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Table 12.2 The subsections of IDEA's IDE Settings allow you to control almost every aspect of the
software's appearance and behavior.
IDE Settings group
Description
General (A)
General IDE options that fall in no other category, such as behavior during
startup and frame activation/deactivation, the Check for new version
behavior, and file-encoding options
Appearance (B)
General look and feel of the entire IDE, such as the default window font,
toolbars and other window artifacts, and transparency of floating windows
Editor (C)
Customization of the behavior of the code editor windows, such as smart
keys, margins, line numbering, code folding, brace highlighting, and cut/copy
and paste behavior
Code Completion (D)
Code-completion behavior, such as enabling/disabling specific type of
code completion (basic, smart type, class name), pop-up delay time, and
bracket insertion
Errors (E)
How specific types of errors known to the IDE should be interpreted: as
errors, as warnings, or ignored
Colors & Fonts (F)
Customization of the view of the code editor windows, such as the font,
colors, and special text effects in different file types
Global Code Style (G)
Default rules defining how your code should be formatted
JDK & Global Libraries (H)
Definition, location, and organization of the JDKs and global (non-project-
specific) libraries
Debugger (I)
Behavior of the debugging window, such as its default transport, and
stepping patterns
Resources (J)
Definition and caching of external resources, such as XML files, DTDs,
and schemas
File Types (K)
Definition of file types and extensions, and control over how IDEA interacts
with them
Local History (L)
Configuration options for the built-in local version control system
Live Templates (M)
Generation of commonly-used code constructs
File Templates (N)
Definition of archetypical file structure, from empty classes to complex
Java patterns
Keymap (O)
Configuration of all shortcut key bindings in IDEA
External Tools (P)
Definition and management of external tool/helper executables
Path Variables (Q)
Simple name-value editor for defining, editing, and deleting path variables
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