apache / apache/netbeans

Help buttons don't do anything

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Description

### Apache NetBeans version

Apache NetBeans 13

### What happened

When I clicked on Help in the Project properties window and in the Add server instance window after I clicked on Next, nothing happened. No help information was shown.
I do not know, if this works in former versions of Netbeans.

### How to reproduce

Select a project and right click, select Proprrties and click on the Help button.
Selecte services, right click on Servers and click on Add Server.Clicj Next and click the h#Help button.
In both cases nothing happened-

### Did this work correctly in an earlier version?

No

### Operating System

Windows 10

### JDK

Jdk 1.8.0 and Jdk 17.0.2

### Apache NetBeans packaging

Apache NetBeans provided installer

### Anything else

_No response_

### Are you willing to submit a pull request?

No

### Code of Conduct

Yes

Contributor guide

Open the contributing guide

Research direction

Reproduce the issue in the Project Properties window and the Add Server Instance window after clicking Next. Start by tracing the Help button actions in those dialogs and verify that both buttons display the expected help information instead of doing nothing.

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Assessment

Tech stack
java
Domain
desktop
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
48/100

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