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Product Version: NetBeans IDE Dev (Build 200811011401) Java: 1.6.0_10-rc; Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM 11.0-b13 System: Linux version 2.6.24-19-generic running on i386; UTF-8; en_US (nb) Observed: It's hard to explain, so I will attach a screenshot. When I'm with the cursor before some tag (for Example HEAD), in the upper part of the editor is HEAD written, but when I'm with the cursor behind the tag, in the upper part HEAD isn't written. It should be the same behaviour for both of situations. I propose that it should be written there, because the HEAD tag is still marked.
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That is because you need to choose one direction so you are able to decide what tag should be the current one in situation like this one: <div>hello</div>|<p>world</p> But I admin this rule doesn't have to be used if the caret is on a tag boundary and there isn't another tag on the opposite side.
Sorry, you are right with the direction choosing. About the second think what you said... I leave it up to you - if fix (improve) it or not.