Probably because you're using the same user directory over and over again. Change the name of the user directory in netbeans.conf to something different so that a new user directory is created.
Gj On Thu, Jan 23, 2020 at 11:18 PM Greenberg, Gary <ggree...@visa.com> wrote: > Moving this option to the start of the default options didn’t change a > thing. > > > > Gary Greenberg > > Staff Software Engineer > > Data Product Development, BI-A > > E: ggree...@visa.com > > M: 650-269-7902 > > > > [image: EmailSig-TaglineVersion] > > > > *From:* Geertjan Wielenga <geert...@apache.org> > *Sent:* Thursday, January 23, 2020 2:12 PM > *To:* Greenberg, Gary <ggree...@visa.com> > *Cc:* Greenberg, Gary <ggree...@visa.com.invalid>; Laszlo Kishalmi < > laszlo.kisha...@gmail.com>; NetBeans Mailing List < > users@netbeans.apache.org> > *Subject:* Re: Reinstalling NB 11.2 > > > > Add it at the start, not the end. > > > > Gj > > > > On Thu, Jan 23, 2020 at 11:10 PM Greenberg, Gary <ggree...@visa.com> > wrote: > > Added –fontsize=16 to the etc/netbeans.conf. It is now looks like > > netbeans_default_options="-J-XX:+UseStringDeduplication > -J-Djdk.lang.Process.allowAmbiguousCommands=true -J-Xss2m > -J-Djdk.gtk.version=2.2 -J-Dapple.laf.useScreenMenuBar=true > -J-Dapple.awt.graphics.UseQuartz=true -J-Dsun.java2d.noddraw=true > -J-Dsun.java2d.dpiaware=true -J-Dsun.zip.disableMemoryMapping=true > -J-Dplugin.manager.check.updates=false > -J-Dnetbeans.extbrowser.manual_chrome_plugin_install=yes > -J--add-opens=java.base/java.net > <https://nam01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fjava.net%2F&data=02%7C01%7Cggreenbe%40visa.com%7Cc657d7bd29f74830cf4808d7a0514fbe%7C38305e12e15d4ee888b9c4db1c477d76%7C0%7C0%7C637154143400874124&sdata=PC5AV14uq3KXSU84QYETD4ZrqqH7qprI%2Fpv1otNDeIo%3D&reserved=0>=ALL-UNNAMED > -J--add-opens=java.base/java.lang.ref=ALL-UNNAMED > -J--add-opens=java.base/java.lang=ALL-UNNAMED > -J--add-opens=java.base/java.security=ALL-UNNAMED > -J--add-opens=java.base/java.util=ALL-UNNAMED > -J--add-opens=java.desktop/javax.swing.plaf.basic=ALL-UNNAMED > -J--add-opens=java.desktop/javax.swing.text=ALL-UNNAMED > -J--add-opens=java.desktop/javax.swing=ALL-UNNAMED > -J--add-opens=java.desktop/java.awt=ALL-UNNAMED > -J--add-opens=java.desktop/java.awt.event=ALL-UNNAMED > -J--add-opens=java.prefs/java.util.prefs=ALL-UNNAMED > -J--add-opens=jdk.jshell/jdk.jshell=ALL-UNNAMED -J--add-modules=jdk.jshell > -J--add-exports=java.desktop/sun.awt=ALL-UNNAMED > -J--add-exports=java.desktop/java.awt.peer=ALL-UNNAMED > -J--add-exports=java.desktop/com.sun.beans.editors=ALL-UNNAMED > -J--add-exports=java.desktop/sun.swing=ALL-UNNAMED > -J--add-exports=java.desktop/sun.awt.im > <https://nam01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fsun.awt.im%2F&data=02%7C01%7Cggreenbe%40visa.com%7Cc657d7bd29f74830cf4808d7a0514fbe%7C38305e12e15d4ee888b9c4db1c477d76%7C0%7C0%7C637154143400884122&sdata=t3qhPnUwIeQ5qwXp8dVXsJC631vNDpjqrUjBTnSNqhc%3D&reserved=0>=ALL-UNNAMED > -J--add-exports=jdk.internal.jvmstat/sun.jvmstat.monitor=ALL-UNNAMED > -J--add-exports=java.management/sun.management=ALL-UNNAMED > -J--add-exports=java.base/sun.reflect.annotation=ALL-UNNAMED > -J--add-exports=jdk.javadoc/com.sun.tools.javadoc.main=ALL-UNNAMED > -J-XX:+IgnoreUnrecognizedVMOptions --fontsize=16" > > > > Now if I try to start IDE, the banner appears for 2-3 seconds and it quit > silently. > > > > Gary Greenberg > > Staff Software Engineer > > Data Product Development, BI-A > > E: ggree...@visa.com > > M: 650-269-7902 > > > > [image: EmailSig-TaglineVersion] > > > > *From:* Geertjan Wielenga <geert...@apache.org> > *Sent:* Thursday, January 23, 2020 1:39 PM > *To:* Greenberg, Gary <ggree...@visa.com.invalid> > *Cc:* Laszlo Kishalmi <laszlo.kisha...@gmail.com>; NetBeans Mailing List < > users@netbeans.apache.org> > *Subject:* Re: Reinstalling NB 11.2 > > > > If the default size is 37, then there's something wrong somewhere -- maybe > system wide settings outside NetBeans, I don't know. I've never heard of > this problem. But you can go to etc/netbeans.conf in your installation > directory (i.e., not your user directory) and add --fontsize=16 or > something similar in your default_options setting there. And maybe there's > a network issue of some kind preventing the download of nb-javac. > > > > Gj > > > > On Thu, Jan 23, 2020 at 10:34 PM Greenberg, Gary < > ggree...