Netbeans: Automatically Select Current File in Projects

Question

How can I get Netbeans to automatically select (highlight) the currernt file in the Project window? Whenever I select a file in an editor tab I would like the project window to move to that file (expand parent packages/directories if necessary).

At work it has always done this but at home it does not. I figure there is a configuration option somewhere but I can't find it. I run the same version at home as at work (6.9) the only differences being I use Windows at work and Linux at home and my Netbeans install at work was upgraded from 6.8 while my 6.9 install at home is fresh.

score 185 · Accepted Answer · edited Oct 25 '11 at 23:22

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Try View → Synchronize Editor with Views (it should be selected)

edited Oct 25 '11 at 23:22

Adam Monsen

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answered Feb 28 '11 at 19:32

jaPawel

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Thanks a lot for this tip! I have been looking for that setting for months. To be honest, I think they should reformulate the text to be consistent with the text shown when you click on the file tab where it says "Select in projects". Two formulations which are widely apart. – Jesper Rønn-Jensen Aug 16 '12 at 09:25
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This should make more sense somewhere in the Panel (as a right-button or so) itself. – Meetai.com Dec 05 '13 at 03:19
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Thanks, I needed it the other way round (not sync with Projects), but it helped anyway. – Andreas Nov 30 '17 at 07:07
this should be default in 2020 IMO – gorlok Jan 14 '20 at 15:03
Thank you, jaPawel, Adam. :-) – koredalin May 08 '20 at 18:54

Netbeans: Automatically Select Current File in Projects

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