On 9/12/25 03:21, Owen Thomas wrote: > On Thu, 11 Sept 2025 at 23:50, Michael Bien <mbie...@gmail.com> wrote: > > [What] you probably want to do is to uncheck "reuse output tabs from > finished processes" in the maven options. > The output window tabs will remember the configs they ran, you can re-run > them individually. > > > Although the option is buried away in an obscure part of the IDE config (it > could also be better described), I believe this option might work for me. It > appears to keep the output of terminated programs open - it doesn't close > them when a new instance is started - so the programs can be re-run with > arguments and VM options preserved. > > That is something that I can use. Still, it would be great if I could execute > a program in a fresh tab with a set of arguments and VM options; I could > then, with the option to close terminated programs disabled, more easily > manage the instances that I need to run. > > You can store configs (right click on project -> properties -> Actions) > in the project too. > > Take a look at the "Run Project" or "Run File" actions and copy them with > customized properties. They will show up in the right click menus on project > / files with main methods. You can also edit the nbactions.xml directly once > NB generates one. > > > I observe this is certainly doable; the main concern that I have is that the > arguments I give to my programs change often. Hence, it would be excellent if > I could select a menu item after right-clicking on a project that said "Run > with arguments..." so I can disclose the arguments I need to start the > instance. > > Thank you sincerely for the tip; I hope I might see the changes I have > suggested to NB in a near future release.
I actually wrote https://github.com/apache/netbeans/pull/8818 yesterday since it always annoyed me that you couldn't copy a config easily. Not quite what you requested but it might help still. -mbien > > Owen. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@netbeans.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@netbeans.apache.org For further information about the NetBeans mailing lists, visit: https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/NETBEANS/Mailing+lists
