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Bug 209379

Summary:	No Indication new version of ID available
Product:	platform	Reporter:	ben2
Component:	Autoupdate	Assignee:	Jiri Rechtacek <jrechtacek>
Status:	RESOLVED WORKSFORME
Severity:	normal
Priority:	P3
Version:	7.0.1
Hardware:	PC
OS:	Windows 7
Issue Type:	ENHANCEMENT	Exception Reporter:

Description ben2 2012-03-09 12:37:52 UTC

I've been running 7.0.1 for ages. I had no indication from using the Application that any new stable version (7.1.1) was available.

Furthermore, if I explicitly check for updates (Help > Check for Updates) there is no indication that a new version is available.

These days, I don't expect to have to visit a website routinely to check whether a new version is available. Applications nowadays typically have some indication that a new version is available, and I would certainly expect that if I explicitly check for new updates, I would be alerted to the existance of a new version of the IDE.

However, I do not expect to be notified of non-stable releases by default.

Comment 1 Marian Mirilovic 2012-03-12 12:33:50 UTC

ben2, 
you should be notified through bubble in the IDE, not through update center. NetBeans 7.1.1. is update of NetBeans 7.1 not 7.0.1