NetBeans Weekly News - Issue #92

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Issue #92 - Nov 18, 2002
URL: <http://www.netbeans.org/newsletter/2002-11-18.html>
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*Builds*

New Q-build was promoted. See details at:
<http://qa.netbeans.org/q-builds/Q-build-report-200211131011.html>

*nbannounce*

The "Move the Needle" program to draw visitors to netbeans.org is up and

running. Check the following link for more information about how you can

help it and use it...
<http://www.netbeans.org/articles/movetheneedle/index.html>

Marco Hunsicker announced a new version of the Jalopy Java Source
Code Formatter. Read more at:
<http://www.netbeans.org/servlets/ReadMsg?msgId=406642&listName=nbannounce>

*nbdev*

The discussion about Interfaces vs. abstract Classes is still open. Read
last
messages at:
<http://www.netbeans.org/servlets/BrowseList?listName=nbdev&by=thread&from=15410>

Tim Boudreau is asking about "Best practices for working with NB
sources".
See various answers from developers and maybe add yours at:
<http://www.netbeans.org/servlets/ReadMsg?msgId=406924&listName=nbdev>

Jesse Glick is sharing with us as he said "another api proposal". This
time
about "Installed file locator service". Read more at:
<http://www.netbeans.org/servlets/ReadMsg?msgId=406565&listName=nbdev>

Is Foxtrot usable in Netbeans? See David Simonek's message and
whole thread at:
<http://www.netbeans.org/servlets/ReadMsg?msgId=405991&listName=nbdev>

*nbusers*

For the NetBeans 3.4.1 release status summary see Maxym Mykhalchuk's
message at:
<http://www.netbeans.org/servlets/ReadMsg?msgId=406579&listName=nbusers>

Also new mailing list for 3.4.1 oriented issues was created
([email protected]). You can subscribe at:
<mailto:[email protected]>

Andrea Aime is proposing "Multiline abbreviation patch" for Netbeans
3.4.1
and maintrunk. See more at:
<http://www.netbeans.org/servlets/ReadMsg?msgId=405723&listName=nbusers>

*nbui*

The discussion about "Data access in Netbeans" is still in progress.
Check
root mail post by Jan Rojcek at:
<http://www.netbeans.org/servlets/ReadMsg?msgId=402139&listName=nbui>
and latest messages at:
<http://www.netbeans.org/servlets/BrowseList?listName=nbui&by=thread&from=15361>

*projects*

The Projects Infrastructure and Java Projects UI Specs have moved! See
Dirk
Ruiz's mail for more details:
<http://projects.netbeans.org/servlets/ReadMsg?msgId=408381&listName=dev>

*nbdiscuss*

The discussion about Netbeans website changes is dominating nbdiscuss
mailing
list. Check Jack Catchpoole's root message at:
<http://www.netbeans.org/servlets/ReadMsg?msgId=405277&listName=nbdiscuss>

and latest posts at:
<http://www.netbeans.org/servlets/BrowseList?listName=nbdiscuss&by=thread&from=15496>

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