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Bug 111822 - Error Dialog should allow user to open/correct configuration options
Summary: Error Dialog should allow user to open/correct configuration options
Status: NEW
Alias: None
Product: platform
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Dialogs&Wizards (show other bugs)
Version: 5.x
Hardware: All Linux
: P3 blocker (vote)
Assignee: Stanislav Aubrecht
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Reported: 2007-08-02 20:10 UTC by kenhtanaka
Modified: 2010-10-07 10:40 UTC (History)
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Description kenhtanaka 2007-08-02 20:10:08 UTC 
I have a suggestion for the Error notification pop-up windows that recommend checking your IDE settings. There should be
a button that says "Open IDE configuration window" or "Take me there".

I clicked on the "What's New" link in the "Welcome" tab that Netbeans shows on startup. I then received the pop-up
window with the message:

 Cannot execute mozilla. Check that a valid external browser property is set. From the Tools menu,
 choose Options. Click Advanced Options button, expand IDE Configuration/Server and External Tool
 Settings node, then expand Web Browsers and choose valid browser.

       [OK]

Since this is a blocking dialog, I have to dismiss it before I'm allowed to do what it says. This is too much to
remember easily and the text is not selectable in my gnome/linux interface, so I made a screen snapshot. Would it be
hard to have an additional button that opens the correct configuration window for the user? For example, "[Open the
Options window for me]"