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Bug 236953

Summary: Put cursor at method in editor may not highlight method in Navigator
Product: java Reporter: MackSix
Component: NavigationAssignee: Tomas Zezula <tzezula>
Status: REOPENED ---    
Severity: normal CC: MackSix
Priority: P3    
Version: 7.4   
Hardware: PC   
OS: Windows 7   
Issue Type: DEFECT Exception Reporter:

Description MackSix 2013-10-09 16:02:35 UTC
1. Open up Java source file in editor.
2. Click on a method. Notice Method is highlighted in Navigator and method name is displayed on Navigator tab.
3. Click on another source file in the Project Window to put focus on it. (Do not open it.)
4. Click back on previous source file in the Project Window to put focus on it.
5. Click on same method as in #2.

Result: Method is not highlighted in Navigator.

Workaround: Click on another method and then back to previous method.

Product Version: NetBeans IDE 7.4 (Build 201310012201)
Java: 1.7.0_40; Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM 24.0-b56
Runtime: Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment 1.7.0_40-b43
System: Windows 7 version 6.1 running on amd64; Cp1252; en_US (nb)
Comment 1 Jiri Prox 2013-10-10 09:32:31 UTC
reproducible
Comment 2 Martin Balin 2016-07-07 07:19:15 UTC
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
Comment 3 MackSix 2016-07-21 21:54:10 UTC
Still valid in:

Product Version: NetBeans IDE Dev (Build 201607140002)
Java: 1.8.0_92; Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM 25.92-b14
Runtime: Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment 1.8.0_92-b14
System: Windows 7 version 6.1 running on amd64; UTF-8; en_US (nb)