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When I refactor a swing form into a new package, other forms in the project that reference this form are not properly updated. The code that is generated was properly updated, but when I use the visual editor, it complains that the class could not be found. Steps to reproduce: 1. Create a form com.xxx.test.Form1 2. Create a form com.xxx.test.Form2 3. Modify Form1 to put Form2 as a tab of a JTabbedPane (you may have to compile your project before it lets you do this) 4. Refactor Form2 to com.xxx.otherpackage.Form2 5. Open Form1 in the visual editor 6. IDE will complain that it can't find com.xxx.test.Form2 anymore (although com.xx.test.Form1.java was properly updated, so the problem is just in the .form file).
Not reproducible. Did you build the project after step 4? what IDE version do you use ? 4.0 ?
I see the problem. If I reopen the form before doing a build of the project, it complains, but if I do a build and then open the form everything is fine. This is probably still a bug, just a really low priority one.
Please provide you build number, I guess that your're not really using Netbeans4.0
The GUI builder complains that it cannot open a form that uses a bean/component that is not compiled. That is as designed. The form cannot be loaded if all required classes are not compiled.