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Bug 205350 - Context help not working for new Form wizards
Summary: Context help not working for new Form wizards
Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 205762
Alias: None
Product: guibuilder
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Code (show other bugs)
Version: 7.1
Hardware: All All
: P3 normal (vote)
Assignee: issues@guibuilder
URL:
Keywords:
: 205430 (view as bug list)
Depends on: 208051
Blocks: 205440
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Reported: 2011-11-21 11:45 UTC by monezz
Modified: 2012-05-17 10:54 UTC (History)
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Description monezz 2011-11-21 11:45:30 UTC 
[ BUILD # : 201111171527 ]
[ JDK VERSION : 1.6.27 ]

The context sensitive help is not working for new object wizards such as new
JFrame, "New Master/Detail Form". The default "This window contains the master
set of all...." help page is opened or the page where you left the help page
the last time.

Steps to reproduce:
- create a java application
- choose new -> other from the context menu
- select "swing GUI Forms" -> any of the forms
- click help in any of the wizard pages

EXPECTED RESULT:
- the help is opened on the page relative to the context (ie something about
JFrames for the JFrame wizard etc)
ACTUAL RESULT:
- help is openend on the root page or the page where you previously left the
help.

WORKAROUND:
- find the relevant page yourself.
for JFrame this was ok, search gave 4 results of which the first one relevant.
for the master detail form I was not able to find related help information.
So workaround is not valid in all cases.
Comment 1 Jan Horvath 2011-11-21 14:36:11 UTC 
I was able to reproduce the bug in NB 7.0 (Build 201107282000)
Comment 2 monezz 2011-11-22 16:40:03 UTC 
*** Bug 205430 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Comment 3 Kenneth Ganfield 2011-11-22 17:43:32 UTC 
This is not limited to Java SE file types, and currently it appears that many of the file templates in the New File wizard have the following default help id:
org.netbeans.modules.java.project.JavaTargetChooserPanel

Only some New File templates have a unique help id and in most cases these are mapped to a relevant context-sensitive help.

Probably should disable all help buttons in the New File wizard that use the default help id.

Need to check all file types and decide which need a specific help topic and which can have the help button disabled.
Comment 4 Kenneth Ganfield 2011-11-22 17:50:56 UTC 
created an umbrella issue for disabling help ids in New File wizard
Comment 5 Kenneth Ganfield 2012-04-13 12:50:21 UTC 
Have the help buttons been disabled where they need to be? Can we close this issue? Is it a duplicate of #205762?
Comment 6 Kenneth Ganfield 2012-05-17 10:54:48 UTC 
Marking as duplicate

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 205762 ***