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When I launch Netbeans 5.5, it seems I’ve installed some version control module that produces these two dialogs whenever I start the IDE. I still can’t figure out what the program wants me to do here. First of all, it has to be a bug and not a feature that it’s popping up 2 modal dialogs at the same time. Very annoying. However, what really confuses me is that one dialog is for “CVS” and the other for “VCS“, which adds to the confusion because just by looking at the text you really get the terms confused. (I’m guessing I get these because they are 2 different but related Netbeans Modules/Plugins)

But the worst part is that I’m not sure what these dialogs are trying to tell me. Both say that a module is being installed, while an older version of the source control infrastructure is being disabled. Both dialogs have almost the same exact text, but one at least is telling me that it “strongly recommends I restart the IDE after the installation is complete”. The question is, why do I have to do this manually? I’m not even sure when the installation is complete, there’s no visual indication. Wouldn’t it be better to bother me about the restart option once you are ready? Even better, how about restarting the IDE when it needs to do this (Would you like to restart the IDE so VCS/CVS modules can complete their installation?).

I also don’t know how to get rid of these dialogs. I get the impression I’m not supposed to do any manual operation, but I keep getting them. Perhaps it’s time to blast my current installation and start over again, which is never a fun thing to do.

Filed under: Java, Software Development, User Interface on May 3rd, 2007