Nadia Tarashkevich

Background Set up tool window icons on the stripes (also named side bars, side panes) in a preferred way and have the same tool window placement in all projects. Question How to apply the same setu...

Problem In IntelliJ IDEA, the Project tool window view does not show the expected directory structure and underlying files. (Using Project Files shows the files, but Project does not.) Cause The Pr...

Question How can I create a new terminal as editor tab (not as a tool window) Answer (available starting from IDE version 2026.3) To create a new terminal in the editor area and have it placed in t...

Problem I no longer see tooltips in IntelliJ IDE Solution Go to "Settings | Appearance & Behavior | Appearance | Accessibility | Support screen readers" and disable it

Problem The font spacing in the navigation bar expands when the IDE window loses focus. This issue also affects the project name, git controls, and bottom status bar. While the IDE window is inact...

Problem In IntellijIDE for macOS and Linux, releasing the right mouse button over an open context (right-click) menu can trigger the menu item currently under the pointer. Because the menu opens di...

Problem In the new UI, icons in tool window headers auto-hide and appear only on mouse hover. For example, the "select opened file" icon in the top right corner of the Project View tool window Solu...

Question After updating to 2024.2, many buttons from the main toolbar are missing. How can I get them back? Answer Starting with 2024.2, the New UI is enabled by default. One of its main principles...

Problem By default, "Templates" folder has a light color in the Project view Example: How to make this color in the Project View more noticeable? Solution Here is how to use file colors to make th...

Problem Cannot hide the main toolbar Solution Use main menu item View | Appearance | Toolbar to hide the main toolbar.