apache / apache/netbeans

Add Editor and View Synchronization for Favorites Explorer

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Description

### Description

It is needed to have the 'Synchronize Editors with Views' feature available on Projects and Files explorer also on the Favorites explorer.

### Use case/motivation

A lot of times ones browse files from Favorites explorer expecially with files or projects not supported by Netbeans.

### Related issues

_No response_

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

Yes

Contributor guide

Open the contributing guide

Research direction

Start by comparing the existing “Synchronize Editors with Views” behavior in the Projects and Files explorers, then locate the corresponding Favorites explorer implementation. The work is done when the same editor/view synchronization is available from Favorites, including for files or projects not supported by NetBeans.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
java
Domain
developer-experience
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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