Have you ever wanted to refresh your browser after saving a file?  Well now you can with this simple AutoHotKey script that detects if Netbeans is active, then activates firefox and sends CTRL + R to the browser and then returns to Netbeans.  You can modify the script to your needs.

;Bind to CTRL+S key
~^S::
;If Netbeans is active (SunAwtFrame) is a class, you could change this to the actual title but you'll have to update the script more often
IfWinActive, ahk_class SunAwtFrame
{
;Msbox for debugging purposes. ; is used to comment it out
;MsgBox NetBeans Active
;Activate Firefox
WinActivate, ahk_class MozillaWindowClass
Sleep, 333
;Reload browser
Send, {Control Down}{r}{Control Up}
WinActivate, ahk_class SunAwtFrame
}
else
{
;Turn this back on if your having troubles
;MsgBox NetBeans not active
}
#NoEnv ; Recommended for performance and compatibility with future AutoHotkey releases.
SendMode Input ; Recommended for new scripts due to its superior speed and reliability.
SetWorkingDir %A_ScriptDir% ; Ensures a consistent starting directory.
#SingleInstance force
CoordMode, Mouse, Window
SetTitleMatchMode 2
DetectHiddenWindows On
#WinActivateForce
SetControlDelay 1
SetWinDelay 0
SetKeyDelay –1
SetMouseDelay –1
SetBatchLines –1
^r::
Reload ; Assign Ctrl-R as a hotkey to restart the script.
Sleep 1000 ; If successful, the reload will close this instance during the Sleep, so the line below will never be reached.
MsgBox, 4,, The script could not be reloaded. Would you like to open it for editing?
IfMsgBox, Yes, Edit
return
Esc::
;Suspend
;I think I want to suspend instead of killing the script completely and requiring a reload
ExitApp

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NetbeansReloadMozillaOnSave.ahk
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You can download the exe here.   https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B7SPOU6Yj_ubcUFDX0tiSFBOLTQ/view?usp=sharing

If you want to run the script yourself without downloading an exe you’ll have to install autohotkey