The NetBeans Monthly Newsletter - November 2003
[email protected] Fri, 14 Nov 2003 18:21:32 +0100
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color='#FFFFFF'>NetBeans 3.5.1</font></a> <font face='Verdana, sans-serif, helvetica, arial' color='#FFFFFF' size='1'> available for download<br></font> </td></tr><td><a href='http://www.netbeans.org/catalogue' style='color:white'><font face='Verdana, sans-serif, helvetica, arial' size='1' color='#FFFFFF'>Module Catalogue</font></a> <font face='Verdana, sans-serif, helvetica, arial' color='#FFFFFF' size='1'> Catalogue of free and commercial add-on modules available for your NetBeans IDE. <br></font> </td></tr><td><a href='http://www.java.net' style='color:white'><font face='Verdana, sans-serif, helvetica, arial' size='1' color='#FFFFFF'>java.net</font></a> <font face='Verdana, sans-serif, helvetica, arial' color='#FFFFFF' size='1'> Java community central where NetBeans is a federated member<br></font> </td></tr><td><a href='http://forte.sun.com/ffj/index.html' style='color:white'><font face='Verdana, sans-serif, helvetica, arial' size='1' color='#FFFFFF'>Sun ONE Studio Portal</font></a> <font face='Verdana, sans-serif, helvetica, arial' color='#FFFFFF' size='1'> NetBeans related resources <br></font> </td></tr> </table> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" height="26" background="http://www.netbeans.org/images/marketing_newsletter/template/bottom_menu_l.gif"><img src="http://www.netbeans.org/images/pixel.gif" width="170" height="26" border="0" alt=""></td> </tr> </table> <br> <br> <font face='Verdana, sans-serif, helvetica, arial' size='2' color='#ffffff' class='default'><b>Hot threads</b></font> <table BORDER="0" width="170" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tr> <td valign="top" height="10" background="http://www.netbeans.org/images/marketing_newsletter/template/top_menu_l.gif"><img src="http://www.netbeans.org/images/pixel.gif" width="170" height="10" border="0" alt=""></td> </tr> <tr> <td background="http://www.netbeans.org/images/marketing_newsletter/template/middle_menu_l.gif"> <table border='0' width="160"> <tr> <td colspan='2' valign='top' background='http://www.netbeans.org/images/marketing_newsletter/template/bg_h_menu.gif' style='color:#545A76;'><font face='Verdana, sans-serif, helvetica, arial' style='font-size:11px;' size='1' color='#FFFFFF'>nbusers</font></td> </tr><tr> <td><a href='http://www.netbeans.org/servlets/ReadMsg?msgId=601922&listName=nbusers' style='color:#FFFFFF;'><font face='Verdana, sans-serif, helvetica, arial' color='#FFFFFF' style='font-size:11px;' size='1'>Servlet development using Netbeans</font></a></td> <td align='right' valign='top'><font face='Verdana, sans-serif, helvetica, arial' style='font-size:11px;' size='1' color='#FFFFFF'>17</font></td> </tr><tr> <td><a href='http://www.netbeans.org/servlets/ReadMsg?msgId=600972&listName=nbusers' style='color:#FFFFFF;'><font face='Verdana, sans-serif, helvetica, arial' color='#FFFFFF' style='font-size:11px;' size='1'>J2EE Support</font></a></td> <td align='right' valign='top'><font face='Verdana, sans-serif, helvetica, arial' style='font-size:11px;' size='1' color='#FFFFFF'>13</font></td> </tr><tr> <td><a href='http://www.netbeans.org/servlets/ReadMsg?msgId=593740&listName=nbusers' style='color:#FFFFFF;'><font face='Verdana, sans-serif, helvetica, arial' color='#FFFFFF' style='font-size:11px;' size='1'>Ordering open file tabs in the editor panel</font></a></td> <td align='right' valign='top'><font face='Verdana, sans-serif, helvetica, arial' style='font-size:11px;' size='1' color='#FFFFFF'>12</font></td> </tr><tr> <td><a href='http://www.netbeans.org/servlets/ReadMsg?msgId=597840&listName=nbusers' style='color:#FFFFFF;'><font face='Verdana, sans-serif, helvetica, arial' color='#FFFFFF' style='font-size:11px;' size='1'>New GUI</font></a></td> <td align='right' valign='top'><font face='Verdana, sans-serif, helvetica, arial' style='font-size:11px;' size='1' color='#FFFFFF'>12</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan='2' valign='top' background='http://www.netbeans.org/images/marketing_newsletter/template/bg_h_menu.gif' style='color:#545A76;'><font face='Verdana, sans-serif, helvetica, arial' style='font-size:11px;' size='1' color='#FFFFFF'>nbdiscuss</font></td> </tr><tr> <td><a href='http://www.netbeans.org/servlets/ReadMsg?msgId=601016&listName=nbdiscuss' style='color:#FFFFFF;'><font face='Verdana, sans-serif, helvetica, arial' color='#FFFFFF' style='font-size:11px;' size='1'>Re: wiki or weblog</font></a></td> <td align='right' valign='top'><font face='Verdana, sans-serif, helvetica, arial' style='font-size:11px;' size='1' color='#FFFFFF'>12</font></td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" height="26" background="http://www.netbeans.org/images/marketing_newsletter/template/bottom_menu_l.gif"><img src="http://www.netbeans.org/images/pixel.gif" width="170" height="26" border="0" alt=""></td> </tr> </table> <!