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[WinXP Pro SP2, JDK 6.0] Selecting top level component "NetBeans IDE 5.5" in a tree to be installed does not select all its sub components automatically. Installer say Platform is required. Expected behavior of all these tools is that selecting top level to be installed automatically selects its sub nodes.
Created attachment 36198 [details] Installation panel with top component selected
Created attachment 36199 [details] Installation panel with top component selected
Would the expected behavior be to automatically select ALL child components, or just automatically satisfying the dependencies - i.e. once you select the IDE, the platform gets selected, but not the optional addon packs?
I've got used to behavior when all sub components are selected automatically.
-> M10
As per input from different users (based on M09), the issue seems to be more controversial than before. Postponing till we've gathered enough input to make a strong decision. -> TBD
In general in a tree with check boxes if you select a parent node, it means its children should be selected automatically. The same for unselecting the the parent node. In the current UI spec there's no parent check box so the issue should not show up in the final version of NetBeans installer (according to the current state of the UI spec!).
-> M12
-> M15
This is by-design in the core IDE, but for the NetBeans installer the tree has been redesigned as a list, thus this issue does not exist. Marking as fixed (by replacing the tree with a list).