apache / apache/netbeans

Cordova not found and "Browse" button in options does not work

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Description

### Apache NetBeans version

Apache NetBeans 15

### What happened

On Win11 Pro, attempted to create a new cordova project and NB said it can't find Cordova although it's installed.
Went to options -> HTML/JS -> Mobile Platforms and attempted the following:

- Paste the cordova location (FAIL)
- Hit the "Browse" button to manually select the path (FAIL) , "Browse" button doesn't do anything

### How to reproduce

On Win11 Go to options -> HTML/JS -> Mobile Platforms and Hit the "Browse" button to manually select the Cordova path

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

No / Don't know

### Operating System

Win11 Pro - 22h2 - 22632.521

### JDK

The one that came with Netbeans 15 installer

### Apache NetBeans packaging

Apache NetBeans provided installer

### Anything else

Happens always

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

No

### Code of Conduct

Yes

Contributor guide

Open the contributing guide

Research direction

Start by reproducing the issue in Options > HTML/JS > Mobile Platforms on Windows 11, testing both the pasted Cordova location and the Browse button. Done means the path can be selected or entered successfully and a new Cordova project detects the installation.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
java, javascript
Domain
mobile-dev, tooling
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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