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Product Version: NetBeans IDE Dev (Build 201307242300) Java: 1.7.0_40-ea; Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM 24.0-b52 Runtime: Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment 1.7.0_40-ea-b33 System: Windows 7 version 6.1 running on amd64; Cp1252; en_CA (nb) User directory: C:\Users\Gili\AppData\Roaming\NetBeans\dev Cache directory: C:\Users\Gili\AppData\Local\NetBeans\Cache\dev Use-case: I want to copy text from a past revision of a file in the editor. 1. Open file in editor 2. Select "History" 3. Click inside "Graphical" or "Textual" tab 4. Notice that caret is not visible, so it's hard to see where you're copying from Expected behavior: Caret should be visible inside diff window.
this could be a way: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/7243339/jtextarea-show-caret-while-seteditable-is-false