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The Windows UI spec (http://ui.netbeans.org/docs/ui/ws/ws_spec.html) section 3.2.3 mentions that the window tooltip displays the name of the window. I would add that the tooltip should *only* be displayed if the window title is not fully visible (that is, it's truncated). Otherwise, we display duplicate information and it can be annoying. I also noticed that some of the NB windows (for example, Refactoring, HTTP Monitor) do not have tooltips on the titlebar, but others (Runtime, Projects) do. This means that if the Refactoring window titlebar is too short to display fully, the user has no way to figure out what the window is named unless they expand it. (Individual window issues will be filed separately)
Yes, we discussed this with Jeff and I agree with only showing tooltips if the title is truncated.
yes, still valid.