NetBeans Weekly News - Issue #67

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Issue #67 - May 27, 2002
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* Builds

NetBeans 3.4 has completed its Milestone 4. Everybody can try it now:
http://www.netbeans.org/devhome/download.html

See release schedule:
http://www.netbeans.org/devhome/docs/releases/34/index.html

Summary of planned features:
http://www.netbeans.org/devhome/docs/releases/34/features/nb34-features-overview.html

* Announcements

Offshore Algorithms Co. offers module for instant messaging. Read
their post '[nbusers] JRRA IM for NetBeans IDE':
http://www.netbeans.org/servlets/ReadMsg?msgId=324377&listName=nbdev

Honza Lahoda announced contribution of nice Player Control module that
enables to control your favorite music player from the IDE.
http://www.netbeans.org/servlets/ReadMsg?msgId=322973&listName=nbusers

UI team continues its work - new Welcome module was added to build on
Friday.
http://www.netbeans.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=21354
http://www.netbeans.org/servlets/ReadMsg?msgId=323731&listName=nbdev

* Discussions

Niclas Hedhman posted writing about his experience with NetBeans.
http://openide.netbeans.org/servlets/ReadMsg?msgId=321908&listName=dev

Jesse Glick asked for another portion of feedback on book about
NetBeans. Read, learn and comment.
http://openide.netbeans.org/servlets/ReadMsg?msgId=324713&listName=dev

Next steps for the audit module are summarized. You can join the discussion.
http://www.netbeans.org/servlets/ReadMsg?msgId=322909&listName=nbusers

Part of Milestone 4 is an editor toolbar. Jump into thread that
discusses it.
http://www.netbeans.org/servlets/ReadMsg?msgId=321934&listName=nbusers

Release early, release often. That's why we would like to build NBMs
regularly and make them available on AutoUpdate Center whenever they
have new version.
http://www.netbeans.org/servlets/ReadMsg?msgId=322646&listName=nbdev
http://www.netbeans.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=22922

Are you interested why there is status line in Explorer? It looks that
it will be more important in the future.
http://www.netbeans.org/servlets/ReadMsg?msgId=323623&listName=nbui

Everything related to UI needs to be discussed thoroughly including
new debugger icons. Do we have consensus already? Read here.
http://www.netbeans.org/servlets/ReadMsg?msgId=324637&listName=nbui

There is a discussion how to configure Issuezilla. Sometimes we are
not satisfied with its functionality.
http://www.netbeans.org/servlets/ReadMsg?msgId=324715&listName=nbdev

Radek Matous announced probably last API change in NB 3.4 release. It
is in URLMapper class.
http://openide.netbeans.org/servlets/ReadMsg?msgId=323442&listName=dev

Versiong of modules is not easy. You will be sure if you read thread
about this topic on dev@openide.
http://openide.netbeans.org/servlets/ReadMsg?msgId=321694&listName=dev

Extra binaries required for building XTest module are available on
xtest.netbeans.org site. This makes building of this module easier again
http://www.netbeans.org/servlets/ReadMsg?msgId=323859&listName=nbusers


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