Navigate | Class or File popup closes immediately in IntelliJ IDEA 2017.2

Question

I\'m having a annoying problem since I update IntelliJ IDEA Community to this version:

IntelliJ IDEA 2017.2
Build #IC-172.3317.76, built on July 15, 2017
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Answer 1

According to the release notes it's fixed in the latest release - 2017.2.3 (build number IU-172.3968.16) - 173000 is in the list: https://confluence.jetbrains.com/display/IDEADEV/IntelliJ+IDEA+2017.2.3+Release+Notes?fromIDE

Answer 2

What ultimately worked for me was adding -Dfocus.follows.mouse.workarounds=true to my custom VM options (Help > Edit Custom VM Options).

I found this in https://youtrack.jetbrains.com/issue/IDEA-173000, mentioned above.

I use a tiling window manager (i3) which I suspect is related.

Answer 3

It's a known issue, please follow it here for updates:

• IDEA-173000 Navigate | File and Class popups disappear

Workaround (add the following via Help | Edit Custom VM Options):

• -DactionSystem.xWindow.remove.focus.from.nonFocusable.popups=false

Downgrading to 2017.1 version is another option.

UPDATE: the issue is resolved in 2017.2.3 release.