During first launch IntelliJ IDEA opens convinient dialog for quick configuration "Customize IDEA".
How to open it any time?
Most probably you never need to open it again. As everything on this screen is enabled by default. When you create related project you will be able to use those features. There is always an option to uninstall followed by new install but don't forget to backup your setting.
Another trick is to rename or delete the local cache folder of Intellij Idea. This will force IntelliJ idea thinking its a new installation and it will ask you everything again. But you will loose your setting and have to enter licence details again.
In ubutnu local cache where IntelliJ store its meta-data is:
~/.IntelliJIdea15
Rename or move it and rerun intelliJ idea. You can restore it later if you want.
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Intellij was updating and it stated the update was finished, prompting me to choose wether to get config from past installation or somewhere else. As I was about to click ok for the previous installation option, my whole system froze(kubuntu).The song I was listening to kept repeating the same second of music through the headphones. Maybe it was an overheat issue on my laptop? Anyway, had to hard reset it.
Now I can't open intellij. The icon is blank, clicking on it shows loading for a while, but then never does anything. Running the idea.sh from terminal produces the aforementioned error.
What's the best course of action here, to save all my configurations and settings before reinstalling? Or is there a way to fix this without reinstall?
Make a clean installation from from the .tar.gz file available at the official downloads page.
Make sure to unpack into the empty directory (not on top of the previous version).
Check if you have the config folder for the new version already created. If it's present, remove it. This will make IntelliJ IDEA prompt you to import the settings from the previous version (make sure not to delete the config folder from the previous version you will be importing from).
Is there a way to change the default file .gitignore that Android Studio creates when creating a new android project? I searched for it in the Settings but could not find anything.
Unfortunately, there is no way to do that automatically, besides the one Ted has mentioned.
However, personally, I don't see this as a big downside, because you can thus safely add your specific templates that fit best to your project.
To be able to do this, do the following:
Go to File -> Settings and from there highlight Plugins. Click on Browse repositories... and you should be able to find the plugin entitled .ignore. Install it.
Now to configure a .gitignore for any project, in case you have no project opened, click on Configure -> Settings. In case you have an open project, go to File -> Other Settings -> Default Settingsā¦. Now expand Version Control and click on Ignore Files Support. You should be able to add a custom user template of your .gitignore-file there.
To use any template you've added there, just right click on your .gitignore and click on Add templateā¦. There you'll be able to add your custom specifications, however, many others are given by default, so you don't need to do a google search for an OS or language specific .gitignore configuration.
Good question. I tried manually modifying the project_ignore template in the Android Studio installation (located at C:\Program Files\Android\Android Studio\plugins\android\lib\templates\gradle-projects\NewAndroidProject\root in my Windows installation). That works, but it causes any future updates to Android Studio to fail unless you restore the original template first.
I'm posting this as an answer because it works. But it has such a bad down-side that I'm also starting a bounty in the hopes that someone can come up with a better solution.
On Mac, Applications->Android Studio.app(right click -> show package contents) -> contents-> plugins\android\lib\templates\gradle-projects\NewAndroidProject\root\ , i tried modifying, project_ignore file. i dont see error every time while looking for updates. instead of replacing, i appended at the end.
I seem to only be able to create a new project from the "Quick Start" panel. And this screen is only available when you don't have any projects open.
I know I can close all projects, create a new one, then select File >> open recent if I want multiple projects up. But is it possible to create a new project, say from the File menu while I am already in another project? The only option for creation there is for new files for the current project.
Is it possible to copy/duplicate a project without having to copy/paste the file folders and then import?
I use Android Studio on Windows, so I'm not sure whether it's any different on OSX, but the File menu does allow for creation of new projects.
The screenshot below shows the File menu while a project is open. Note the highlighted item. If this is missing for you then you may have some problem with your installation - or the OSX version is seriously different, but I doubt that.
You could try resetting your installation to default (see here for instructions). Just be sure to backup the config files (instead of deleting them) in case this does not solve your problem.
The only other thing might be different on my system is that I do not use Gradle projects, but I don't really see how that would change this behaviour - but that might be the case.
On my VS2012 I noticed that if i edit a file that is not checked out in a notepad and save it, in TFs it will be marked as checked out and edited. So far we haven't found too much of a problem of it, but potentially people can get careless and make/save changes unintended.
Is there anyway to turn off that feature?
What you're seeing is now default behavior for Local Workspaces. One way to 'undo' this is to set your workspace to a server workspace once more. But I suggest you first investigate the benefits of local workspaces before deciding to turn it off. People still have to check in files, so there is a gate between changing the file and actually committing them to source control.
I have Visual Studio 2012 and when I'm trying to get last version it doesn't work and it says that it's says that "All files are up to date". It is because I deleted file locally after I got it from TFS and I guess in Visual Studios memory it's written that there were no changes from that time I got it and now it doesn't let me download it although I don't have it.
How to "tell" VS that my local folder is changed?
P.S. I guess it can be also done with "Get specific version" but that option doesn't appear to me when i right-click on file I want to get from server.
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I found that my workspace changed automatically (or rather with me not being concentrated while making new project), so VS was actually checking other directory all the time. For all those who might have the same problem - check your local path and if you see that it's not good, change it.
Here is how you can change it:
http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/tfsversioncontrol/thread/d0c6982f-4f5e-4b1c-830b-3af9fb127922/
You are right, TFS saves what version he gaves you and changing/deleting it without to notify TFS, you won't get anything. The "Get Specific Version ..." is what you need. Therefore rightclick on the item you want, in context menu choose "Advanced --> Get Specific Version". Check the second option to "Overwrite all files even if the local version matches the specified version".
Not saying this is a solution, but I had similar issues after remapping one of my projects. Ultimately what I did was delete my local Solution File (.sln) and re-opened the project via the Project File (.vbproj). After that I was able to see all of my latest file versions that appeared to not be down loading. Once you click save on anything it will re-prompt you to save a new solution file.
i don't know if this is specifically what the OP was trying to accomplish, but here's my story: my machine crashed, had to get it reimaged; once VS2015 was installed, i went to source control explorer, right clicked the branch i needed >> Advanced >> Get Specific Version, checked the "Overwrite..." boxes, clicked "Get" and got the "All files up to date..." message. buster. obviously the code was NOT up to date.
fast forward: i fixed this issue by deleting my workspace's pertinent mapping to code base i needed, saved it, and re-added it.
hope this saves some headaches.
You'll want to Get Specific Version and to check the box to enable overwriting of existing files. That will ensure you're actually up to date.
You can also switch from a server worspace to the new local workspace which should also help solve issues like this.