Netbeans - How do I hide the vertical bar w/colors?

Question

Haven't found an option in the IDE to hide it, are there any configuration files that would do it? I never use it, and in my effort to optimize screen space with multiple tab groups, this would save me some pixels. :-P

Here's the bar in question:

http://i.stack.imgur.com/inwUM.png

Answer 1

I believe you are referring to the Diff Sidebar. To remove this use the menu item located at View > Show Diff Sidebar. This menu item is a toggled menu item so when it is active there is a check beside it.