NetBeans 6.9 Beta is available

The NetBeans team announced that beta of 6.9 version is available for download.

Feature highlights:
OSGi

Develop OSGi bundles with Maven
Bundled Felix container, ability to register other containers such as Equinox
Use OSGi bundles in a NetBeans RCP application

NetBeans Platform

OSGi interoperability (developing and consuming OSGi bundles in Platform-based applications)
Felix 2.0.3 OSGi support, experimental Equinox support
Convert NetBeans modules into OSGi bundles . . . → Read More: NetBeans 6.9 Beta is available

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NetBeans IDE 6.9 Milestone 1 is available

The NetBeans team has announced that NetBeans IDE 6.9 Milestone 1 is available for download.

Highlights of this build include:

NetBeans Platform OSGi interoperability
New Maven project archetypes available
Easy import of OSGi bundles for use in Ant projects

Java EE
Support for Contexts and Dependency Injection
Simplified REST Web Services consumption in NetBeans RCP and Java client applications

. . . → Read More: NetBeans IDE 6.9 Milestone 1 is available

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Changing font in Output window in NetBeans

NetBeans allows to change font in Output window. It is very easy. You need only:

right mouse click in Output window
select Larger or Smaller font
open Choose font dialog

Here I select Vivaldi font with size 18

If you would like to use default font need to do the same operations (open Choose font dialog and click Default font button)

As . . . → Read More: Changing font in Output window in NetBeans

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Removing trailing spaces in NetBeans

Extra spaces is a problem in every code. Personally I always delete trailing spaces in my code. NetBeans has possibility to delete trailing spaces:
Source->Remove Trailing Spaces

Note: In my point of view for this feature need to add possibility to run it when user saves file as in AnyEdit plugin . . . → Read More: Removing trailing spaces in NetBeans

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Changing formatting in NetBeans

You can use global or project specific code formatting options in NetBeans.
I am going to show how you can change both of them. Continue reading Changing formatting in NetBeans

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Using different settings directories for different projects in NetBeans

By default NetBeans stores it’s settings in a directory called .netbeans under the user’s home directory.
But what if you need to use other settings for other projects (for example home projects)?
It is simple, need to use other settings directory.
There are 2 ways. You can edit netbeans.conf file or you can specify what settings directory should use NetBeans when it starts. I am going to show both of them. Continue reading Using different settings directories for different projects in NetBeans

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NetBeans IDE 6.8 is out

Very good news from NetBeans development team – NetBeans 6.8 is out.

The NetBeans IDE 6.8 is the first integrated development environment to provide complete support of Java EE 6 and . . . → Read More: NetBeans IDE 6.8 is out

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Splash screen for NetBeans 6.8

Did you see new splash screen for NetBeans 6.8?

No!

I found it

No comments – it . . . → Read More: Splash screen for NetBeans 6.8

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Setting main project in NetBeans

NetBeans is great IDE not only for Java development. But I use it only in this case.

In NetBeans forum I found several questions about how to change main project.

When you create new project system always ask:”Set as Main Project“. It is good, but what if you need to change Main Project? Continue reading Setting main project in NetBeans

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Making small toolbar icons in NetBeans

What if you have a lot of icons on toolbar and you want to add new one?

Yes, you can delete several of them, or replace, but if you need to add one you want to use some other simple approach. Continue reading Making small toolbar icons in NetBeans

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