NetBeans Weekly News - Issue #57

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Issue #57 - Mar 18, 2002
URL: <http://www.netbeans.org/newsletter/2002-03-18.html>
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Builds:

This week's Q-build (#200203150100) was promoted as new Q-build.
Please enjoy using of this build, we have recommended Q-build
after four weeks, yahooo! You can find more information about
the Q-build:
<http://qa.netbeans.org/q-builds/Q-build-report-200203150100.html>
Information about the Q-build program in general can be found:
<http://qa.netbeans.org/processes/q-builds-program.html>


Discussions:

*There will be a NetBeans Summit Meeting at JavaONE
 Meet developers face to face.
<http://www.netbeans.org/servlets/ReadMsg?msgId=280997&listName=nbdev>
<http://www.netbeans.org/javaone/nbseminar.html>
http://www.netbeans.org/javaone


* NetBeans board elections - part two!
The NetBeans community will vote for new board representatives.
There is only a little of time left for nominations, so we need
to get moving.
See announcement(#2) from George Dvorak:
<http://www.netbeans.org/servlets/ReadMsg?msgId=281507&listName=nbdev>

To learn more about current NetBeans board visit:
<http://www.netbeans.org/who-board.html>


*Find useful information on how to build the standalone netbeans
platform.
<http://www.netbeans.org/servlets/ReadMsg?msgId=281944&listName=nbdev>


*Are you building an application on top of Netbeans?
We are really interested in this kind of information.
So don't be shy and let us know about it.
<http://www.netbeans.org/servlets/ReadMsg?msgId=281793&listName=nbdev>

We'll include you in our third party list
<http://www.netbeans.org/third-party.html>


*Several new UI specifications appeared on netbeans website
and was discussed on the nbui mailing list last week.
Here is summary of all of them :

-Drag & Drop of Objects
read the specification first
<http://ui.netbeans.org/docs/dnd/dnddo_uispec.html>
and see discussion
<http://www.netbeans.org/servlets/ReadMsg?msgId=278581&listName=nbui>

-Filechooser Defaults
read the specification
<http://ui.netbeans.org/docs/ui/filechoosers/FilechoosersUISpec.html>
and see discussion
<http://www.netbeans.org/servlets/ReadMsg?msgId=280413&listName=nbui>


-Simplification of Navigation in Explorer
read the specification
<http://ui.netbeans.org/docs/ui/sx/index.html>
and see discusion
<http://www.netbeans.org/servlets/ReadMsg?msgId=282113&listName=nbui>


* Are interested in testing of UI? Is the IDE not ready when you
start your tests? Have you thought about 'warming up'?
See the discussion on nbdev started by Adam Sotona.
<http://www.netbeans.org/servlets/ReadMsg?msgId=280858&listName=nbdev>


*Dusan Pavlica reopened the discussion about nodes in the Explorer tree.
This discussion is connected with Simplification of Navigation in Explorer.

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