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ThinNB is actually two things: an umbrella project for the ThinNB family of NetBeans modules and also the module responsible for installing the ThinNB Update Center in the IDE. It recognizes Thinlet xml files, adds a new template for a xml file with a panel as it root node, allow files to be previewed inside the IDE, adds support to an embedded visual editor - a modified version of ThinG - and also installs an Update Center in the IDE so it is possible to obtain new releases of the modules in a more natural way. Matisse - The New NetBeans GUI Builder06 Jun / Contributed by rdemmer
Developing a graphical user interface (GUI) used to be a tricky part of Java programming. Developers old and new to Swing often spend countless frustrating hours poring over layout code. Even with the help of advanced GUI builders such as the NetBeans IDE 4.1 Form Editor, designing professional-looking, cross- platform GUIs can be a tedious and error-prone task. The Matisse project solves the core problem of Java GUI creation by making the layout design of visual forms much easier. The project extends the current NetBeans IDE 4.1 Form Editor to support a brand new "Free Design" paradigm that exposes simple layout rules that are easy to understand and use quickly. It lets you lay out components freely, providing visual guidelines for optimal spacing between components and alignment of components. Matisse infers the appropriate resizing behavior -- and more, freeing the developer from the complexities of Swing layout managers. The developer just uses an intuitive visual form builder to produce a professional GUI easily and in the background Matisse produces the correct implementation using a layout manager and other Swing constructs. The new design capabilities of the NetBeans Form Editor will be in the next release of the IDE, with a preview development version coming out for JavaOne 2005. If you want to get a feel for what Matisse will look like, try the interactive demo by Roman Strobl. Be sure to check out the activities taking place at NetBeans Software Day and from the various NetBeans Sessions at JavaOne. Lumbermill NetBeans Module06 Jun / Contributed by rdemmer
The Lumbermill-Netbeans-Module is a Log Viewer for socket-log4j-logs. The window resides in the Netbeans IDE beside the normal editor windows. This is a beta version that is intended for use with NetBeans 4.1 [[More Information]
Long awaited split of openide into smaller logical modules is here. I've just updated the status page to describe all the achievements that have been reached.
This change is benefitial today as it clearly separates independent parts of code during compilation and runtime, but it will prove its value even more in future. To quote the status page: "This gives the configurators of a system absolute freedom in selection of the functionality that they really want to use from NetBeans Platform".
So enjoy and do not forget to check the upgrade info!
In May, Sun and the NetBeans community announced availability of the NetBeans 4.1 IDE, the industry's first free, open source Java IDE to offer out-of-the-box, Java 2 Platform, Standard Edition (J2SE(TM)) 5.0, Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition (J2EE 1.4(TM)) and Java 2 Platform, Micro Edition (J2ME(TM)) 2.0 application development support. *About SIIA and the Codie Awards* First-round judging of the Codies was completed by a broad panel consisting of representatives from the industry trade press, mainstream technology writers and industry experts and analysts. Second-round judging was based on votes from the SIIA members. Member companies are allotted one vote per company in each Codie Award category. For more information on the awards, visit: http://www.siia.net/codies/2005. SIIA is the principal trade association for the software and digital content industry. SIIA provides global services in government relations, business development, corporate education, and intellectual property protection to more than 750 leading software and information companies. RefactorIT Plugin Update04 Jun / Contributed by rdemmer
The latest RefactorIT version is 2.5.0.9 (download) and supports: NetBeans 3.6, 4.0, 4.1. Versions prior to 3.6 are no longer supported. The Editions system was severely reviewed and now all editions are full-featured, the limitation is in the project size (more information). RefactorIT Editions with Project-Size and Price (RefactorIT shop)
Building Secure Enterprise Beans in NetBeans IDE03 Jun / Contributed by rdemmer
NetBeans IDE 4.1 does not contain support for the security features of the enterprise tier. This means that the deployment descriptor visual editors for enterprise applications do not contain fields to automatically configure security settings. These features are coming in future releases, but in the meantime you have to configure the deployment descriptors by hand. This is really not as complicated as it seems. This tutorial shows you how to do the following:
Interview with NetBeans Director of Engineering Timothy Cramer03 Jun / Contributed by rdemmer
Timothy Cramer, Director of Engineering for NetBeans, was interviewed by TheServerSide, focusing on NetBeans' adoption rate, positioning, future capabilities, and comparison with Eclipse. You can read the full interview here. Ask the Sun Experts at the JavaOne Conference Welcome Reception02 Jun / Contributed by jcatchpoole
Now's your chance to come meet the Sun experts and get answers to those burning Java technology questions you've always wanted to ask. Sun experts from JavaOne conference sessions and from Sun engineering will be on hand to chat, listen to your feedback and answer all your questions. Make the rounds and get some one-on-one time with experts from each Conference track. Get the scoop on future products and get inside tips you can't find anywhere else. You'll also have the chance to network with your peers in a relaxed setting. Come with your questions and feedback and take information back to the office to get the best results from your development. Read More on the JavaOne site : http://java.sun.com/javaone/sf/ask_experts.jsp Upcoming Chat : Deep Dive on NetBeans Mobility Pack 4.124 May / Contributed by jcatchpoole
Whether you are new to the tool or an old pro, this is your chance to chat with members of the engineering team about new features in the NetBeans Mobility Pack, including the Visual Mobile Designer for drag-and-drop MIDP authoring and the Wireless Connection Wizard for building end-to-end mobile applications. Speakers : NetBeans Mobility Pack Team Members Martin Ryzl, Sigal Duek, Petr Suchomel, Adam Sonata, Matt Volpi
