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Product Version = NetBeans IDE 7.0.1 (Build 201107282000) Operating System = Windows 7 version 6.1 running on x86 Java; VM; Vendor = 1.6.0_23 Runtime = Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM 19.0-b09 The message is: "The Rename refactoring cannot be applied in this context".
AFAIK was never supported, marking as enhancement for future releases.
*** Bug 226461 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Upgrading to top priority since it is really a crying shame we still do not have this.