-- Update by Jack --> <br> <br> <font face='Verdana, sans-serif, helvetica, arial' size='2' color='#ffffff' class='default'><b>Most Active Posters</b></font> <table BORDER="0" width="170" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tr> <td valign="top" height="10" background="http://www.netbeans.org/images/marketing_newsletter/template/top_menu_l.gif"><img src="http://www.netbeans.org/images/pixel.gif" width="170" height="10" border="0" alt=""></td> </tr> <tr> <td background="http://www.netbeans.org/images/marketing_newsletter/template/middle_menu_l.gif"> <table border='0' width="160"> <tr><td><font face='Verdana, sans-serif, helvetica, arial' style='font-size:11px;' size='1' color='#FFFFFF'>Jesse Glick</font></td> <td align='right' valign='top'><font face='Verdana, sans-serif, helvetica, arial' style='font-size:11px;' size='1' color='#FFFFFF'>111</font></td> </tr><tr><td><font face='Verdana, sans-serif, helvetica, arial' style='font-size:11px;' size='1' color='#FFFFFF'>Marek Slama</font></td> <td align='right' valign='top'><font face='Verdana, sans-serif, helvetica, arial' style='font-size:11px;' size='1' color='#FFFFFF'>42</font></td> </tr><tr><td><font face='Verdana, sans-serif, helvetica, arial' style='font-size:11px;' size='1' color='#FFFFFF'>Petr Nejedly</font></td> <td align='right' valign='top'><font face='Verdana, sans-serif, helvetica, arial' style='font-size:11px;' size='1' color='#FFFFFF'>33</font></td> </tr><tr><td><font face='Verdana, sans-serif, helvetica, arial' style='font-size:11px;' size='1' color='#FFFFFF'>Tim Boudreau</font></td> <td align='right' valign='top'><font face='Verdana, sans-serif, helvetica, arial' style='font-size:11px;' size='1' color='#FFFFFF'>33</font></td> </tr><tr><td><font face='Verdana, sans-serif, helvetica, arial' style='font-size:11px;' size='1' color='#FFFFFF'>Jaroslav Tulach</font></td> <td align='right' valign='top'><font face='Verdana, sans-serif, helvetica, arial' style='font-size:11px;' size='1' color='#FFFFFF'>30</font></td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" height="26" background="http://www.netbeans.org/images/marketing_newsletter/template/bottom_menu_l.gif"><img src="http://www.netbeans.org/images/pixel.gif" width="170" height="26" border="0" alt=""></td> </tr> </table> <br> <br> <font face='Verdana, sans-serif, helvetica, arial' size='2' color='#ffffff' class='default'><b>Statistics : October</b></font> <table BORDER="0" width="170" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tr> <td valign="top" height="10" background="http://www.netbeans.org/images/marketing_newsletter/template/top_menu_l.gif"><img src="http://www.netbeans.org/images/pixel.gif" width="170" height="10" border="0" alt=""></td> </tr> <tr> <td background="http://www.netbeans.org/images/marketing_newsletter/template/middle_menu_l.gif"> <table border='0' width="160"> <tr> <td colspan='2' valign='top' background='http://www.netbeans.org/images/marketing_newsletter/template/bg_h_menu.gif' style='color:#545A76;'><font face='Verdana, sans-serif, helvetica, arial' style='font-size:11px;' size='1' color='#FFFFFF'>IDE Downloads</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan='2' valign='top'><font face='Verdana, sans-serif, helvetica, arial' style='font-size:11px;' size='1' color='#FFFFFF'>Total: 1049574; +47237</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan='2' valign='top' background='http://www.netbeans.org/images/marketing_newsletter/template/bg_h_menu.gif' style='color:#545A76;'><font face='Verdana, sans-serif, helvetica, arial' style='font-size:11px;' size='1' color='#FFFFFF'>Platform Downloads</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan='2' valign='top'><font face='Verdana, sans-serif, helvetica, arial' style='font-size:11px;' size='1' color='#FFFFFF'>Total: 25130; +3922</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan='2' valign='top' background='http://www.netbeans.org/images/marketing_newsletter/template/bg_h_menu.gif' style='color:#545A76;'><font face='Verdana, sans-serif, helvetica, arial' style='font-size:11px;' size='1' color='#FFFFFF'>Subscribers</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan='2' valign='top'><font face='Verdana, sans-serif, helvetica, arial' style='font-size:11px;' size='1' color='#FFFFFF'>Total: 3958; +1113</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan='2' valign='top' background='http://www.netbeans.org/images/marketing_newsletter/template/bg_h_menu.gif' style='color:#545A76;'><font face='Verdana, sans-serif, helvetica, arial' style='font-size:11px;' size='1' color='#FFFFFF'>Messages Posted</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan='2' valign='top'><font face='Verdana, sans-serif, helvetica, arial' style='font-size:11px;' size='1' color='#FFFFFF'>+2885</font></td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" height="26" background="http://www.netbeans.org/images/marketing_newsletter/template/bottom_menu_l.gif"><img src="http://www.netbeans.org/images/pixel.gif" width="170" height="26" border="0" alt=""></td> </tr> </table> <!