[#IDEABKL-3805] Ability to create and open non-project files.

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Ability to create and open non-project files.

Created: 13 Oct 06 15:27 Updated: 26 Mar 08 19:19

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Editor. Editing Text, HTML editing, JavaScript, CSS Editing

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	~~IDEA-17538~~ Open/Edit/Create non-project files (i...
	~~IDEA-17539~~ Open/Edit/Create non-project files (f...

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I find it annoying that I can not open non-project files in intellij and use intellij to edit them.

I would like to be able to right-click on a java, html, js or css file anywhere on my local machine and choose "Open with Intellij" or "Send to Intellij", this file would either open in a new Intellij instance or open with a current instance. This file would not be part of the project, but could be saved as part of the project ( ie on ctrl+shift+s ).

I would also like to be able to create new java, html, js or css files that are not part of the current open project, these file would not be saved until the user requested a save, at which point a file browser would open allowing the user to save the file anywhere on their local machine, with an option to add to the current project.

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Jon Steelman - 12 Jan 07 19:07

I like the notion of being able to open an IDEA-associated file from the file system and have IDEA edit it. This seems to have a lot more functionality here beyond that....the additional functionality is less important to me and could be considered after.

How would the feature "could be saved as part of the project ( ie on ctrl+shift+s )" work? Would it either have to add a new content root or copy/move the file into an existing content root?

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Norris Shelton - 12 Jan 07 19:32

This is sorely needed. I would guess that most developers work on windows. This is such a natural thing to do, yet IntelliJ can't. I use jEdit instead for impromptu viewing/editing.

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Jon Steelman - 12 Jan 07 19:38

This request should be split into two issues. The first would cover:

"I find it annoying that I can not open non-project files in intellij and use intellij to edit them. I would like to be able to right-click on a java, html, js or css file anywhere on my local machine and choose "Open with Intellij" or "Send to Intellij", this file would either open in a new Intellij instance or open with a current instance." (I would say double-clicking on Windows instead of the Open with).

And the second issue would cover the remainder.

I'm all for the first part. Not sure about the remainder.

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Donald F. McLean - 12 Jan 07 20:08

Actually, I like all of it. I often find that I need to look at a system file, create a junk file or otherwise work on a file that is outside of the formal boundaries of the project. In fact, I am constantly frustrated about having many byproducts of the testing process that are in the project even though they are transient. I would rather be able to put them somewhere else where they aren't in any of the VCS managed directories.

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Christopher Knight - 16 Jan 07 15:13

To answer Jon's question :-
How would the feature "could be saved as part of the project ( ie on ctrl+shift+s )" work? Would it either have to add a new content root or copy/move the file into an existing content root?

My origonal thinking was the file would be saved to the current content root. The user would be prompted to choose the location within the current content root and Intellij would do the rest ( move/copy the file, update the file if necessary, ie. change package declaration ). If there is no content root ( ie a new instance of intellij was opened ) then saving the file as part of the project would cause the project wizard to open, after the wizard completes the user will have to choose the location within the project to save the file.

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Quincy L. Acklen - 26 Mar 08 17:45

Has there been any status change on this? It's really annoying not having this most basic "feature".