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Why doesn't NetBeans give you all hints when you write code? For example: "display:" gives you hints such as, block, inline, but not grid or flexbox. Do I need to install plugins to get this to work? I'm using Netbeans version 8.2.

Salem
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Sheio
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    AFAIK for that feature (auto suggestions) you need to wait until [Apache Foundation releases Netbeans 9](https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=65873923). Till then use VSCode , Sublime Text, Atom or Adobe Brackets. – Shashanth Mar 03 '18 at 07:41

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There is no plugin to install and you make a good point; it is certainly reasonable to expect that values such as flex and grid are offered.

The problem exists in 8.2 but also in the beta version of NetBeans 9. I doubt that this will ever be addressed for releases prior to 9, but I have raised a bug report asking that the display values provided for code completion additionally include those specified in the w3c documentation for display:

  • flow
  • flow-root
  • flex
  • grid
  • subgrid
  • ruby-base-container
  • ruby-text-container
  • contents
  • inline-flex
  • inline-grid

See https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/NETBEANS-445

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  • This bug is still not addressed, does anyone have found a way around? – nicolallias Nov 27 '19 at 16:09
  • @nicolallias You are right. I just checked, and the problem persists in NetBeans 11.2. I just updated [the bug report](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/NETBEANS-445) to reflect that. The only solutions I can think of are [1] Wait for the bug to be fixed. [2] [Volunteer your services, and you can write the code fix](http://netbeans.apache.org/participate/submit-pr.html) to NetBeans 11.2 yourself! – skomisa Nov 27 '19 at 18:13