-- left menu --> </td> <!-- <td valign="top" height='82' colspan="2" align="right"><img src="http://www.netbeans.org/images/marketing_newsletter/template/banner.jpg" width="411" height="82" border="0" alt="Banner" hspace="0" vspace="0"></td> </tr> <tr> --> <td bgcolor="#FFF0D4" width="410" valign='top'> <table border='0' width="100%"> <tr> <td> <a href='http://www.netbeans.org/community/news/newsletter/sprout/2003-11-14_fr.html'><img src='http://www.netbeans.org/images/flags/fr_small.gif' width='20' height='13' alt='French' border='0'></a> <a href='http://www.netbeans.org/community/news/newsletter/sprout/2003-11-14_zh.html'><img src='http://www.netbeans.org/images/flags/zh_small.gif' width='20' height='13' alt='Chinese' border='0'></a></td> <td align='right'><font face='Verdana, sans-serif, helvetica, arial' ><b>Issue 16</b></font></td></tr> </table> <table border='0' width='100%' cellspacing='3' cellpadding='3'> <tr> <td align='center'><table border='0' cellpadding='0' cellspacing='0' width='98%'> <tr class='tabler' bgcolor='#ffffff'> <TD VALIGN='TOP' class='tabler' bgcolor='#ffffff'><IMG src='http://www.netbeans.org/images/marketing_newsletter/template/top-left.gif' WIDTH='12' HEIGHT='17' ALT=''></TD> <td> </td> <td align='right'> </td> <TD VALIGN='TOP' class='tabler' align='right' bgcolor='#ffffff'><IMG src='http://www.netbeans.org/images/marketing_newsletter/template/top-right.gif' WIDTH='12' HEIGHT='17' ALT=''></TD> </tr> <tr class='tabler' bgcolor='#ffffff'> <td class='tabler' bgcolor='#ffffff'><IMG src='http://www.netbeans.org/images/pixel.gif' WIDTH='12' HEIGHT='1' ALT=''></td> <td colspan='2'><a name='s137'></a><font face='Verdana, sans-serif, helvetica, arial' color='#FF0F12' class='titlec'><b>Sprout, Issue 16 (November 2003)</b></font><br> <br><font face='Verdana, sans-serif, helvetica, arial' >I would like to start this sixteenth issue of Sproutby welcoming the 1,000 new subscribers to nbannounce and our monthly newsletter. You are always encouraged to submit content and make suggestions. <p>A key piece of the news this month will focus on the Board Elections. Get the lowdown on the process.</p> <p>Find the latest and greatest articles and tutorials for the NetBeans IDE. Good stuff!</p> <p>There are two new entries to the module catalogue. One of the entries are yet another extension provided by our friends at Open Source Armenia. You can read more about OS Armenia in this issue.</p> <p>The highlight of press coverage was the official public announcement of NetBeans into simplified Chinese and the articles it has spawned. News from Brazil will ratchet up this month, so if you see something out there, point us to it.</p> <p>As a welcome to our new subscribers we present some quick facts about NetBeans. Enjoy.</p> <p>And last but not least there will be three bloggers for NetBeans: Tim Boudreau, <a href="http://today.java.net/pub/au/117">Vincent Brabant</a> and <a href="http://today.java.net/pub/au/116">Maxym Mykhalchuk</a>. The blogs will be hosted on <a href="http://www.java.net">java.net</a>.</p> <p>Comments, content and suggestions are always warmly welcomed. <a href="mailto:[email protected]">Drop us a line at Sprout</a>.</font></td> <td><IMG src='http://www.netbeans.org/images/pixel.gif' WIDTH='12' HEIGHT='1' ALT=''></td> </tr> <tr class='tabler' bgcolor='#ffffff'><td colspan='4'> </td></tr> <tr class='tabler' bgcolor='#ffffff'> <TD VALIGN='bottom' class='tabler' bgcolor='#ffffff'><IMG src='http://www.netbeans.org/images/pixel.gif' WIDTH='1' HEIGHT='1' ALT=''></TD> <td> </td> <td align='right'><font face='Verdana, sans-serif, helvetica, arial' > Robert Demmer</font></td> <TD VALIGN='bottom' class='tabler' bgcolor='#ffffff'><IMG src='http://www.netbeans.org/images/pixel.gif' WIDTH='1' HEIGHT='1' ALT=''></TD> </tr> <tr class='tabler' bgcolor='#ffffff'> <TD VALIGN='bottom' class='tabler' bgcolor='#ffffff'><IMG src='http://www.netbeans.org/images/marketing_newsletter/template/bottom-left.gif' WIDTH='12' HEIGHT='17' ALT=''></TD> <TD colspan='2' VALIGN='bottom' class='tabler' bgcolor='#ffffff'><IMG src='http://www.netbeans.org/images/pixel.gif' WIDTH='1' HEIGHT='1' ALT=''></TD> <TD aligm='right' VALIGN='bottom' class='tabler' bgcolor='#ffffff'><IMG src='http://www.netbeans.org/images/marketing_newsletter/template/bottom-right.gif' WIDTH='12' HEIGHT='17' ALT=''></TD> </tr> </table><img src='http://www.netbeans.org/images/pixel.gif' width='1' height='4' bolder='0'><table border='0' cellpadding='0' cellspacing='0' width='98%'> <tr