So this one works. No delay at all, though. As soon as you type, it saves. There does not seem to be any configuration for it. With saving that frequently it may introduce some problems of it's own. I'm not sure I like it. But at least it works. Tested in 11.1.
--- Cheers, Slim On 2019-12-10 15:13, Oliver Rettig wrote: > I have just found an other one: > > http://plugins.netbeans.org/plugin/63714/autosavemodified > > I just installed it in 11.1. No objections from the IDE but I have it turned > on in Options/Miscellaneous and a file I have open and edited is not being > auto-saved. Based on this, I'd say it does not appear to work. :( > > --- > > Cheers, > > Slim > > On 2019-12-10 12:26, John Barrow wrote: > > Slim, > > Thanks, that plug in appears to describe exactly what I was after, just one > minor issue, I am running Netbeans 10.0, shortly to upgrade to version 11. > There doesn't appear to be a version to support these instances of NetBeans. > > However, I have bookmarked the page and will keep an eye on when that version > becomes available unless there is another AutoSave plug-in that is more > up-to-date. > > John > > From: Paul "TheSlimDude" Morris > Sent: 10 December 2019 16:42 > To: users@netbeans.apache.org > Subject: Re: Auto-backup of unsaved source files > > You mean this on ehere? > > http://plugins.netbeans.org/plugin/37077/autosave-module-for-6-9-and-later > [1] > > --- > > Cheers, > > Slim > > On 2019-12-10 11:39, Oliver Rettig wrote: > > Hi, > > I remember there was a Autosave-Plugin but I can not find it any more. Any > body else remembering on such plugin? > > best regards > > Oliver > > Emilian, > > Thanks for the suggestion. I tried this option (as was hinted during a Google > search) before emailing but there wasn't anything in the list. I assume that > this is because it was a new file and I hadn't saved it yet. > > I ideally wanted something that did an auto-snapshot every x minutes (user > specified) somewhere external to the main source folder, specifically for the > case where I hadn't yet saved my current set of changes so I then had the > option to retrieve these latest 'in progress' edits, or start back with the > last version that was saved in Netbeans. > > The way I read it, the "Local History" allows you to see all the previous > saved snapshots of your source (a bit like you get for each committed change > to a source control system). > > John > > From: Emilian Bold > Sent: 10 December 2019 15:36 > To: John Barrow > Cc: NetBeans Mailing > Subject: Re: Auto-backup of unsaved source files > > See Local History. > > --emi > > mar., 10 dec. 2019, 16:58 John Barrow <jbarrow...@gmail.com> a scris: > > Is there an option for Netbeans to auto-save your work every (say) 5 minutes > so that if Windows reboots (for example after an update) and you have > forgotten to formally save work to date, there is a place to go (e.g. > specified folder) that will have the version of source just before (or near > enough if set the snapshot to be taken every minute) the application was > closed / killed? > > My previous development environment had this option which made you lazy but > MS Office also has something similar. While it may not save every last word, > it is a useful background task that minimises the effect of any external > activities. > > I ask, as have just lost ½ hours typing due to performing a Windows Update > that required a restart and I forgot to first check that I had explicitly > saved all my changes in Netbeans (force of habit based on old development > environment). > > I googled to see if there was an obvious answer and had a look at the Editor > Options in Netbeans but couldn't see any support for this. > > Thanks (for the next time it happens)! > > John > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 [2] > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Links: ------ [1] http://plugins.netbeans.org/plugin/37077/autosave-module-for-6-9-and-later [2] https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/NETBEANS/Mailing+lists
