IntelliJ - show where errors are

Solution 1:

IntelliJ IDEA detects errors and warnings in the current file on the fly (unless Power Save Mode is activated in the File menu).

Errors in other files and in the project view will be shown after Build | Make and listed in the Messages tool window.

For Bazel users: Project errors will show on Bazel Problems tool window after running Compile Project (Ctrl/Cmd+F9)

To navigate between errors use Navigate | Next Highlighted Error (F2) / Previous Highlighted Error (Shift+F2).

Error Stripe Mark color can be changed here:

Solution 2:

For those who even yet have the problem, try enabling "Build project automatically" in the Java compiler settings and see if that makes a difference as it worked for me.