Unable to Set “Always Select Opened File” as Default for All Projects
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I’m facing an issue with IntelliJ IDEA regarding the Project view behavior. I want the “Always Select Opened File” option to be enabled by default for all projects.
Currently:
I can enable it in the Project view panel using the drop-down / toggle button at the top of the panel (not the gear icon).
However, this setting is project-specific. When I open a different project, it is not enabled, and I have to manually toggle it every time.
There seems to be no way to make this global for all projects, including new ones, using the IDE settings.
Expected behavior:
The option “Always Select Opened File” should be possible to set globally, so that it applies to all projects, both new and existing.
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The feature is disabled by default,and since it is a project-specific config, you can use the following workarounds to easily access it.
1. Assign a shortcut to it in Keymap settings:
2. Add a button with this action to the toolbar (in my case, to the left side where the project selector dropdown is):
Also, please vote for https://youtrack.jetbrains.com/issue/IJPL-51777 so that the feature can gain priority.