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Product Version: NetBeans IDE Dev (Build 201508100002) Java: 1.8.0_60-ea; Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM 25.60-b23 Runtime: Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment 1.8.0_60-ea-b25 System: Windows 7 version 6.1 running on amd64; Cp1250; en_US (nb) User directory: C:\Users\cendrowiczm\AppData\Roaming\NetBeans\dev Cache directory: C:\Users\cendrowiczm\AppData\Local\NetBeans\Cache\dev Once Instances view is opened for the first time it contains three views: one with instances, one with fields and one with references (all three are unnamed - see #254292). Once fields and references view are closed there is no way to reopen them. Only the instances view goes back. The way to see them all again is to restart the IDE.
Created attachment 155337 [details] Instances view opened from Heap Dump
Created attachment 155338 [details] Instances view opened from Loaded Classes
The issue described in the initial comment here occurs only when the Instances view is opened from the Debugging | Loaded Classes view. When the Instances view is opened in this way 3 buttons are missing which are present when the Instances view is opened from Heap Dump taken during the Profiler session. See both picture for evidence.
Thanks for the clarification.
Unfortunately, there's no reasonable place to show the toggle buttons when opening just Instances view from debugger. Users can resize the inner panes, thus this is a preferred way to adjust the view in this case. It may not be optimal, but after some discussions I'm making the panes always visible when Instances view is to be opened: changeset: 291814:5f94582cf64c http://hg.netbeans.org/core-main/rev/5f94582cf64c
Integrated into 'main-silver', will be available in build *201509110002* on http://bits.netbeans.org/dev/nightly/ (upload may still be in progress) Changeset: http://hg.netbeans.org/main-silver/rev/5f94582cf64c User: mentlicher@netbeans.org Log: #254293: Always assure that the views inside Instances view are visible.