Using WebStorm, IntelliJ Or RubyMine IDEs In Ubuntu

Jetbrains are one of the leading companies when it comes to making IDEs especially for cross platform OS. My desktop OS is Ubuntu Linux, these IDEs really shine when using them on Linux or Mac OS. One of my favourite features is that they have the terminal available within the IDEs. This great when you need execute bash scripts, or startup your server etc…

A small minor issue in Ubuntu

One problem is a random bug which causes the IDEs to loose cursor, therefore it seems like your IDEs is frozen but it’s not you still able to perform mouse clicks and select menus but you just can’t type. There’s a bug open for this issue but because it’s difficult to resolve because it occurs randomly. This may seem frustrating but there’s a simple work around for this.

Solution

Executing this script:

 $ ibus restart

I’ve created a simple bash that you may use when you have this problem. You may create a shortcut to the script.

Have you come across any other weird issues regarding and fixes to those issues for Theses IDEs? If you have please do kindly share your experience?