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netbeans --open [filename] is broken in the daily builds of the Ruby NetBeans IDE, on both OS X and Linux (Ubuntu, amd64). Linux, NetBeans IDE Dev 200710020000: The focus switches to NetBeans but the display does not show the new file, sometimes artifacts of it are visible as things repaint. If I alt-tab to another app and give it a few seconds and switch back the display updates and shows I am at the correct place. OS X, NetBeans IDE Dev 200710040000: The focus does not switch to NetBeans (nice), but nothing appears to happen after switching back and forth between NetBeans and another app. If I click the Show Opened Documents List arrow in the top right corner the display begins to update and I see bits of the tab or the file text. I must scroll to update the display and begin working with the file. I found that the documents list / scrolling trick works on Linux as well.
the issue on mac is probably described at /duplicate of #113903
Passing to openfile...
*** This issue has been marked as a duplicate of 113903 ***