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Created attachment 153247 [details] Eclipse rename hints, both inplace and refactoring. Product Version: NetBeans IDE Dev (Build 201504150001) Java: 1.8.0_25; Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM 25.25-b02 Runtime: Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment 1.8.0_25-b18 System: Windows 7 version 6.1 running on amd64; Cp1250; pl_PL (nb) People often forget the shortcut to perform inplace rename. It would be very helpful to add this action to the hints on tokens. See the screenshot how it works in Eclipse.
I would prefer not to provide such a feature. Currently the rename shortcut(s) check whether the symbol is local (private field, variable) and choose refactor-rename or instant rename. Renaming just locally would break referring code
The problem is that most people don't remember all shortcuts, so using hints is very convenient. People coming from Eclipse really miss that feature.