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Steps to reproduce: - open up a Java class with two methods - in the Navigator view, select the "Elements" drop-down option - in the trees underneath, select the first method of the class in the editor which will highlight it in the editor - in the Navigator view, select the "Members" drop-down option - select the other method in the Java class Now the first method, selected in the "Elements" sub-view, is highlighted; even if you switch to another bug and then go back. I think this is a bug since the user, by selecting the other method in the Java class in the "Members" sub-view, clearly un-selected the first method.
Yes you are right that this is a bug. But the "Trees", "Elements" and "Errors" panels in the Navigator are not meant for the end user, but rather as a debugging tool for developers developing modules over the Java Infrastructure.
Well, if it's not meant for end users, why is it there so readily available? In that case, you should hide that by default and only make it visible through advanced settings.
BTW: The debugging panels were disabled for the NB6.0 release (needed command line option to be enabled). In trunk (will become NB6.1), the debugging panels are enabled when assertions are enabled (assertions are disabled in release build, AFAIK).
Unlikely anyone will be improving appearance of the debugging panels in the foreseeable future.
NetBeans.org Migration: changing resolution from LATER to WONTFIX