Issue
If I hit tab multiple times to indent something, then I always get an anoying window showing up:
This is extremly annoying, how can I stop this?
UPDATE: I use Netbeans 8.2.
It seems to happen in .html files and also in blade templates but not in pure .php files.
I have to write something, if I then press tab a dropdown will appear sometimes if I then press tab again, then the Insert Button window shows.
Solution
I can't replicate your problem with NetBeans 8.2, but I can make that Insert Button window appear by doing the following:
- Edit an HTML file.
- Press control/space to open the autocomplete menu as shown in the OP.
- Hit enter, which selects the first entry on the dropdown menu, which happens to be Button.
- The Insert Button window opens.
A second way of making that happen is:
- Edit an HTML file.
- Type
<to open the drop down menu of all HTML tags. - Press backspace to switch to the menu in the OP screenshot.
- Hit enter, which selects the first entry on the dropdown menu, which happens to be Button.
- The Insert Button window opens.
In the second scenario the initial display of that drop down menu can be prevented:
- Tools > Options > Editor > Code Completion
- Select HTML as the Language.
- Uncheck Auto Popup Completion Window.
- Click Apply then click OK.
The change is immediately effective, so typing < no longer triggers the display of the drop down menu. Since I can't replicate your problem it may not fix your issue, but it's worth trying. You can still request the drop down menu by pressing control/space.
Answered By - skomisa
