mbien commented on PR #7081:
URL: https://github.com/apache/netbeans/pull/7081#issuecomment-4010915905
> replacement of the existing macOS Show in Finder action.
I don't really know what the special case is. OSes maintain a set of default
applications for file types and paths. Opening a path on cinnamon will open it
with nemo (which is a fork of nautilus), on windows it will open the file
explorer - I assumed it would open the finder on mac? (my last mac was a while
ago, I don't remember those details anymore)
The main difference is in the open vs browse action, e.g should html be
opened in a system text editor or the browser. So I don't know the difference
between `desktop.open("/tmp")` and `$ finder /tmp` - i always assumed it would
have the same result.
What OSes can also do is to open files in file browsers and pre-select them
on open. Both impls don't do that atm as far as i see. (`$ nemo /tmp/foo.txt`)
I can add an `if (mac) {open it slightly differently}` but I don't know what
that would be.
> I'm not sure what the object of the Open in Tabs action is?
it is currently only exposed indirectly via drop to editor (and CLI). It
even works with jars or other things which can be opened. The open-project
window doesn't let you to that either.
I found that to be useful to open an extra folder for a few tasks, but
getting there always needed extra steps. (open parent folder than drag to
editor). Students might find that useful too if they have to work with
compact-java files or similar things. I discovered it accidentally while
starting NB via script and setting some paths.
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