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If a user adds a new watch and the Watches view is not displayed, it would be reasonable if the Watches view was automatically turned on.
fixed in main trunk
partly
Sorry for the previous post. This enhancement was fulfiled partly. I have to fill a new issue http://www.netbeans.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=22130.
Resolved for 3.3.x or earlier, no new info since then -> closing.