I just installed it in 11.1. No objections from the IDE but I have it turned on in Options/Miscellaneous and a file I have open and edited is not being auto-saved. Based on this, I'd say it does not appear to work. :(
--- Cheers, Slim On 2019-12-10 12:26, John Barrow wrote: > Slim, > > Thanks, that plug in appears to describe exactly what I was after, just one > minor issue, I am running Netbeans 10.0, shortly to upgrade to version 11. > There doesn't appear to be a version to support these instances of NetBeans. > > However, I have bookmarked the page and will keep an eye on when that version > becomes available unless there is another AutoSave plug-in that is more > up-to-date. > > John > > FROM: Paul "TheSlimDude" Morris > SENT: 10 December 2019 16:42 > TO: users@netbeans.apache.org > SUBJECT: Re: Auto-backup of unsaved source files > > You mean this on ehere? > > http://plugins.netbeans.org/plugin/37077/autosave-module-for-6-9-and-later > > --- > > Cheers, > > Slim > > On 2019-12-10 11:39, Oliver Rettig wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> I remember there was a Autosave-Plugin but I can not find it any more. Any >> body else remembering on such plugin? >> >> best regards >> >> Oliver >> >> Emilian, >> >> Thanks for the suggestion. I tried this option (as was hinted during a >> Google search) before emailing but there wasn't anything in the list. I >> assume that this is because it was a new file and I hadn't saved it yet. >> >> I ideally wanted something that did an auto-snapshot every x minutes (user >> specified) somewhere external to the main source folder, specifically for >> the case where I hadn't yet saved my current set of changes so I then had >> the option to retrieve these latest 'in progress' edits, or start back with >> the last version that was saved in Netbeans. >> >> The way I read it, the "Local History" allows you to see all the previous >> saved snapshots of your source (a bit like you get for each committed change >> to a source control system). >> >> John >> >> FROM: Emilian Bold >> SENT: 10 December 2019 15:36 >> TO: John Barrow >> CC: NetBeans Mailing >> SUBJECT: Re: Auto-backup of unsaved source files >> >> See Local History. >> >> --emi >> >> mar., 10 dec. 2019, 16:58 John Barrow <jbarrow...@gmail.com> a scris: >> >> Is there an option for Netbeans to auto-save your work every (say) 5 minutes >> so that if Windows reboots (for example after an update) and you have >> forgotten to formally save work to date, there is a place to go (e.g. >> specified folder) that will have the version of source just before (or near >> enough if set the snapshot to be taken every minute) the application was >> closed / killed? >> >> My previous development environment had this option which made you lazy but >> MS Office also has something similar. While it may not save every last word, >> it is a useful background task that minimises the effect of any external >> activities. >> >> I ask, as have just lost ½ hours typing due to performing a Windows Update >> that required a restart and I forgot to first check that I had explicitly >> saved all my changes in Netbeans (force of habit based on old development >> environment). >> >> I googled to see if there was an obvious answer and had a look at the Editor >> Options in Netbeans but couldn't see any support for this. >> >> Thanks (for the next time it happens)! >> >> John >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- To >> unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@netbeans.apache.org For additional >> commands, e-mail: users-h...@netbeans.apache.org For further information >> about the NetBeans mailing lists, visit: >> https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/NETBEANS/Mailing+lists [1] >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- To >> unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@netbeans.apache.org For additional >> commands, e-mail: users-h...@netbeans.apache.org For further information >> about the NetBeans mailing lists, visit: >> https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/NETBEANS/Mailing+lists > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To > unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@netbeans.apache.org For additional > commands, e-mail: users-h...@netbeans.apache.org For further information > about the NetBeans mailing lists, visit: > https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/NETBEANS/Mailing+lists Links: ------ [1] https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/NETBEANS/Mailing+lists
