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Bug 249604 - JavaHelp files no longer available
Summary: JavaHelp files no longer available
Status: NEW
Alias: None
Product: platform
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Help System (show other bugs)
Version: 8.0.2
Hardware: PC Windows 7 x64
: P3 normal (vote)
Assignee: Jaroslav Havlin
URL:
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Reported: 2015-01-02 12:29 UTC by ptoye
Modified: 2015-02-02 08:25 UTC (History)
2 users (show)

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Description ptoye 2015-01-02 12:29:50 UTC 
Help no longer works properly in version 8.0.2. All that is available is the generic NB help, and nothing about Java development. I can't find any reference to JavaHelp documentation on the NB web site. This is a retrograde step.
Comment 1 Geertjan Wielenga 2015-01-28 14:44:06 UTC 
Can we create a menu item in the Help menu that points to the place on-line where the documentation is now found?
Comment 2 Jaroslav Havlin 2015-02-02 08:25:00 UTC 
When "Help -> Help Contents" is invoked, help browser is opened on page "Using Help System", which is brief equivalent of web page [1].

There is already "Online Docs and Support" menu item, which opens web page [2].
So we might just add link to [1] into page [2].

If we create menu item for [1], we should find a name for it that will not be too confusing. E.g. "Online IDE Help"?

Geertjan, Ken, please, what are your opinions?
Thank you.

[1] http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E50453_01/doc.80/e50452/toc.htm
[2] https://netbeans.org/kb/index.html