Recent Posts by Geertjan Wielenga

Tried out the latest jet-main build today: http://netbeans.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=56401 And, guess what, Ctrl-Alt-V provides access to multiple clipboards, very useful: Note that this is not in NetBeans IDE 7.2, but in very recent builds for the next version of NetBeans IDE. When any of the numbers in the clipboard history is pressed on the keyboard, the related text in the clipboard is inserted at the cursor. Alternatively, scroll up and down with the arrow keys.

Two really cool Java applications created by Propylon in the legislative domain, KLISS and Legend, are finalists for the NASCIO 2012 Recognition Awards this year. NASCIO represents state chief information officers and information technology executives and managers from state governments across the United States.  KLISS is the legislative system used by the Kansas Legislature, while Legend is used by the North Dakota Legislature. Other legislatures also use Propylon software,...

Let's create a simple NetBeans Platform application for opening files. We assume we need an "Open File" action, rather than using the Favorites window to open files, which would work just as well, if not better. Use the NetBeans Platform Application template in the New Project dialog to create a skeleton NetBeans Platform application. Add a new module and set dependencies on Datasystems API, File System API, Lookup API, Nodes API, UI Utilities API, and Utilities API. In the new...

I've not so far managed to get commit access to the Ruby community plugin repo, so here are instructions for upgrading it to 7.2 for someone who does have the rights to do so. Note: For those who don't care about the gory details, i.e., who simply want to use Ruby in NetBeans IDE 7.2, go to the Plugin Manager in NetBeans IDE 7.2, and register  //cdn.app.compendium.com/uploads/user/e7c690e8-6ff9-102a-ac6d-e4aebca50425/f4a5b21d-66fa-4885-92bf-c4e81c06d916/File/70eaf0a7b4e9ae083eb...

Between yesterday and today I switched from Ubuntu 11.04 (Natty Narwhal) to Ubuntu 11.10 (Oneiric Ocelot) to Ubuntu 12.04 (Precise Pangolin). For some reason I couldn't switch directly from 11.04 to 12.04, at least, I couldn't find 12.04 in the update manager of 11.04. Only once I was on 11.10 did I find 12.04 in the update manager and then, with a feeling of 'oh well, since I'm upgrading anyway, I might as well go all the way', I started the next update process shortly after...

The moment I completed this 5 minute YouTube movie about two very hidden NetBeans features, I realized that I could immediately think of a whole bunch of other features that are just as hidden as these, so that inevitably this is the first of a longer series, part 2 of which will be published this time next week: Do you know of any features that are so hidden that few (if any) others could possibly know about them? Features related to drag 'n drop and command line settings...

I created this basic Java desktop infrastructure with Arabic display texts in about 15 minutes, though the RTL parts took a bit longer to get exactly right in the end, but were solved thanks to two sources discussed further down in this blog entry: Notice that the application has a window system with undockable components, as well as a menu bar and a toolbar; all of which are pluggable because this is an example of a NetBeans Platform application, which is natively modular....

Yesterday someone asked me the standard newbie question, along the lines of: "OK, cool, this NetBeans Platform thing seems pretty useful, but I don't 'get' it. How does everything fit together and how do I create an actual real application, just like one of those cool apps on the NetBeans Platform Showcase." Well, in all honesty, there are heaps of tutorials on the NetBeans Platform Learning Trail, including end to end tutorials, i.e., including tutorials for complete...