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[ BUILD # : 200902231810 ] [ JDK VERSION : 1.6.* ] Example: I run an ant target (e.g. a long running build). In the output window, I switch from the Ant execution output tab to my Tomcat log tab which I monitor to find a bug etc. Now when the Ant task has finished execution my focus on the Tomcat log tab is stolen and the Ant task output tab is in the foreground. This is annoying and should never happen in *any* application or operating system. It would be much better to highlight the tab that demands attention (Ant output tab in the example). This should happen in a subtle and nerve-saving manner, i.e. no blinking or flashing but rather a change in colour etc.
Agreed, see also: http://netbeans.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=177712 There may be some people doing the entirety of their work in NetBeans who have grown used to this, but for everyone else, trying to do *anything* outside of NetBeans, it's intensely aggravating.