Very dumb question about IntelliJ IDEA

Question

I'm a long-time Eclipse user and I just now decided to try IntelliJ IDEA 9 (free edition) for Scala.

A couple of dumb questions:

• How can I tell if a file I've modified has been saved?
• How can I tell if I file I've saved has been checked into CVS?

I feel incredibly "exposed" to some sort of imminent danger when I don't see the familiar visual cues from Eclipse that indicate a file has been saved and/or checked in.

Thanks

Answer 1

If a file is modified but not saved, there's an asterisk, *, in its tab.

If a file is newer than its VCS counterpart, its name is displayed in dark blue instead of black. If it is not under VCS at all, it is shown in dark red. This goes for the editor tab as well as other places such as the Project window.

Answer 2

Under Settings -> IDE Settings -> General -> Synchronization you can control when files are saved. I save files on Frame Deactivation (that is, switching to another program), and after 60 seconds of idle time.

You should also look at the Local History feature, which is a local VCS for your project, capturing all the individual edits between commits. This allows you to roll back changes that were made by the auto-save feature, which some people find unnerving at first.