- Change font sizes in the programming window:
- Visit File|Settings, expand Editor|Colors & Fonts and select
the Font item.
- Click on Save As... and create a new scheme. Make sure that new
scheme is selected.
- Set the font size to something like 15 and click on OK.
- Speeding up IntelliJ:
see this
page. The key seems to be disabling the plugins for Git, Subversion,
and Mercurial.
- To enable Java 8 syntax in Intellij (this is independent of the installed
JDK version):
- Go to File|Project Structure.
- Choose 'Project' under 'Project Settings' in the left side.
- Change the 'Language Level' to 8.0.
- Select the appropriate SDK from the drop-down under "Project SDK:" - if
it's not present:
- Select "SDK" under the "Platform Settings" on the left panel.
- Click on the "+" above the middle panel and select JDK.
- Browse to the JDK on the hard drive.
- Change the default Project SDK version and project language level for
new projects:
File|Other Settings|Default Project Structure, then set the options as
listed above.
- Configuring Windows to show file name extensions so it is easier to
find key files:
- Hold down the Windows key and press 'e'. This opens a Windows Explorer
(not Internet Explorer) window. Alternatively, you can right
click on the Start button and select "Windows Explorer".
- From the Organize menu, select Folder and Search Options.
- Click on the View tab.
- Under "Advanced settings", scroll down to "Hide extensions for known
file types" and clear the box.
- Click on the OK button.
You may also find it useful to turn on "Show hidden files, folders, and
drives".
- Opening .java files faster:
install Notepad++, right
click on a .java file, select Open with...|Choose default
program, expand the Other Programs section and select Notepad++ (or
browse to it if necessary).
- Reverse engineering a class model using EA
(thanks to Dr. Durant):
- Create an EA file in your project directory (where the src folder and
others are stored).
- Select Simple UML Views | Logical View
- In Project Browser, open Model: Logical View: Logical View
- Use the "Tools|Source Code Engineering|Import Java Files" menu item to
bring in all your files from src.
- The class diagram appears. You should reorganize the classes so they
"fit" nicely on the page.
See
Dr. Taylor's screencast
if you need more details.