UI options
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
| Cyclic scrolling in list | Select this check box to enable scrolling through a list by jumping from the last item to the first one and vice versa. |
| Show icons in quick navigation | Select this check box to have the module and module icon shown in the quick navigation pop-up menu (CtrlControl/Ctrl+ShiftControl Shift/Ctrl+Shift+Alt+NCtrl+Shift+Alt+N). |
| Automatically position mouse cursor on default button | Select this check box to have the mouse pointer placed at the default button when a dialog box opens. If the check box is not selected, the pointer location does not change. |
| Hide navigation popups on focus loss | If this check box is selected, the navigation pop-up frames (go to class/file/symbol) close,
when any other IntelliJ IDEA component gets the focus.
If this check box is not selected, the navigation pop-up frames persist on changing the focus, and the only way to close such pop-up lays with pressing EscapeEscape. |
| Theme | Use this drop-down list to select the desired theme from the list.
12.0+
In particular, Darcula theme is available. Changing to/from this theme requires IntelliJ IDEA restart. |
| Override default fonts by (not recommended) |
Note This check box is not available, when the default look and feel is selected in the Look and Feel field. If you choose a non-default look and feel, select this check box to enable specifying font family and size to be used instead of the default one. Note When first installed, IntelliJ IDEA takes Windows default font size and style. |
Transparency
Note
The transparency mode is available only for Windows 2000/Windows XP or higher.
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
| Use transparent mode for floating windows | Select this check box if you want floating tool windows to become semi-transparent when inactive (i.e. not in focus).
Note The Delay and Ratio fields are enabled only after you select the Use transparent mode... check box. |
| Delay (ms) | In this text box, specify the time in milliseconds after which an inactive floating tool window becomes transparent. |
| Ratio | Specify the transparency ratio for the floating tool windows using the sliding scale.
Note The higher the ratio, the more transparent and less visible the tool windows are. |
Window options
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
| Animate windows |
Select this check box to have undocked tool windows slide with the animation effect.
Note This option applies only when a tool window is undocked. |
| Show memory indicator | Select this check box to show the Memory Indicator on the Status Bar. |
| Show tool window bars | Select this check box to display tool window bars. |
| Show tool window numbers |
Select this check box to show tool window quick access numbers
on the tool window buttons.
You can use the Alt+numberAlt number shortcuts regardless of this setting and change the shortcuts in the Keymaps dialog. Note that the tool window mnemonics show up only when the corresponding keybindings have the format Alt+n, where n is an integer number in the range from 1 to 9. In the case of a different keyboard shortcut, the mnemonics are not displayed. |
| Disable mnemonics in controls | Select this check box to hide underlining of hot keys in the IntelliJ IDEA controls. |
| Disable mnemonics in menu | Select this check box to hide underlining of hot keys in the IntelliJ IDEA menus. |
| Allow merging buttons on dialogs | If this check box is selected, the multiple commands in a dialog box are grouped under a single button with a down arrow.
You can view all merged commands by clicking the drop-down list, or pressing Alt+Shift+EnterAlt+Shift+Enter.
If this check box is not selected, the buttons will be shown in a row. Compare:
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| 12.0+Small font size | Select this check box is cleared, the font size on the editor tabs is set to the default value, as in the project tree view. If this check box is selected, the font size on the editor tabs is set to the smaller value. |
