NetBeans Weekly News #3

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Issue #3 - February 19, 2001
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Trung outlines suggestions for the NetBeans release process and the
outlook for NetBeans 3.2.
  Subject: NB Release Process and the Release Manager
  URL: <http://www.netbeans.org/www-nbdev/msg03909.html>

Will you be at JavaOne? Care to meet other NetBeansy folks in the flesh?
  Subject: Going to JavaOne?
  URL: <http://www.netbeans.org/www-nbdev/msg03965.html>

Bye-bye single-user installation mode! Let's go multi for 3.2.
  Subject: Re: We say no to single-user mode ...
  URL: <http://www.netbeans.org/www-nbdev/msg04014.html>

Use sloppy focus? Sick of having your toolbar flash on and off when
you move the mouse? Want to see the Explorer track what you are
editing? Lots of fun patches and experiments happening in UI land...
  Subject: Re: Sync. of Editor and Explorer + ... focus-follow-mouse
  URL: <http://www.netbeans.org/www-nbdev/msg03924.html>
  Subject: Re: Solution for focus-follows-mouse users (maybe)
  URL: <http://www.netbeans.org/www-nbui/msg01213.html>
  Subject: RE: ... Recommendations for Window Geometry and Focus Issues
  URL: <http://www.netbeans.org/www-nbusers/msg03940.html>

More meat on the infamous Two-Way Editing Question...
  Subject: Re: proposal: 2-way editing in form editor
  URL: <http://www.netbeans.org/www-nbdev/msg03908.html>

A bytecode handling module may be in the works.
  Subject: Re: ClassFile module
  URL: <http://www.netbeans.org/www-nbdev/msg03989.html>

Version-control UI could change for the better soon. Proposals, thoughts.
  Subject: CVS wizard proposal
  URL: <http://www.netbeans.org/www-nbui/msg01194.html>
  Subject: Version Control menu (was: accessibility of Mount CVS wizard)
  URL: <http://openide.netbeans.org/openide-dev/msg01326.html>

Startup time: it got better, and it got worse. Unlike the stockmarket,
we have a fighting chance here!
  Subject: startup times
  URL: <http://www.netbeans.org/www-nbdev/msg03948.html>

Repackaging NetBeans as <YOUR APPLICATION HERE> is tried-and-true.
  Subject: Re: How to build stripped down IDE for standalone application?
  URL: <http://openide.netbeans.org/openide-dev/msg01380.html>

Project support is being partially reimplemented, new UI, and some new
discussions on the proper role of mount points and the Filesystems tab.
  Subject: Re: Projects changes
  URL: <http://www.netbeans.org/www-nbui/msg01198.html>
  Subject: NbClassPath.createRepositoryPath()
  URL: <http://openide.netbeans.org/openide-dev/msg01377.html>

XML support was freshened up and could be much expanded in the future.
A proposed set of API enhancements, and JAXP 1.1 etc. now in use.
  Subject: Re: Looking for XMLDataObject requirements
  URL: <http://www.netbeans.org/www-nbdev/msg04013.html>
  Subject: Re: JAXP 1.1
  URL: <http://www.netbeans.org/www-nbdev/msg04038.html>

The JAR Packager will be revamped. Existing API clients beware! New
API clients rejoice!
  Subject: Jar Packager design documents available
  URL: <http://www.netbeans.org/www-nbdev/msg04047.html>

NetBeans/Forte for Java now "third or fourth best" Java IDE (did your
aunt vote yet?) and worth over two and a half thousand pounds! :-)
  URL: <http://www2.sys-con.com/java/readerschoice2001/liveupdateide2.cfm>
  Subject: Complete Newbie question
  URL: <http://www.netbeans.org/www-nbusers/msg03978.html>

Bug summary, details at: <http://qa.netbeans.org/bugzilla/table.html>
                      bugs / enhancements
  New last week:        80 /   7
  Resolved last week:   67 /   5
  Fixed last week:      41 /   5
  Current totals:      609 / 199
These numbers include stable modules and Dev/Current versions only.

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