Ethan Yin

Problem Chinese input method(Sougou pinyin) is enabled JetBrains IDE keeps crashing when editing the code in the editor. Frequent crashes, especially when saving the files. Updating to the latest ...

Problem When updating the IDE from version 2021 to the latest version, it seems to hang. It will show that the patch files have been downloaded. However, pressing the button to restart and update n...

Question Is it supported only to show the project database in the database tool window? Answer It's not supported. Workaround Collapse the unrelated database and keep the project database expanded...

Problem The character spacing in the IDE editor with Fira Code font is different between different IDEs. Cause The font rendering for Subpexil antialiasing was changed between the different versio...

Problem Confusing characters display in the problem tool window. The upper case of i in the word illegal looks like an L in lower case. Workaround Change to another font in the File | Settings | A...

Question There is a .java/.userPrefs/JetBrains directory under the user's home directory. What is it for? For example, ~/.java/.userPrefs/JetBrains/'_!(!!cg"p! ...etc ... :!e@=='/prefs.xml Answer I...

Problem Cannot uninstall the IDE. Clicked the uninstall menu but got no response. Workaround Please ensure that the IDE is not running when you attempt to uninstall it. If the problem persists, you...

Question Why do the parameter inlay hints not appear in the code? Answer There are some heuristics for inlays to avoid showing them when it is obvious. For example, If the argument is the referen...

Problem Cannot start the backend for remote development. "Cannot start the IDE" window appears with exception and suggestion Please try to reinstall the IDE. Cause The installation of IDE backends...

Background/Situation The user is browsing the source file in a browser and wants to open it in the IDE. Question How to make the URL for opening the source file in JetBrains IDEs with a line number...