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With a Maven project, currently, the test results are only detected when explicitely asked to - i.e. "Test project", "Test file" etc. However, the default action for "Build" and "Clean and Build" is "install", respectively "clean install". This runs tests as well. My suggestion is to recognize the test results for any build which produces them - i.e. any action after which the surefire .xml files appear. That way, users would not have to run "Test project" just to get the results in the nice IDE UI.
the problem with test results window is that it steals focus from the output window. That's why it's only implemented for explicit Test related actions.
(In reply to Milos Kleint from comment #1) > the problem with test results window is that it steals focus from the output > window. That's why it's only implemented for explicit Test related actions. How about fixing the issue "test results window ... steals focus"?
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
Still valid in 8.2 dev Product Version: NetBeans IDE Dev (Build 201607100002)