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Bug 256693 - IllegalArgumentException: view is invalid
Summary: IllegalArgumentException: view is invalid
Status: NEW
Alias: None
Product: platform
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Help System (show other bugs)
Version: 8.0
Hardware: All All
: P3 normal (vote)
Assignee: Jaroslav Havlin
URL:
Keywords:
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
Reported: 2015-11-19 16:27 UTC by Exceptions Reporter
Modified: 2017-12-13 02:37 UTC (History)
6 users (show)

See Also:
Issue Type: DEFECT
Exception Reporter: 221260

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2015-11-19 16:27 UTC, Exceptions Reporter 		Details
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2016-03-14 17:38 UTC, Alexander Simon 		Details
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2017-02-18 07:27 UTC, Walter-Eder 		Details
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Description Exceptions Reporter 2015-11-19 16:27:12 UTC 
This bug was originally marked as duplicate of bug 244396, that is already resolved. This bug is still valid, so this seems to be another bug, but it might be related.

Build: NetBeans IDE 8.0.2 (Build 20150924-debian-8.0.2)
VM: OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM, 24.91-b01, OpenJDK Runtime Environment, 1.7.0_91-b01
OS: Linux

User Comments:
GUEST: Trying to view help to find out workaround to another crippling exception.




Stacktrace: 
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: view is invalid
   at javax.help.search.MergingSearchEngine.merge(MergingSearchEngine.java:91)
   at javax.help.JHelpSearchNavigator.merge(JHelpSearchNavigator.java:168)
   at javax.help.plaf.basic.BasicSearchNavigatorUI.addSubHelpSets(BasicSearchNavigatorUI.java:275)
   at javax.help.plaf.basic.BasicSearchNavigatorUI.reloadData(BasicSearchNavigatorUI.java:225)
   at javax.help.plaf.basic.BasicSearchNavigatorUI.installUI(BasicSearchNavigatorUI.java:174)
   at javax.swing.JComponent.setUI(JComponent.java:656)
Comment 1 Exceptions Reporter 2015-11-19 16:27:15 UTC 
Created attachment 157412 [details]
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Comment 2 Alexander Simon 2016-03-14 17:38:25 UTC 
Created attachment 158852 [details]
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press help
Comment 3 Exceptions Reporter 2016-03-14 17:38:29 UTC 
This bug already has 5 duplicates 
see http://statistics.netbeans.org/exceptions/detail.do?id=221260
Comment 4 Walter-Eder 2017-02-18 07:27:24 UTC 
Created attachment 163658 [details]
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Under Ubuntu 16.04 clicking on the "Help " and then "Help Contents" in the menu (File-Edit-View-...-Help) does not work.
It works fine on Windows 10 1607, so I get along well enough.