Displaying full path of filename in tabs ~ Netbeans 6.8

Question

I can't seem to find a way in the options to display the full path of the file at the title of the tab. I can hover over it to see it, but it would be nice to see it at a glance.

There is a SU question about it also, https://superuser.com/questions/88637/netbeans-how-to-view-file-full-path-in-window-title-or-somewhere-else

Does anyone have a solution for this to actually display it? I can see there is a custom .jar for it in the RC2 Netbeans, but that's probably way old now.

PS, I should mention that a path relative to the project would be ideal, as well as a full path. Either really :)

Answer 1

NetBeans 8.0.2

Tools > Options > Appearance > Document Tabs > Show full file path

The full path will appear only for the active tab (under the tabs), but you can also check "Show parent folder name in tab title" if you want to see the parent folder for every tab:

Answer 2

Try to use following netbeans plugin.

Answer 3

In Netbeans 6.9.1 (at least) you can open the Window/Properties window and pin it under the editor; this will contain the full path in the "All Files" property which is then visible at all times and always contains the current editor file's properties.