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In order to make the usability of layer.xml based API much better, I suggest to write a suite of tests that would verify the correctness and consistency of informations provided by modules in their layers. Please see http://www.netbeans.org/source/browse/core/windows/test/unit/src/org/netbeans/core/windows/awt/ValidateLayerMenuTest.java?rev=1&content-type=text/x-cvsweb-markup that tests the correctness of objects in Menu. Such suite could lower the number of people that ask for help on nbdev@ mailing list.
Because Window System v1 will not be supported from now by our team, all old winsys issues (now "core/window system v1" issues) are going to be closed as WONTFIX. Changes in API which emerged both from UI spec and problems with adjusting to the older API are described in the document http://core.netbeans.org/windowsystem/changes.html. It shows also recommends how the client code should be adjusted to the new window system. If you think this issue apply also to the new winsys then change the subcomponent (to "core/window system") and REOPEN it.
However this is still valid for new window system and shall really be done.
Created attachment 13014 [details] sets height to 0 and removes some unneeded separators
Oups, please ignore. Sorry for this one - I have no clue what I exactly did. Patch was meant for another issue.
Still valid, win XMLs are hard to debug even now.