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If I hit tab multiple times to indent something, then I always get an anoying window showing up:

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This is extremly annoying, how can I stop this?

UPDATE: I use Netbeans 8.2.

It seems to happen in .html files and also in blade templates but not in pure .php files.

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I have to write something, if I then press tab a dropdown will appear sometimes if I then press tab again, then the Insert Button window shows.

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  • Can you update you post with a bit more information? [1] What version of Netbeans? [2] What is the precise situation in which this occurs? (e.g. Is it only when you edit a specific type of file? How many times do you have to press tab? etc...) – skomisa Mar 18 '18 at 04:03
  • Yes it's annoying. I am also wondering how to resolve this problem. This window pops up while typing HTML (in PHP files also it shows up when you try to write HTML). @skomisa – Shashanth Mar 18 '18 at 07:10
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    @Shashanth I posted a possible solution. – skomisa Mar 18 '18 at 18:20

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I can't replicate your problem with NetBeans 8.2, but I can make that Insert Button window appear by doing the following:

  • Edit an HTML file.
  • Press control/space to open the autocomplete menu as shown in the OP.
  • Hit enter, which selects the first entry on the dropdown menu, which happens to be Button.
  • The Insert Button window opens.

A second way of making that happen is:

  • Edit an HTML file.
  • Type < to open the drop down menu of all HTML tags.
  • Press backspace to switch to the menu in the OP screenshot.
  • Hit enter, which selects the first entry on the dropdown menu, which happens to be Button.
  • The Insert Button window opens.

In the second scenario the initial display of that drop down menu can be prevented:

  • Tools > Options > Editor > Code Completion
  • Select HTML as the Language.
  • Uncheck Auto Popup Completion Window.
  • Click Apply then click OK.

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The change is immediately effective, so typing < no longer triggers the display of the drop down menu. Since I can't replicate your problem it may not fix your issue, but it's worth trying. You can still request the drop down menu by pressing control/space.

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Here is the right answer:

Simply go to Tools/Palette/Code Clips and remove everything from Palette (all folders and items).

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