NetBeans Weekly News - Issue #58

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Issue #58 - Mar 25, 2002
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Builds:
This week's Q-build (#200203220100) was promoted as a Q-build. It is 
second time in a row.
You can find more information about the Q-build:
http://qa.netbeans.org/q-builds/Q-build-report-200203220100.html
Information about Q-build program in general can be found:
http://qa.netbeans.org/processes/q-builds-program.html

Reminder:
JavaOne starts today! If you are going to the conference, do not forget 
to come see us! You will probably get NetBeans t-shirt.
Details about NetBeans at JavaOne at
http://www.netbeans.org/javaone/

Contribution:
Adam Sotona announced Jemmy Support module contribution. Module provides 
support for test-developers with Jemmy library, contains generator of 
executable test-component skeletons, helps with I18N tests.
http://www.netbeans.org/servlets/ReadMsg?msgId=283824&listName=contrib

Martin Matula implemented simple transactions to Metadata Repository 
(MDR) ! Read API changes in
http://mdr.netbeans.org/servlets/ReadMsg?msgId=283300&listName=users

Discussions:
netbeans.org has a new face! Do you like it? Did you find some problems?
http://www.netbeans.org/servlets/ReadMsg?msgId=285001&listName=nbdiscuss

Mila Metelka published Lexer API - part of Lexer Module Design View - 
and is waiting for reviewers.
Look at class diagrams at
http://editor.netbeans.org/doc/Proposals/Lexer/DesignView.html

VCS API seems to be finished soon.
UML class diagrams of SPI and API are available at
http://vcscore.netbeans.org/doc/VCSAPI.html
http://www.netbeans.org/servlets/ReadMsg?msgId=282182&listName=nbdev

Gabo Tichy created proposal about Parser DB. Is it better to use name 
"Parser Database" or "Code completion"?
Really long discussion not only about the name at
http://www.netbeans.org/servlets/ReadMsg?msgId=284342&listName=nbui
Proposal at
http://ui.netbeans.org/docs/ui/pdb/pdb_uispec.html

Are you interested in projects module? Build prototype, instructions are 
available at
http://projects.netbeans.org/proposals/prototype/index.html
Read comments from others and post your own comments!
http://projects.netbeans.org/servlets/ReadMsg?msgId=287231&listName=dev
http://projects.netbeans.org/servlets/ReadMsg?msgId=285060&listName=dev

Read a second draft of proposal "Simplification of navigation in 
Explorer" proposed by Jirka Mzourek.
http://ui.netbeans.org/docs/ui/sx/index.html
Second round of discussion at
http://www.netbeans.org/servlets/ReadMsg?msgId=285363&listName=nbui

Yarda suggested to run daily builds on JDK 1.4.
http://www.netbeans.org/servlets/ReadMsg?msgId=285767&listName=nbdev

David Konecny suggested improvements in Compiler API. Discussion at
http://openide.netbeans.org/servlets/ReadMsg?msgId=283724&listName=dev

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