Is there a way to use IntelliJ when pair-programming? It would be nice to have the option in v7 and v8 but I would upgrade to v9 if needed.
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About nine years too late for OP, but others interested can try CodeTogether - available now for IntelliJ, Eclipse and VS Code. Participants join in a browser, but get a full IDE-like experience with IntelliSense, validation, reference searches, navigation, etc. The JetBrains Plugin registry link is here and here's a short video.
Full disclosure: I work for Genuitec, makers of CodeTogether.