Syntax Highlighting

[common_oddity]

hello all:

I just installed netbeans 8.0.1 for linux x64. I had a previously had netbeans installed, but the version from the debian repositories. I uninstalled the debian version, and installed the version directly from netbeans.

This is my issue:

Upon opening up my source files, there is no syntax highlighting, where in my previous install there had been. It is just plain black text. There is one piece of relevant information: I did let netbeans import some settings they found from my old version.

As I'm not an IDE expert, and especially not a netbeans expert, I would really appreciate some help.

Thanks! :D

[Benno Markiewicz]

I think the import of the settings from an ancient NB 7.0.x (from Debian
repo) in NB 8.0.1 did not work correctly. Start NetBeans with a fresh user
dir and try again - for more details see the FAQ page in the wiki. Also
keep an eye on the IDE log

Best regards, markiewb

Post by common_oddity
I just installed netbeans 8.0.1 for linux x64. I had a previously had
netbeans installed, but the version from the debian repositories. I
uninstalled the debian version, and installed the version directly from
netbeans.
Upon opening up my source files, there is no syntax highlighting, where in
my previous install there had been. It is just plain black text. There is
one piece of relevant information: I did let netbeans import some settings
they found from my old version.
As I'm not an IDE expert, and especially not a netbeans expert, I would
really appreciate some help.
Thanks! :D