class='tabler' bgcolor='#ffffff'> <TD VALIGN='TOP' class='tabler' bgcolor='#ffffff'><IMG src='http://www.netbeans.org/images/marketing_newsletter/template/top-left.gif' WIDTH='12' HEIGHT='17' ALT=''></TD> <td> </td> <td align='right'> </td> <TD VALIGN='TOP' class='tabler' align='right' bgcolor='#ffffff'><IMG src='http://www.netbeans.org/images/marketing_newsletter/template/top-right.gif' WIDTH='12' HEIGHT='17' ALT=''></TD> </tr> <tr class='tabler' bgcolor='#ffffff'> <td class='tabler' bgcolor='#ffffff'><IMG src='http://www.netbeans.org/images/pixel.gif' WIDTH='12' HEIGHT='1' ALT=''></td> <td colspan='2'><a name='s141'></a><font face='Verdana, sans-serif, helvetica, arial' color='#FF0F12' class='titlec'><b>NetBeans Board Elections</b></font><br> <br><img src='http://www.netbeans.org/images/marketing_newsletter/35.jpg' widht='100' height='100' border='0' alt='Governance - 2k' align='left' vspace='2' hspace='10'><font face='Verdana, sans-serif, helvetica, arial' >It almost time yet again to nominate and elect a new NetBeans Board. A reminder of the process: <p><b>Nominations</b></p> <p>The nomination period runs for two weeks. Any NetBeans community member is eligible for nomination and any member may nominate any number of community members. The board consists of two "at-large" members nominated by the community and one Sun-appointed member. Nominations should happen on the [email protected] mailing list (subscription required to post) or sent to <a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>. A web page listing the current nominees and their acceptance or otherwise of the nomination will be clearly available during the nomination period. <p><b>Voting</b></p> <p>The voting period shall run for two weeks. Voting will be done via a web-based poll. Anyone with a NetBeans.org login is eligible to cast a vote. One person is allowed one vote. An announcement encouraging you to vote will be sent three times. The poll is "advertised" for some part of the voting period via a banner on the web site. This banner will link to a page where the procedures are described. <p><b>Results</b></p> <p>The results will be announced on the top-level mailing lists and through a news item. The Board page will be updated with the new members as soon as possible after the results are announced.</p> <p>Make your nominations and be sure to cast your vote!</p> </font></td> <td><IMG src='http://www.netbeans.org/images/pixel.gif' WIDTH='12' HEIGHT='1' ALT=''></td> </tr> <tr class='tabler' bgcolor='#ffffff'><td colspan='4'> </td></tr> <tr class='tabler' bgcolor='#ffffff'> <TD VALIGN='bottom' class='tabler' bgcolor='#ffffff'><IMG src='http://www.netbeans.org/images/pixel.gif' WIDTH='1' HEIGHT='1' ALT=''></TD> <td><font face='Verdana, sans-serif, helvetica, arial' >[<a href='http://www.netbeans.org/about/os/election-process.html' target='new'>Board Election Process</a>]</font> </td> <td align='right'><font face='Verdana, sans-serif, helvetica, arial' > </font></td> <TD VALIGN='bottom' class='tabler' bgcolor='#ffffff'><IMG src='http://www.netbeans.org/images/pixel.gif' WIDTH='1' HEIGHT='1' ALT=''></TD> </tr> <tr class='tabler' bgcolor='#ffffff'> <TD VALIGN='bottom' class='tabler' bgcolor='#ffffff'><IMG src='http://www.netbeans.org/images/marketing_newsletter/template/bottom-left.gif' WIDTH='12' HEIGHT='17' ALT=''></TD> <TD colspan='2' VALIGN='bottom' class='tabler' bgcolor='#ffffff'><IMG src='http://www.netbeans.org/images/pixel.gif' WIDTH='1' HEIGHT='1' ALT=''></TD> <TD aligm='right' VALIGN='bottom' class='tabler' bgcolor='#ffffff'><IMG src='http://www.netbeans.org/images/marketing_newsletter/template/bottom-right.gif' WIDTH='12' HEIGHT='17' ALT=''></TD> </tr> </table><img src='http://www.netbeans.org/images/pixel.gif' width='1' height='4' bolder='0'><table border='0' cellpadding='0' cellspacing='0' width='98%'> <tr class='tabler' bgcolor='#ffffff'> <TD VALIGN='TOP' class='tabler' bgcolor='#ffffff'><IMG src='http://www.netbeans.org/images/marketing_newsletter/template/top-left.gif' WIDTH='12' HEIGHT='17' ALT=''></TD> <td> </td> <td align='right'> </td> <TD VALIGN='TOP' class='tabler' align='right' bgcolor='#ffffff'><IMG src='http://www.netbeans.org/images/marketing_newsletter/template/top-right.gif' WIDTH='12' HEIGHT='17' ALT=''></TD> </tr> <tr class='tabler' bgcolor='#ffffff'> <td class='tabler' bgcolor='#ffffff'><IMG src='http://www.netbeans.org/images/pixel.gif' WIDTH='12' HEIGHT='1' ALT=''></td> <td colspan='2'><a name='s138'></a><font face='Verdana, sans-serif, helvetica, arial' color='#FF0F12' class='titlec'><b>New Tutorials and Articles</b></font><br> <br><img src='http://www.netbeans.org/images/marketing_newsletter/4.jpg' widht='92' height='110' border='0' alt='sherlock - 3k' align='left' vspace='2' hspace='10'><font face='Verdana, sans-serif, helvetica, arial' >The <a href="http://www.netbeans.org/kb/">NetBeans Knowledge Base</a> is your comprehensive resource for tutorials, articles, and information on Java development with NetBeans IDE. Here are some of the latest articles to be added to the Knowledge Base: <p></p> <p><a href="http://www.netbeans.org/kb/using-netbeans/">Using NetBeans IDE</a> - A comprehensive guide to Java development in NetBeans IDE. Whether you're a new user looking to get started or an experience user looking for little known tricks and tips, this guide has got you covered. Also available in <a href="http://www.netbeans.org/kb/using-netbeans/index_fr.html">French</a>.