NetBeans Weekly News - Issue #86

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Issue #86 - Oct 07, 2002
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Builds:

Q-build was successfully promoted. See details at:
<http://qa.netbeans.org/q-builds/Q-build-report-200210020100.html>

*nbdev*

ProperyChangeListener usage in NetBeans discussion has continued
from the last week. See the discussion at:
< 
http://www.netbeans.org/servlets/BrowseList?listName=nbdev&by=thread&from=14612 
<http://www.netbeans.org/servlets/BrowseList?listName=nbdev&by=thread&from=14612> 


Trung started a new discussion about overuse of EventListenerList in 
NetBeans. He found a pattern appearing in NetBeans very often and he
thinks he can optimize it. See the discussion at:
< 
http://www.netbeans.org/servlets/BrowseList?listName=nbdev&by=thread&from=14611 
<http://www.netbeans.org/servlets/BrowseList?listName=nbdev&by=thread&from=14611> 


Since 'PropertyChangeEvents cannot be the whole story', Trung started 
yet another discission about usage of events and listenets
in NetBeans. See details at:
< 
http://www.netbeans.org/servlets/BrowseList?listName=nbdev&by=thread&from=14632 
<http://www.netbeans.org/servlets/BrowseList?listName=nbdev&by=thread&from=14632> 


Is System-wide cursor usage in NetBenas approriate for indicating
busy states of IDE? See discussion continuing from previous weeks.
< http://www.netbeans.org/servlets/ReadMsg?msgId=385457&listName=nbdev 
<http://www.netbeans.org/servlets/ReadMsg?msgId=385457&listName=nbdev>

Users are really missing refactoring support in NetBeans. Will be
refactoring implemented in NetBeans directly? See discussion, which has 
recently started, details at:
< 
http://www.netbeans.org/servlets/BrowseList?listName=nbdev&by=thread&from=14713 
<http://www.netbeans.org/servlets/BrowseList?listName=nbdev&by=thread&from=14713> 
 


*nbui*

Window system UI spec discussion is still continuing.
See details at boh threads:
<http://www.netbeans.org/servlets/BrowseList?listName=nbui&by=subject&from=175592> 

<http://www.netbeans.org/servlets/BrowseList?listName=nbui&by=subject&from=174227> 


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