Online J2EE Programming course - free!20 May / Contributed by jcatchpoole
A free online "J2EE Programming" course is currently being offered for anyone who wants to learn J2EE or increase their knowledge on J2EE. In this 10 session course, students learn basic J2EE technologies such as Servlet, JSP, EJB, JDBC, Web application Security, and Web Services. They also learn how to use NetBeans IDE 4.1 effectively for building and deploying various J2EE applications. This course runs very much like a regular college course in which the students are expected to do weekly homework and final project after studying the presentation material but it is free and can be taken online. There is also class group alias where students can ask/answer questions. The complete set of course contents (StarOffice slides with detailed speaker notes and some audio files, homework assignments, reading materials, code samples, FAQ etc.) are available on the website of the course. The current and the 7th session of this class is almost done and the next and 8th session is going to start from May 16th, 2005. The only thing you have to do in order to join the class is sending an email to . For detailed information about this class, please go to the following class website :
NetBeans IDE 4.1 Chat transcript20 May / Contributed by jcatchpoole
What are the plans for JSF support in NetBeans? Get the answer to this and other interesting questions by reading the transcript of this recent online chat. Read the transcript at : http://java.sun.com/developer/community/chat/JavaLive/2005/jl0503.html NetBeans 4.1: What's New & Improved Presentation18 May / Contributed by rdemmer
Roman Strobl has created a presentation of new features in NetBeans 4.1 that has been published on www.javalobby.org. Roman sticks to the things that matter to developers and provides a wealth of demos that hits the key points of 4.1. This is a must see! The following demos are included:
SDE 2.1 for NetBeans 4.1 Released16 May / Contributed by rdemmer
Visual Paradigm has announced the release of Smart Development Environment 2.1 for NetBeans (SDE-NB), a full featured NetBeans UML plugin that provides the industry's full round-trip code generation and code reverse engineering support for Java in a unified modeling environment with NetBeans. The latest release of SDE-NB features numerous new features and enhancement over the previous version, such as Object Relational Mapping (ORM), Entity Relationship Diagram (ERD), more extensive UML 2.0 coverage, enhanced Sequence Diagram and new freehand connector style (curve). Core features of SDE for NetBeans
DB Visual Architect 1.0 for NetBeans 4.114 May / Contributed by rdemmer
DB Visual Architect for NetBeans (DBVA-NB) is a full featured, cross-platform Object Relational Mapping (ORM) plugin for NetBeans. It supports forward and reverse engineering between Class Diagram/ERD and existing database(s). It can also generate persistent Java objects correspond to a database, the Java objects enable you to manipulate database in a lightweight manner. Besides, it provides the industry's best round-trip engineering support. You can create Class Diagrams in NetBeans and generate Java code from UML model, or reverse engineer Java code to Class Diagrams. The latest release of DB Visual Architect for NetBeans is available and well-tested in platforms such as Windows, Linux and Java Desktop. You can download it from: For more details, please refer to the product homepage.Server Plugins project with support for JBoss, WebLogic and WebSphere12 May / Contributed by pjiricka
A new project, which aims to provide support for deployment of J2EE applications to JBoss, BEA WebLogic and IBM WebSphere servers, was started. Initial sources for three new server plugins were uploaded to the netbeans.org source repository. For information on how to build and try out the server plugins, see the project home page at http://serverplugins.netbeans.org/. ANNOUNCE: NetBeans IDE 4.1 and Mobility Pack 4.1 Final Releases Available11 May / Contributed by rdemmer
The NetBeans IDE 4.1, which was released on May 11, 2005, includes Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition (J2EE) development capabilities. NetBeans IDE 4.1 is available as a standalone download or bundled with Java 2 Platform Standard Edition (J2SE) 5.0 Update 3. This new release allows developers to not only develop applications in the web tier but also includes Enterprise JavaBeans (EJBs) and web service development capabilities. NetBeans IDE 4.1 is a single platform with out-of-the-box development capabilities and support for enterprise (J2EE 1.4) applications and web services, mobile/wireless Java 2 Platform, Micro Edition (J2ME) applications and services and desktop Java 2 Platform, Standard Edition (J2SE) applications. The robust open source Java IDE, has everything that Java Software Developers need to develop cross-platform desktop, web and mobile applications straight out of the box. More information on the NetBeans IDE 4.1 release can be found at:
Progress API integrated into 4.2 codebase11 May / Contributed by mkleint
Posted on the openide module website
Yesterday the Progress API was integrated into 4.2 trunk. It allows to show progress of long running tasks in one central place in the IDE. For examples of usage and detailed API, see Progress API javadoc New look of our API reference pages03 May / Contributed by jtulach
Posted on the openide module website
We are working hard on improving the appearance and content of our developer documentation these days. We are proud to announce that the master page with reference APIs is now using more javadocstyle: http://www.netbeans.org/download/dev/javadoc/ Pre-Order NetBeans IDE Field Guide29 Apr / Contributed by rdemmer
A new book, NetBeans IDE Field Guide: Developing Desktop, Web, Enterprise, and Mobile Applications, is now available for pre-orders at http://www.bookpool.com/sm/0131876201. NetBeans IDE Field Guide is a comprehensive introductory guide and task reference â it's the fast-answers NetBeans "cookbook" for every Java developer. The authors show you how to use NetBeans to build applications for the desktop, web, enterprise, and handset. Coverage includes:
Order now and save! The Estimated publication date is July 2005. You can review the draft of the book here!
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