System options in NetBeans IDE are traditionally provided by
extending the NetBeans API's
System Option class. However, this class is being rewritten.
Or, in fact, the whole approach to system options is being
reappraised. At the same time, though, users are creating modules
that need options to be set. In some cases, this NetBeans API class
is still being used even while it is being rewritten (planned for
NetBeans 6.0, so still some time away). For example, Alex...