I did not know that - cool! . . . just my two cents /mde/ On 2/20/2020 10:59 AM, Laszlo Kishalmi wrote: > Start Netbeans with: > > -J-Dnetbeans.projects.dir=<whatever you want> > > you can add that option into your etc/netbeans.conf as well > > On 2/20/20 6:59 AM, Mark Eggers wrote: >> I don't really understand why you described a disk crash, recovery, and >> then said that the default project folder wasn't to your liking / wasn't >> easy to change. >> >> Instead, how about the following: >> >> I would like to change the default location of where File->New Project >> creates projects. I didn't find an easy or effective way to do this. Is >> there one? >> >> Can we have a start-up switch (somewhat like Eclipse) that allows us to >> chose a base project location? Or maybe a GUI in Tools->Options that >> allows us to set it easily? I will be happy to discuss my use case on >> the mailing list. Thanks. >> >> Is the above an accurate description of your issue? If it is, that >> sounds like a simple (and possibly reasonable) request. >> >> Personally, I don't mind browsing around to a different location during >> project creation. Since I store different clusters of projects in >> different parent directories, browsing around to open projects is part >> of my normal work flow. YMMV >> >> . . . just my two cents. >> /mde/ >> >> On 2/19/2020 9:22 PM, cryptearth wrote: >>> TBH I didn'T read all of your reply, but from the first few lines I did >>> read: no, you got me wrong. >>> My question is as simple as that: Is it possible, and if so: How?, to >>> change the default project folder where new projects supposed to get >>> created on disk? I didn't found any setting in whatever the GUI gives me >>> (as someone else on this list a few ago said: "Netbeans is basically a >>> graphical wrapper around maven.") and I didn't found any config file. >>> The one mentioned on many search results on the net doesn'T seem to have >>> an effect either, and the other user replied to my question seem to >>> didn't got my question at all and pointed me to a file wich has nothing >>> to do with per-user settings at all. >>> Yes, Netbeans has many flaws - and obvious a lot of them exists since >>> 15(!) years (I found a bug report wich evolved into a discusion from >>> back late 2004 about this very topic). Is it really that much to ask >>> just for a simple input dialog right at the first time start up where >>> the user wants his default project location to be? And is it that hard >>> to at least somewhat follow the style many graphical programms followed >>> for the past three decades where you have a menu bar, starting with >>> File, then Edit, then maybe some more, and end with Extras and Help - >>> and to just put an "options" or "settings" into one of those - and offer >>> the same settings dialog as mentioned before? How old is Netbeans? 15+ >>> years? And it's menus are that - sorry to say it this directly: >>> immature? It's like an early not feature complete alpha where someone >>> couldn't decide just where to put it. >>> Back to modern days: Java 11 doesn't allow compiling for Java 5 any >>> more. It's a simple if() just to check for the version of the compiler - >>> and if it's 11 or above set the minimum target compiling level to at >>> least 6 and disable any lower versions. C'mon - don't tell me 100s of >>> devs could get this done in the time this exists. >>> All made fun about me cause I'm using just a simple editor with some >>> basic syntax highlight and a terminal to compile. If I see what a mess >>> and overhead all this fancy IDEs and build-tools costs - wich in fact >>> they're supposed to do for the dev - not in addition to it - what's the >>> benefit of wasting time to figure out how to get around simplest fails >>> done in every beginners for dummies book? >>> >>> I'm done with it - back to the old style - that at least did what I told >>> to do .. >>> >>> Am 20.02.2020 um 03:45 schrieb Mark Eggers: >>>> First of all, I'm just a happy NetBeans user. >>>> >>>> Second of all, this is just my opinion. >>>> >>>> So let me try to understand your problem first. >>>> >>>> 1. You crashed what appears to be a Windows data and programs disk >>>> >>>> This is different than where your user profile is stored. I understand >>>> this, since I do the same thing to minimize usage of a small OS SSD >>>> drive. >>>> >>>> 2. You reinstalled NetBeans on a new disk >>>> >>>> 3. You recovered your NetBeans projects on a new disk >>>> >>>> The problem is that the 'Recent Projects' list links to the wrong >>>> location. I'm guessing that this is the case since either drive letters >>>> have changed or directories have changed. >>>> >>>> In addition, there may be a lot of issues with the cache. >>>> >>>> The best solution is to: >>>> >>>> 1. Ignore the 'Recent Projects' list until you've opened 10 or more >>>> projects >>>> >>>> As Gj has pointed out, editing the projectui.properties file is not >>>> something that should be done. I confess that I've done it, but it's >>>> not >>>> trivial. >>>> >>>> Just