IntelliJ not recognizing a particular file correctly, instead its stuck as a text file

java intellij-idea freemarker file-type
ktamlyn picture ktamlyn · Apr 10, 2013 · Viewed 60.3k times · Source

There is a freemarker file (ftl) in my IntelliJ project that is incorrectly recognized as a text file. There are many of the same type that are correct. I am aware of the "Mark as text" option. This may be the original reason this file was marked as text but I am not provided with a "mark as ftl file" option to turn it back, if indeed this is the problem. If I mark other ftl files as txt, I am able to turn them back into ftl files as expected.

Answer

Vic picture Vic · Apr 10, 2013

Please ensure that this file (or a pattern that represents it) is not listed under

Settings → Editor → File Types→ Text files

For OS X

Preferences → Editor → File Types→ Text files

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