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Bug 236228

Summary: Variable inspector window should be resizable, or if not possible, then at the very least the columns should be 2x wider.
Product: debugger Reporter: ajeh
Component: CodeAssignee: Martin Entlicher <mentlicher>
Status: NEW ---    
Severity: normal CC: masengul
Priority: P3    
Version: 7.4   
Hardware: PC   
OS: Linux   
Issue Type: ENHANCEMENT Exception Reporter:

Description ajeh 2013-09-21 21:21:14 UTC 
Product Version = NetBeans IDE 7.4 RC1 (Build 201309162201)
Operating System = Linux version 2.6.35.14-96.PhenomX4full.fc14.x86_64 running on amd64
Java; VM; Vendor = 1.7.0_25
Runtime = Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM 23.25-b01

Inspector window columns clip the variable names, type, value and string value too short to be useable and scrollbar for the name is not really a help.
Comment 1 Jiri Kovalsky 2014-06-16 08:13:19 UTC 
Are you talking about Variables tab in the Output window below Editor? Or the limited size popup window which shows up when you hover over some variable in the Editor?

In the former case you can detach the Variables tab from the IDE using "Float" popup menu action if you right click the tab header. Then you can customize the size of Variables window freely.
Comment 2 ajeh 2016-05-03 00:46:04 UTC 
Few years passed and still no one even looked at this.
It is bad enough that in 15 years since WinNT 3.1 with its tiny Environment Variables diaglog of the computer properties was introduced, they have not made it resizable even in Windows Server 2012. But Netbeans is not a Microsoft product and does not have to follow the horrible practice of making dialogs tiny and non-resiable. Especially that the 24-32" LCD monitors are kind of standard today.