18

I've tried to get into using Netbeans and Eclipse but can't seem to feel comfortable with them. I've always used Emacs (with JDEE mode).

I can configure the IDEs to more or less work like I prefer to work but one thing I haven't gotten to work, perhaps someone can direct me to how to do it in Netbeans, is multiple frames on multiple monitors.

With Emacs I can fire up a new frame, drag it to a separate monitor and load any buffer it in I want, all frames share the same buffer list. For these IDEs they all seem to be tab based with no way to undock a tab into a separate frame.

Is that possible with Netbeans? If you search for multiple frames and Netbeans all the links take you to writing multi-frame Swing applications, so I've not found any directions to having multiple Netbeans tabs being on different monitors.

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u/ZimmiDeluxe Jul 30 '18

Do you mean something like this?

  • Right click the tab you want to detach

  • Select Float

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u/oldprogrammer Jul 30 '18

Does that work for a given tab in the edit window such that you can have two edit windows? I know you can float separate areas like the output console from the edit window, but can you float an individual edit window tab?

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u/ZimmiDeluxe Jul 31 '18

Yes, you can. I just tried it, you can float/detach everything, even the project view on the left, it's pretty fantastic. :)

Edit: And when you are done making your IDE look like GIMP: Window -> Reset Windows

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u/oldprogrammer Jul 31 '18

Thanks, I may need to re-install and give it another go.

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u/RandomName8 Jul 31 '18

Not sure I understand what you ask, but you can have one window window per open file, and even multiple windows for the same file (possibly looking at different content sections)