</p> <p><a href="http://www.netbeans.org/kb/articles/using-ant.html">Integrating Ant Scripts in NetBeans IDE</a> - A general guide to editing and running Ant scripts in the IDE. Shows you how to register Ant as the default compilation type for a project, run Ant scripts using keyboard shortcuts, manage the build classpath in Ant, and more. Also available in <a href="http://www.netbeans.org/kb/articles/using-ant_fr.html">French</a>.</p> <p><a href="http://www.netbeans.org/kb/articles/ant-webapps.html">Ant, Web Applications, and the IDE</a> - An example of how to use the Ant tool from either the NetBeans version 3.5(.1) IDE or the Sun ONE Studio 5 IDE for building web applications. The example uses an Ant script that is based on the Jakarta directory structure guidelines. Also available in <a href="http://www.netbeans.org/kb/articles/ant-webapps_fr.html">French</a>.</p> <p><a href="http://usersguide.netbeans.org/tutorials/webapps/index.html">Web Apps Mini-Tutorials for the NetBeans IDE</a> - The topics covered in these 7 mini-tutorials include web module group, page directives, scope, scripting elements, custom tag library, HTTP sessions, front controller servlet, composite view, the use of the IDE's HTTP monitor, and more.</p> <p><a href="http://www.netbeans.org/download/misc/icons.pdf">Icons Used in the NetBeans IDE</a> - A two page .pdf containing all of the NetBeans IDE icons with an explanation. If some icons are missing, please contact the author, [email protected].</p> </font></td> <td><IMG src='http://www.netbeans.org/images/pixel.gif' WIDTH='12' HEIGHT='1' ALT=''></td> </tr> <tr class='tabler' bgcolor='#ffffff'><td colspan='4'> </td></tr> <tr class='tabler' bgcolor='#ffffff'> <TD VALIGN='bottom' class='tabler' bgcolor='#ffffff'><IMG src='http://www.netbeans.org/images/pixel.gif' WIDTH='1' HEIGHT='1' ALT=''></TD> <td><font face='Verdana, sans-serif, helvetica, arial' >[<a href='http://www.netbeans.org/kb/' target='new'>NetBeans Knowledge Base</a>]</font> </td> <td align='right'><font face='Verdana, sans-serif, helvetica, arial' > </font></td> <TD VALIGN='bottom' class='tabler' bgcolor='#ffffff'><IMG src='http://www.netbeans.org/images/pixel.gif' WIDTH='1' HEIGHT='1' ALT=''></TD> </tr> <tr class='tabler' bgcolor='#ffffff'> <TD VALIGN='bottom' class='tabler' bgcolor='#ffffff'><IMG src='http://www.netbeans.org/images/marketing_newsletter/template/bottom-left.gif' WIDTH='12' HEIGHT='17' ALT=''></TD> <TD colspan='2' VALIGN='bottom' class='tabler' bgcolor='#ffffff'><IMG src='http://www.netbeans.org/images/pixel.gif' WIDTH='1' HEIGHT='1' ALT=''></TD> <TD aligm='right' VALIGN='bottom' class='tabler' bgcolor='#ffffff'><IMG src='http://www.netbeans.org/images/marketing_newsletter/template/bottom-right.gif' WIDTH='12' HEIGHT='17' ALT=''></TD> </tr> </table><img src='http://www.netbeans.org/images/pixel.gif' width='1' height='4' bolder='0'><table border='0' cellpadding='0' cellspacing='0' width='98%'> <tr class='tabler' bgcolor='#ffffff'> <TD VALIGN='TOP' class='tabler' bgcolor='#ffffff'><IMG src='http://www.netbeans.org/images/marketing_newsletter/template/top-left.gif' WIDTH='12' HEIGHT='17' ALT=''></TD> <td> </td> <td align='right'> </td> <TD VALIGN='TOP' class='tabler' align='right' bgcolor='#ffffff'><IMG src='http://www.netbeans.org/images/marketing_newsletter/template/top-right.gif' WIDTH='12' HEIGHT='17' ALT=''></TD> </tr> <tr class='tabler' bgcolor='#ffffff'> <td class='tabler' bgcolor='#ffffff'><IMG src='http://www.netbeans.org/images/pixel.gif' WIDTH='12' HEIGHT='1' ALT=''></td> <td colspan='2'><a name='s139'></a><font face='Verdana, sans-serif, helvetica, arial' color='#FF0F12' class='titlec'><b>Module Catalogue</b></font><br> <br><img src='http://www.netbeans.org/images/marketing_newsletter/36.gif' widht='100' height='100' border='0' alt='Catalogue - 7k' align='left' vspace='2' hspace='10'><font face='Verdana, sans-serif, helvetica, arial' ><a href="http://www.netbeans.org/catalogue/51-all.html">XTT</a> - GUI Development Tools <p>InsiTech's, XML Tunneling Technology (XTT), is an application development framework for creating distributed, ultra-thin, rich-client J2EE applications. The XTT Framework is targeted at building enterprise class applications in heavy transaction vertical markets. XTT is also a 100% pure Java application and plugs into both the NetBeans IDE and Sun ONE Studio. <p><a href="http://www.netbeans.org/catalogue/13-all.html">Diagram Editor</a> - Modeling Tools <p>Diagram Editor allows viewing and editing graphical diagrams. The editor can be used for workflow diagrams, hardware design, enterprise integration and other applications, which require Visio like functionality but needs more flexibility and control. It is based on <a href="http://xml.apache.org/batik/index.html">Apache Batik SVG browser</a>. The output is in SVG format.