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Bug 256693

Summary:	IllegalArgumentException: view is invalid
Product:	platform	Reporter:	Exceptions Reporter <exceptions_reporter>
Component:	Help System	Assignee:	Jaroslav Havlin <jhavlin>
Status:	NEW ---
Severity:	normal	CC:	alexvsimon, conde, jprause, mlsankar, RJRISO, Walter-Eder
Priority:	P3
Version:	8.0
Hardware:	All
OS:	All
Issue Type:	DEFECT	Exception Reporter:	221260
Attachments:	stacktrace stacktrace stacktrace

Description Exceptions Reporter 2015-11-19 16:27:12 UTC

This bug was originally marked as duplicate of bug 244396, that is already resolved. This bug is still valid, so this seems to be another bug, but it might be related.

Build: NetBeans IDE 8.0.2 (Build 20150924-debian-8.0.2)
VM: OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM, 24.91-b01, OpenJDK Runtime Environment, 1.7.0_91-b01
OS: Linux

User Comments:
GUEST: Trying to view help to find out workaround to another crippling exception.




Stacktrace: 
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: view is invalid
   at javax.help.search.MergingSearchEngine.merge(MergingSearchEngine.java:91)
   at javax.help.JHelpSearchNavigator.merge(JHelpSearchNavigator.java:168)
   at javax.help.plaf.basic.BasicSearchNavigatorUI.addSubHelpSets(BasicSearchNavigatorUI.java:275)
   at javax.help.plaf.basic.BasicSearchNavigatorUI.reloadData(BasicSearchNavigatorUI.java:225)
   at javax.help.plaf.basic.BasicSearchNavigatorUI.installUI(BasicSearchNavigatorUI.java:174)
   at javax.swing.JComponent.setUI(JComponent.java:656)

Comment 1 Exceptions Reporter 2015-11-19 16:27:15 UTC

Created attachment 157412 [details]
stacktrace

Comment 2 Alexander Simon 2016-03-14 17:38:25 UTC

Created attachment 158852 [details]
stacktrace

press help

Comment 3 Exceptions Reporter 2016-03-14 17:38:29 UTC

This bug already has 5 duplicates 
see http://statistics.netbeans.org/exceptions/detail.do?id=221260

Comment 4 Walter-Eder 2017-02-18 07:27:24 UTC

Created attachment 163658 [details]
stacktrace

Under Ubuntu 16.04 clicking on the "Help " and then "Help Contents" in the menu (File-Edit-View-...-Help) does not work.
It works fine on Windows 10 1607, so I get along well enough.