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Bug 249604

Summary:	JavaHelp files no longer available
Product:	platform	Reporter:	ptoye <ptoye>
Component:	Help System	Assignee:	Jaroslav Havlin <jhavlin>
Status:	NEW ---
Severity:	normal	CC:	geertjan, kganfield
Priority:	P3
Version:	8.0.2
Hardware:	PC
OS:	Windows 7 x64
Issue Type:	DEFECT	Exception Reporter:

Description ptoye 2015-01-02 12:29:50 UTC

Help no longer works properly in version 8.0.2. All that is available is the generic NB help, and nothing about Java development. I can't find any reference to JavaHelp documentation on the NB web site. This is a retrograde step.

Comment 1 Geertjan Wielenga 2015-01-28 14:44:06 UTC

Can we create a menu item in the Help menu that points to the place on-line where the documentation is now found?

Comment 2 Jaroslav Havlin 2015-02-02 08:25:00 UTC

When "Help -> Help Contents" is invoked, help browser is opened on page "Using Help System", which is brief equivalent of web page [1].

There is already "Online Docs and Support" menu item, which opens web page [2].
So we might just add link to [1] into page [2].

If we create menu item for [1], we should find a name for it that will not be too confusing. E.g. "Online IDE Help"?

Geertjan, Ken, please, what are your opinions?
Thank you.

[1] http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E50453_01/doc.80/e50452/toc.htm
[2] https://netbeans.org/kb/index.html