</p></font></td> <td><IMG src='http://www.netbeans.org/images/pixel.gif' WIDTH='12' HEIGHT='1' ALT=''></td> </tr> <tr class='tabler' bgcolor='#ffffff'><td colspan='4'> </td></tr> <tr class='tabler' bgcolor='#ffffff'> <TD VALIGN='bottom' class='tabler' bgcolor='#ffffff'><IMG src='http://www.netbeans.org/images/pixel.gif' WIDTH='1' HEIGHT='1' ALT=''></TD> <td><font face='Verdana, sans-serif, helvetica, arial' >[<a href='http://www.netbeans.org/catalogue/notify.html' target='new'>email me about new modules</a>]</font> </td> <td align='right'><font face='Verdana, sans-serif, helvetica, arial' > </font></td> <TD VALIGN='bottom' class='tabler' bgcolor='#ffffff'><IMG src='http://www.netbeans.org/images/pixel.gif' WIDTH='1' HEIGHT='1' ALT=''></TD> </tr> <tr class='tabler' bgcolor='#ffffff'> <TD VALIGN='bottom' class='tabler' bgcolor='#ffffff'><IMG src='http://www.netbeans.org/images/marketing_newsletter/template/bottom-left.gif' WIDTH='12' HEIGHT='17' ALT=''></TD> <TD colspan='2' VALIGN='bottom' class='tabler' bgcolor='#ffffff'><IMG src='http://www.netbeans.org/images/pixel.gif' WIDTH='1' HEIGHT='1' ALT=''></TD> <TD aligm='right' VALIGN='bottom' class='tabler' bgcolor='#ffffff'><IMG src='http://www.netbeans.org/images/marketing_newsletter/template/bottom-right.gif' WIDTH='12' HEIGHT='17' ALT=''></TD> </tr> </table><img src='http://www.netbeans.org/images/pixel.gif' width='1' height='4' bolder='0'><table border='0' cellpadding='0' cellspacing='0' width='98%'> <tr class='tabler' bgcolor='#ffffff'> <TD VALIGN='TOP' class='tabler' bgcolor='#ffffff'><IMG src='http://www.netbeans.org/images/marketing_newsletter/template/top-left.gif' WIDTH='12' HEIGHT='17' ALT=''></TD> <td> </td> <td align='right'> </td> <TD VALIGN='TOP' class='tabler' align='right' bgcolor='#ffffff'><IMG src='http://www.netbeans.org/images/marketing_newsletter/template/top-right.gif' WIDTH='12' HEIGHT='17' ALT=''></TD> </tr> <tr class='tabler' bgcolor='#ffffff'> <td class='tabler' bgcolor='#ffffff'><IMG src='http://www.netbeans.org/images/pixel.gif' WIDTH='12' HEIGHT='1' ALT=''></td> <td colspan='2'><a name='s142'></a><font face='Verdana, sans-serif, helvetica, arial' color='#FF0F12' class='titlec'><b>NB Factoids</b></font><br> <br><img src='http://www.netbeans.org/images/marketing_newsletter/4.jpg' widht='92' height='110' border='0' alt='sherlock - 3k' align='left' vspace='2' hspace='10'><font face='Verdana, sans-serif, helvetica, arial' >Here are some interesting stats about NetBeans.org: <ul> <li>There are currently over 22,000 registered members</li> <li>There have been over 1,050,000 downloads of the NetBeans IDE releases without counting the J2SE/NetBeans co-bundle.</li> <li>There are almost 3,000 subscribers to [email protected]. This is almost a gain of 1,000 people since last month!</li> <li>More than 1,800,000 lines of code have been changed since launch in July 2000.</li> <li>There are 100 plus modules available in the NetBeans module catalogue to extend the IDE.</li> <li>NetBeans has 60+ partners, many of which lead their respective fields. Find out <a href="http://www.netbeans.org/about/third-party.html">who they are</a>.</li></ul> <p>Other interesting facts: <ul> <li>NetBeans is a federated member of java.net. Now available are Blogs by famous NB personalities such as Vincent B., Maxym M. and coming soon a Blog by Tim B. Are you interested in writing an NB Blog or would you like to share your?</li> <li>NetBeans is currently leading the JDJ Readers' Choice Awards category for the Best Java Debugging Tool with more than 3200 points. There is still time to <a href="http://www.netbeans.org/community/articles/jdj_2003.html">vote for NetBeans</a> in all six categories of nomination.</li> <li>NetBeans has been entered into the Codie awards for Best Open Source Product and Best Software Development Product.</li> <li>The NetBeans Shop has been opened and orders are rolling in.</li></ul> <p>Over the last two months NetBeans.org has stepped up its marketing activities through many events and with the small and growing team at nbmarketing. As a result the NetBeans team has attended or been represented in various locations around the globe. Since June 2003 NetBeans has traveled to the United States, Brazil and China. In November the travels will continue to Prague, Czech Republic for <a href="http://developers.sun.com/events/techdays/">Sun Tech Days</a> and also <a href="http://apachecon.com/2003/US/index.html">ApacheCon</a> in Las Vegas, Nevada. If you would like to see an event listed or would like to help promote NetBeans in your area <a href="mailto:[email protected]">send us an email</a>.