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Some files e.g. web.xml, ejb-jar.xml, etc. have more than one view (e.g. General, Servlets, Filters, Pages, References and XML) in Editor. For all these views Navigator shows just XML structure. This behavior is not correct. The correct behavior is specified here: http://ui.netbeans.org/docs/ui/code_navigator/inspector_docs.html#2 If you are not able to show Logical view in Navigator for the 5.0 release (issue #63908), please display <No view available> message for appropriate views in Navigator window. It means that Navigator shows the XML structure when a XML file is selected in Project view or when a XML file is opened in Editor and the XML view is selected.
*** Issue 64137 has been marked as a duplicate of this issue. ***
IMHO it is better to display at least the XML RAW view if we do not have the logical view instead of empty window. Once we have some they will have a preference before the RAW view. I am letting the issue opened though I tend to close it as wontfix.
Reassigning to default owner of selected subcomponent. New owners are gladly welcomed.
Things are a lot different than it used to be in 2005.