apache / apache/netbeans

Deployment descriptors doesn't show GUI views

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Description

### Apache NetBeans version

Apache NetBeans 13

### What happened

OS: MacOS 12.3.1
Netbeans version: 13

Deployment descriptors doesn't show GUI views. For example, in my workspace, opening the grassfish-web.xml shows the GUI views, but opening the web.xml file only shows 'source and history' views. The icons in projects section also look different, where when I hover my mouse over glassfish-web.xml(in Projects screen) it shows "sun-* Deployment Descriptor", but for web.xml(in Projects screen) it shows "XML Document". Both files were created using Netbeans wizard screens.

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### How to reproduce

_No response_

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

No

### Operating System

MacOS 12.3.1

### JDK

1.8.0_202

### Apache NetBeans packaging

Apache NetBeans provided installer

### Anything else

Every time

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

No

### Code of Conduct

Yes

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Open the contributing guide

Research direction

Reproduce the behavior in Apache NetBeans 13 on macOS using the web.xml and glassfish-web.xml files created by the NetBeans wizard. Compare the available views and project icons; done when web.xml exposes the expected GUI views and is identified consistently as a deployment descriptor.

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Assessment

Tech stack
java
Domain
desktop, devtools
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
30/100

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