</p></font></td> <td><IMG src='http://www.netbeans.org/images/pixel.gif' WIDTH='12' HEIGHT='1' ALT=''></td> </tr> <tr class='tabler' bgcolor='#ffffff'><td colspan='4'> </td></tr> <tr class='tabler' bgcolor='#ffffff'> <TD VALIGN='bottom' class='tabler' bgcolor='#ffffff'><IMG src='http://www.netbeans.org/images/pixel.gif' WIDTH='1' HEIGHT='1' ALT=''></TD> <td><font face='Verdana, sans-serif, helvetica, arial' >[<a href='http://www.netbeans.org/about/stats/' target='new'>NB stats</a>]</font> </td> <td align='right'><font face='Verdana, sans-serif, helvetica, arial' > </font></td> <TD VALIGN='bottom' class='tabler' bgcolor='#ffffff'><IMG src='http://www.netbeans.org/images/pixel.gif' WIDTH='1' HEIGHT='1' ALT=''></TD> </tr> <tr class='tabler' bgcolor='#ffffff'> <TD VALIGN='bottom' class='tabler' bgcolor='#ffffff'><IMG src='http://www.netbeans.org/images/marketing_newsletter/template/bottom-left.gif' WIDTH='12' HEIGHT='17' ALT=''></TD> <TD colspan='2' VALIGN='bottom' class='tabler' bgcolor='#ffffff'><IMG src='http://www.netbeans.org/images/pixel.gif' WIDTH='1' HEIGHT='1' ALT=''></TD> <TD aligm='right' VALIGN='bottom' class='tabler' bgcolor='#ffffff'><IMG src='http://www.netbeans.org/images/marketing_newsletter/template/bottom-right.gif' WIDTH='12' HEIGHT='17' ALT=''></TD> </tr> </table><img src='http://www.netbeans.org/images/pixel.gif' width='1' height='4' bolder='0'><table border='0' cellpadding='0' cellspacing='0' width='98%'> <tr class='tabler' bgcolor='#ffffff'> <TD VALIGN='TOP' class='tabler' bgcolor='#ffffff'><IMG src='http://www.netbeans.org/images/marketing_newsletter/template/top-left.gif' WIDTH='12' HEIGHT='17' ALT=''></TD> <td> </td> <td align='right'> </td> <TD VALIGN='TOP' class='tabler' align='right' bgcolor='#ffffff'><IMG src='http://www.netbeans.org/images/marketing_newsletter/template/top-right.gif' WIDTH='12' HEIGHT='17' ALT=''></TD> </tr> <tr class='tabler' bgcolor='#ffffff'> <td class='tabler' bgcolor='#ffffff'><IMG src='http://www.netbeans.org/images/pixel.gif' WIDTH='12' HEIGHT='1' ALT=''></td> <td colspan='2'><a name='s143'></a><font face='Verdana, sans-serif, helvetica, arial' color='#FF0F12' class='titlec'><b>Open Source Armenia</b></font><br> <br><img src='http://www.netbeans.org/images/marketing_newsletter/84.jpg' widht='150' height='26' border='0' alt='Open Source Armenia - 1k' align='left' vspace='2' hspace='10'><font face='Verdana, sans-serif, helvetica, arial' >A new NetBeans partner, Open Source Armenia (OSA, <a href="http://www.opensourcearmenia.com">www.opensourcearmenia.com</a>) is a project managed by the Union of IT Enterprises of Armenia (UITE, <a href="http://www.uite.org">www.uite.org</a>), which aims at developing new open source software products, thus building a sustainable community of IT professionals in Armenia. Currently, OSA supports 9 software development projects led by software development professionals from various parts of the world, including the US, Europe and Armenia, and has 155 registered users/members. <p>Three of the current projects are related to the NetBeans IDE: VCB Component Based Development IDE, Diagram Editor and SVG Viewer.</font></td> <td><IMG src='http://www.netbeans.org/images/pixel.gif' WIDTH='12' HEIGHT='1' ALT=''></td> </tr> <tr class='tabler' bgcolor='#ffffff'><td colspan='4'> </td></tr> <tr class='tabler' bgcolor='#ffffff'> <TD VALIGN='bottom' class='tabler' bgcolor='#ffffff'><IMG src='http://www.netbeans.org/images/pixel.gif' WIDTH='1' HEIGHT='1' ALT=''></TD> <td><font face='Verdana, sans-serif, helvetica, arial' >[<a href='http://www.netbeans.org/community/teams/marketing/partner-add.html' target='new'>becoming a NetBeans partner</a>]</font> </td> <td align='right'><font face='Verdana, sans-serif, helvetica, arial' > </font></td> <TD VALIGN='bottom' class='tabler' bgcolor='#ffffff'><IMG src='http://www.netbeans.org/images/pixel.gif' WIDTH='1' HEIGHT='1' ALT=''></TD> </tr> <tr class='tabler' bgcolor='#ffffff'> <TD VALIGN='bottom' class='tabler' bgcolor='#ffffff'><IMG src='http://www.netbeans.org/images/marketing_newsletter/template/bottom-left.gif' WIDTH='12' HEIGHT='17' ALT=''></TD> <TD colspan='2' VALIGN='bottom' class='tabler' bgcolor='#ffffff'><IMG src='http://www.netbeans.org/images/pixel.gif' WIDTH='1' HEIGHT='1' ALT=''></TD> <TD aligm='right' VALIGN='bottom' class='tabler' bgcolor='#ffffff'><IMG src='http://www.netbeans.org/images/marketing_newsletter/template/bottom-right.gif' WIDTH='12' HEIGHT='17' ALT=''></TD> </tr> </table><img