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Bug 257719 - Put the full file path of the currently opened file into the window title - plugin available
Summary: Put the full file path of the currently opened file into the window title - p...
Status: NEW
Alias: None
Product: java
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Editor (show other bugs)
Version: 8.1
Hardware: PC Other
: P4 normal (vote)
Assignee: Dusan Balek
URL:
Keywords:
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Reported: 2016-01-27 16:35 UTC by lukas.eder
Modified: 2016-07-01 18:31 UTC (History)
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Issue Type: DEFECT
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Description lukas.eder 2016-01-27 16:35:08 UTC 
This is a very useful feature (for me) in Eclipse. The full path of the currently opened file (i.e. the active tab) is put in the window title of the IDE. Would be nice to have this in NetBeans as well.
Comment 2 peathal 2016-01-27 21:42:29 UTC 
workaround: mouse over the tab will show it or the plugin Geertjan mentioned
Comment 3 lukas.eder 2016-01-27 23:24:48 UTC 
Thanks for the plugin link, that's already something.

One reason why I like this is the fact that I can also hover the different NetBeans processes (if I have several of them) on the Windows taskbar, and see the file that is open. Not sure if that's a use-case in NetBeans, but in Eclipse, I like to keep several different windows...
Comment 4 markiewb 2016-07-01 18:31:27 UTC 
(In reply to peathal from comment #2)
> workaround: mouse over the tab will show it or the plugin Geertjan mentioned

So lowering prio. You can use the plugin.