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When changing colors, colors won't apply. For example if I try to change the color to all String variables even though I have applied, I can't see any changes in the editor window.
I am sorry, but we need more informations from you .. in this case NB version/build number, JDK you are running on. BTW: please read http://qa.netbeans.org/bugzilla/reportbug.html
Does closing/reopening the file help? If not, does restarting the IDE help?
I cannot be sure from the original description, but I think this has something to do with a bug I am seeing in Dev 6.0 M9. I created a new Fonts/Colors editor profile called "Dark Angel" which is a duplicated "City Lights" profile with just a few coloration changes to my liking. Then, on occasion, I see this error: java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: Invalid mimeType="FontsColors/Dark Angel" at org.netbeans.api.editor.mimelookup.MimePath.getEmbedded (MimePath.java:305) at org.netbeans.api.editor.mimelookup.MimePath.get(MimePath.java:155) at org.netbeans.api.editor.mimelookup.MimePath.parseImpl (MimePath.java:367) at org.netbeans.api.editor.mimelookup.MimePath.parse(MimePath.java:176) at org.netbeans.modules.editor.impl.KitsTracker.reload (KitsTracker.java:166) at org.netbeans.modules.editor.impl.KitsTracker.getMimeTypesForKitClass (KitsTracker.java:63) at org.netbeans.modules.editor.NbEditorSettingsInitializer.updateSettingsMap (NbEditorSettingsInitializer.java:110) at org.netbeans.editor.Settings.getKitMap(Settings.java:626) at org.netbeans.editor.Settings.getValue(Settings.java:330) at org.netbeans.editor.Settings.getValue(Settings.java:314) at org.netbeans.editor.SettingsUtil.getInteger(SettingsUtil.java:102) at org.netbeans.editor.SettingsUtil.getInteger(SettingsUtil.java:108) at org.netbeans.editor.ext.ExtCaret.settingsChange(ExtCaret.java:156) at org.netbeans.editor.Settings.fireSettingsChange(Settings.java:593) at org.netbeans.editor.Settings.setValue(Settings.java:436) at org.netbeans.modules.editor.options.OptionSupport.doSetSettingValue (OptionSupport.java:161) at org.netbeans.modules.editor.options.PropertiesMIMEOptionFile.loadSettings (PropertiesMIMEOptionFile.java:106) at org.netbeans.modules.editor.options.MIMEOptionFile.loadSettings (MIMEOptionFile.java:203) at org.netbeans.modules.editor.options.BaseOptions.loadSettings (BaseOptions.java:1749) at org.netbeans.modules.editor.options.BaseOptions.getSettingValue (BaseOptions.java:1833) at org.netbeans.modules.editor.options.OptionSupport.setSettingValue (OptionSupport.java:143) at org.netbeans.modules.editor.options.BaseOptions.updateKeybindingsFromNewOptions DialogAttributes(BaseOptions.java:920) at org.netbeans.modules.editor.options.BaseOptions.getKBList (BaseOptions.java:819) at org.netbeans.modules.editor.options.BaseOptions.getKeyBindingList (BaseOptions.java:851) at org.netbeans.modules.editor.options.BaseOptions.loadXMLSettings (BaseOptions.java:1853) at org.netbeans.modules.editor.options.BaseOptions.updateSettingsMap (BaseOptions.java:446) at org.netbeans.modules.editor.options.OptionSupport$SettingsInitializer.updateSet tingsMap(OptionSupport.java:241) at org.netbeans.editor.Settings.getKitMap(Settings.java:626) at org.netbeans.editor.Settings.getValue(Settings.java:330) at org.netbeans.editor.Settings.getValue(Settings.java:314) at org.netbeans.editor.SettingsUtil.getBoolean(SettingsUtil.java:141) at org.netbeans.editor.SettingsUtil.getBoolean(SettingsUtil.java:147) at org.netbeans.editor.EditorUI.settingsChangeImpl(EditorUI.java:437) at org.netbeans.editor.EditorUI.settingsChange(EditorUI.java:561) at org.netbeans.editor.Settings.fireSettingsChange(Settings.java:593) at org.netbeans.editor.Settings.access$100(Settings.java:80) at org.netbeans.editor.Settings$1.run(Settings.java:156) at org.openide.util.RequestProcessor$Task.run (RequestProcessor.java:539) [catch] at org.openide.util.RequestProcessor$Processor.run (RequestProcessor.java:964)
The IAE is tracked as issue #103808. The problem is the space in the profile name.
I assume the first part of this report (not the exception) is a duplicate of issue #93969. Please correct me if I am wrong. *** This issue has been marked as a duplicate of 93969 ***