src='http://www.netbeans.org/images/pixel.gif' width='1' height='4' bolder='0'><table border='0' cellpadding='0' cellspacing='0' width='98%'> <tr class='tabler' bgcolor='#ffffff'> <TD VALIGN='TOP' class='tabler' bgcolor='#ffffff'><IMG src='http://www.netbeans.org/images/marketing_newsletter/template/top-left.gif' WIDTH='12' HEIGHT='17' ALT=''></TD> <td> </td> <td align='right'> </td> <TD VALIGN='TOP' class='tabler' align='right' bgcolor='#ffffff'><IMG src='http://www.netbeans.org/images/marketing_newsletter/template/top-right.gif' WIDTH='12' HEIGHT='17' ALT=''></TD> </tr> <tr class='tabler' bgcolor='#ffffff'> <td class='tabler' bgcolor='#ffffff'><IMG src='http://www.netbeans.org/images/pixel.gif' WIDTH='12' HEIGHT='1' ALT=''></td> <td colspan='2'><a name='s140'></a><font face='Verdana, sans-serif, helvetica, arial' color='#FF0F12' class='titlec'><b>In The Press</b></font><br> <br><img src='http://www.netbeans.org/images/marketing_newsletter/3.jpg' widht='100' height='106' border='0' alt='Press - 2k' align='left' vspace='2' hspace='10'><font face='Verdana, sans-serif, helvetica, arial' ><a href="http://www.netbeans.org/about/press/111.html">Sun Microsystems Launches Premier Open Source And Commercial Java Tools For Chinese Developers</a> - Sun Microsystems, Inc. today announced support for the simplified Chinese language in both the NetBeans 3.5.1 release and in its Sun ONE Studio 5, Standard Edition product. <p><a href="http://www.pressi.com/int/release/77022.html">Sun Chief McNealy Announces Alliance To Support Adoption Of Java Technology And Energize Software Industry In Greater China</a> - "Java is a tremendous platform that can reduce overall application development costs for internal and external projects. Fundamentally, Java technology can improve the quality of the application development processes, shorten application development schedules and dramatically improve time-to-market," said Xie Yun, vice president of Digital China Ltd at the inauguration ceremony.</p> <p><a href="http://www.openwave.com/us/news_room/press_releases/2003/20031021_opwv_sun_1021.htm">Openwave & Sun Microsystems Partner To Market Mobile Development Software Tools</a> - The co-marketing effort is specifically aimed at the ever-expanding mobile development community in order to promote the comprehensive mobile development tools and technologies provided by Openwave, Sun and the NetBeans community.</p> <p><a href="http://www.emediawire.com/releases/2003/10/prweb86828.htm">Intelliun Makes Executable UML A Reality With The Release Of VE 4.0 SE BETA</a> - The 4.0 release is a major realignment of VE with two main objectives: make it intuitive, and target a wider range of developers. Accordingly, the VE/Designer has been ported to NetBeans and enriched with new features to streamline modeling, debugging, and testing.</font></td> <td><IMG src='http://www.netbeans.org/images/pixel.gif' WIDTH='12' HEIGHT='1' ALT=''></td> </tr> <tr class='tabler' bgcolor='#ffffff'><td colspan='4'> </td></tr> <tr class='tabler' bgcolor='#ffffff'> <TD VALIGN='bottom' class='tabler' bgcolor='#ffffff'><IMG src='http://www.netbeans.org/images/pixel.gif' WIDTH='1' HEIGHT='1' ALT=''></TD> <td><font face='Verdana, sans-serif, helvetica, arial' >[<a href='mailto:[email protected]' target='new'>submit news</a>]</font> </td> <td align='right'><font face='Verdana, sans-serif, helvetica, arial' > </font></td> <TD VALIGN='bottom' class='tabler' bgcolor='#ffffff'><IMG src='http://www.netbeans.org/images/pixel.gif' WIDTH='1' HEIGHT='1' ALT=''></TD> </tr> <tr class='tabler' bgcolor='#ffffff'> <TD VALIGN='bottom' class='tabler' bgcolor='#ffffff'><IMG src='http://www.netbeans.org/images/marketing_newsletter/template/bottom-left.gif' WIDTH='12' HEIGHT='17' ALT=''></TD> <TD colspan='2' VALIGN='bottom' class='tabler' bgcolor='#ffffff'><IMG src='http://www.netbeans.org/images/pixel.gif' WIDTH='1' HEIGHT='1' ALT=''></TD> <TD aligm='right' VALIGN='bottom' class='tabler' bgcolor='#ffffff'><IMG src='http://www.netbeans.org/images/marketing_newsletter/template/bottom-right.gif' WIDTH='12' HEIGHT='17' ALT=''></TD> </tr> </table><img src='http://www.netbeans.org/images/pixel.gif' width='1' height='4' bolder='0'></td> </tr> </table> </td> <TD width="1" bgcolor="#0E1B55"><IMG SRG="/images/pixel.gif" width="1" height="850" src="http://www.netbeans.org/images/pixel.gif" border="0" alt=""></TD> </tr> <tr> <td height='5' bgcolor="#0E1B55"><img src='http://www.netbeans.org/images/marketing_newsletter/template/sprout_b_l.gif' width='5' height='5' border='0' alt='-'></td> <td colspan='2' height='5' align='right' background='http://www.netbeans.org/images/marketing_newsletter/template/sprout_b_c.gif'><img src='http://www.netbeans.org/images/marketing_newsletter/template/sprout_b_r.gif' width='5' height='5' border='0' alt='-'></td> </tr> </table> </center> </BODY> </HTML>