don't do it. >>>> >>>> 2. Before starting NetBeans, delete the cache directory. >>>> >>>> In short, both will be rebuilt properly by NetBeans as you use the IDE. >>>> >>>> As to your setting a target below 6 with JDK 11: - you can't. This is a >>>> JDK limitation. >>>> >>>> If you want to compile (and be proper) a J2EE 2.5 project, with source >>>> and target set to 1.5 (in Maven parlance), then you have one option >>>> that >>>> I can see. >>>> >>>> a. Install JDK / JRE 8 along with JDK / JRE 11. >>>> b. In Tools->Java Platforms, register the JDK 8 platform >>>> c. In the project Properties->Build->Compile panel, configure the >>>> project to use the registered JDK 8 Java Platform >>>> >>>> I do this all the time, as I'm trying to get a company I consult for to >>>> move from J2EE 2.5 / Tomcat 7 to servlet spec 4 and Tomcat 9. >>>> >>>> I do this on Windows 10 Professional, with the last Oracle JRE / JDK 8 >>>> and AdoptOpenJDK 11.0.6 installed from the zip file. >>>> >>>> The only time things get unpleasant is if I try to build a JDK 5 >>>> project >>>> from the command line, since my default Java is 11.0.6. >>>> >>>> . . . just my two cents >>>> /mde/ >>>> >>>> On 2/19/2020 3:56 PM, cryptearth wrote: >>>>> I know at least someone will feel offended no matter how polite I >>>>> try to >>>>> write my response, hence I try to just repeat the question instead of >>>>> responding to the reply (I guess someone who read carefully might >>>>> notice >>>>> what I mean and try to avoid to say out loud): >>>>> >>>>> Is there a way to (re-)set the default projects folder? >>>>> And why is it that almost any answer you get when you ask google about >>>>> this very topic points to file I mentioned? >>>>> >>>>> Matt >>>>> >>>>> Am 20.02.2020 um 00:23 schrieb Geertjan Wielenga: >>>>>> Do not change that file, do not touch it. >>>>>> >>>>>> The file you need, if what you want is define the JDK to use to start >>>>>> NetBeans, is "etc/netbeans.conf" in the installation directory. >>>>>> >>>>>> Gj >>>>>> >>>>>> On Thu, Feb 20, 2020 at 12:22 AM cryptearth <cryptea...@cryptearth.de >>>>>> <mailto:cryptea...@cryptearth.de>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> Well, I wrote my mail to soon before even try it myself - as I >>>>>> have to add: No matter what I put into the mentioned properties >>>>>> file it doesn't change the default path NB uses. I also >>>>>> tried to >>>>>> find it in other config files and even in the windows >>>>>> registry - >>>>>> but had no luck. So, as manual edit a config file referred >>>>>> to on >>>>>> many resulst found by google, and as there seem no option in >>>>>> the >>>>>> GUI I can change - how do I change the default folder? >>>>>> >>>>>> Matt >>>>>> >>>>>> Am 20.02.2020 um 00:18 schrieb Geertjan Wielenga: >>>>>>> Np, you never need to edit "projectui.properties". >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Gj >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Wed, Feb 19, 2020 at 11:12 PM cryptearth >>>>>>> <cryptea...@cryptearth.de <mailto:cryptea...@cryptearth.de>> >>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> So, as I had to recover from a hard disk crash I had NB >>>>>>> 11.2 >>>>>>> set up >>>>>>> again but didn't got any dialog about default project >>>>>>> folder. >>>>>>> As I got >>>>>>> through google this has to be done manual by editing >>>>>>> the file >>>>>>> projectui.properties located in >>>>>>> >>>>>>> userhome/appdata/roaming/netbeans/11.2/config/preferences/org/netbeans/modules. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I have found several topics as early as NB 6.x. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Two simple questions: >>>>>>> 1) Why and why wasn't there any change since at least >>>>>>> NB 6.x? >>>>>>> 2) Is there any hidden way to change this via the GUI? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> There're several other things the GUI doesn't handle as it >>>>>>> should, for >>>>>>> example allow setting target java version below 6 when a >>>>>>> compiler >>>>>>> version 11 or higher is used, as since v11 compiling is >>>>>>> only >>>>>>> supported >>>>>>> down to v6 -> compile failure. Isn't an IDE supposed to >>>>>>> give >>>>>>> a developer >>>>>>> some convenience? As far as I got into the overhead >>>>>>> Netbeans >>>>>>> require I'm >>>>>>> not sure if it's the right IDE for me - but I couldn't get >>>>>>> Eclipse to >>>>>>> even launch properly, let alone set up a project. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Matt >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>>>>> >>>>>>> To unsubscribe, e-mail: >>>>>>> users-unsubscr...@netbeans.apache.org >>>>>>> <mailto:users-unsubscr...@netbeans.apache.org> >>>>>>> For additional commands, e-mail: >>>>>>> users-h...@netbeans.apache.org >>>>>>> <mailto: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 >>> >> > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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 >
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