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[#200607030200, jdk1.5.0] to reproduce: ------------- 1) right click a Web Project node in the Project view 2) chose "New > XML Document" 3) finish new wizard with default values ERROR: the XML Document is created in the project root folder and is not visible in Projects view. The wizard should use 'src' folder, if any exist. This also applies to the rest of New Document wizards from XML Module.
TM -> 5.5
The reporter agreed on removal of the fix-in-55 status whiteboard.
This is a problem of all templates, reassigning to openide
We are in HR, so there is no plan to intagrate issues with the P3 and lowest priority to NB 5.5 codeline. If you still want to fix this issue in NB 5.5 add "5.5_candidate" to status whiteboard. Thanks in advance.
Templates such as XML documents which are not bound to a particular project-specific technology (e.g. .java, .jsp) can be placed anywhere in the project. It is up to the user to select the desired folder. Nor is there any guarantee that all files in the project will appear in the Projects tab; that is what the Files tab is for.
It is OK that user can put file anywhere in the project. But we should offer better default location when the new wizard is invoked from Projects view, e.g. the src folder can be good choice (if it exists).
Not sure what folder to use as a default in general. "src/" only applies to certain project types. All TYPE_GENERIC source groups are offered for generic files. Possible strategy: remember what folder was last used for a file; if such a folder was remembered, and was inside one of the generic source groups, use that as a default location.
This old bug may not be relevant anymore. If you can still reproduce it in 8.2 development builds please reopen this issue. Thanks for your cooperation, NetBeans IDE 8.2 Release Boss