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I can reproduce this every time on many file formats (tried .php, .html, .css, .sql, .txt). 1. Hit Ctrl-Shift-Enter to show only the editor. This maximizes the current tab and hides everything except the menu and editor window. 2. Hit Alt-Shift-Enter to maximize the window. The result is a blank editor window with menus and the cursor bound to the search box. The only way I found to exit from this scenario is to close the window through the menu or Ctrl-W shortcut. Note: The reverse Alt-Shift-Enter followed by Ctrl-Shift-Enter works as expected. Here's my environment. CentOS 7.0.1406 KDE 4.10.5 Netbeans 8.0.2 `uname -r` 3.10.0-123.13.2.el7.x86_64 Let me know if you need anything else.
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Perhaps windowing system issue. FWIW, I am also using Linux (Kubuntu, with KDE desktop manager) and the mentioned shortcuts work fine for me -- CS-Enter and AS-enter will bring maximizes editor window to full screen mode. Sometimes AS-Enter fails to maximize the window, just removes the decorations. It works correctly usually for the 2nd time.
Since it works for you, I did some research and found the culprit. The "Show full file path" option causes the problem on KDE and Gnome Classic (CentOS 7). Windows 7 works as expected. I was able to reproduce this with a clean session (deleting all dot files in the home directory) and a default NetBeans install. This even happens with the Start Page. To reproduce: 1. Create a new user. 2. Download and install NetBeans. 3. Check the "Show full file path" option (in Appearance -> Document) 4. With the Start Page showing, hit Ctrl-Shift-Enter and then Alt-Shift-Enter.