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I started up the 20050823 Q build and since I didn't have a user directory, NB displayed the Welcome screen and did *not* open an Output pane at the bottom of the window. I then did a checkout using the new CVS support. Everything worked fine, but it was a lengthy checkout (35 minutes) and I wasn't getting much feedback. The little gas gauge in the lower-right corner isn't enough to make me feel confident that something is "Really Happening." When I chose Window > Output I could then see the names of the files scrolling by, which made me feel warm and fuzzy. :-) It seems the new CVS support should force an output pane to open when the user does a check out.
*** This issue has been marked as a duplicate of 113434 ***
different vcs systems - not a duplicate even if the same symptoms