@visa.com.invalid> wrote: > > I did remove the user directory and restarted IDE. It asked me (in huge > font) if I want to import settings from 11.1. I said ‘Yes’ and again list > of projects appeared in huge font and IDE hung on opening them. > > I killed it and removed userdir again and restarted. Now I said ‘No’ on > importing settings. Nothing in the project list but messages are in this > enormous font. I opened Options->Fonts&Colors and see that default font is > size 37 (Urgh…) I changed it to size 12 and tried to open one of my > projects. It appeared in the project list in huge font. I restarted IDE > again, but nothing helps. > > > > Regarding nb-javac plugin – it is not downloading. See attached snapshot. > > > > Gary Greenberg > > Staff Software Engineer > > Data Product Development, BI-A > > E: ggree...@visa.com > > M: 650-269-7902 > > > > [image: EmailSig-TaglineVersion] > > > > *From:* Geertjan Wielenga <geert...@apache.org> > *Sent:* Thursday, January 23, 2020 11:08 AM > *To:* Laszlo Kishalmi <laszlo.kisha...@gmail.com> > *Cc:* NetBeans Mailing List <users@netbeans.apache.org> > *Subject:* Re: Reinstalling NB 11.2 > > > > Plus with the font problem, start with a fresh user directory and see if > the problem persists. > > > > Gj > > > > On Thu, Jan 23, 2020 at 8:04 PM Laszlo Kishalmi <laszlo.kisha...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > nb-javac caused some issues in 11.2 which were resolved in 11.2u1 (It is a > NetBeans and an nb-javac update through update centers) > > If you are running NetBeans on Java 8, then nb-javac is mandatory. Java > toolset changed a lot since that, so if you running NetBeans on Java 11 or > up you can avoid installing nb-javac > > On 1/23/20 11:00 AM, Greenberg, Gary wrote: > > While version 11.1 was working well for me, 11.2 behaved quite erratically. > > Deleting user directory did not help, so I have decided to reinstall it > not from the installer, but from the binary ZIP archive (Like I did with > 11.1). > > I did remove installation and unpacked the ZIP file. > > Netbeans started, but that was the end of good news. > > It displayed project list and messages with unbearably huge fonts and > stuck on opening projects and updating plugins. See the snapshot. > What do I need to do to make it work properly? > > Please advise. > > Also I remember, that nb-javac plugin is not needed for 11.2. Why does it > want to install this plugin. > > > > My environment: > > C:\Users\ggreenbe>java -version > > java version "1.8.0_231" > > Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.8.0_231-b32) > > Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 25.231-b32, mixed mode) > > Gary Greenberg > > Staff Software Engineer > > Data Product Development, BI-A > > E: ggree...@visa.com > > M: 650-269-7902 > > > > [image: EmailSig-TaglineVersion] > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@netbeans.apache.org > > For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@netbeans.apache.org > > > > For further information about the NetBeans mailing lists, visit: > > https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/NETBEANS/Mailing+lists > <https://nam01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcwiki.apache.org%2Fconfluence%2Fdisplay%2FNETBEANS%2FMailing%2Blists&data=02%7C01%7Cggreenbe%40visa.com%7Cc657d7bd29f74830cf4808d7a0514fbe%7C38305e12e15d4ee888b9c4db1c477d76%7C0%7C0%7C637154143400894108&sdata=PPLjw0Grivf4mYnCVlVN3HNuFpDHf8FpABiqzsCsGoA%3D&reserved=0> > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@netbeans.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@netbeans.apache.org > > For further information about the NetBeans mailing lists, visit: > https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/NETBEANS/Mailing+lists > <https://nam01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcwiki.apache.org%2Fconfluence%2Fdisplay%2FNETBEANS%2FMailing%2Blists&data=02%7C01%7Cggreenbe%40visa.com%7Cc657d7bd29f74830cf4808d7a0514fbe%7C38305e12e15d4ee888b9c4db1c477d76%7C0%7C0%7C637154143400904103&sdata=uHfcAkhu1%2FEtOmvWK2G4pbw%2Fa2F8cf4S8mF0%2BchHC74%3D&reserved=0> > >
