Newsletter 22

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Issue #22 - July 2, 2001
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Major achievements
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NetBrowser is our first project not tied to NetBeans as closely as 
rest of our modules. Everybody is watching how guys will succeed.
And there seems to be progress - new code in CVS repository.
http://netbrowser.netbeans.org/netbrowser-dev/msg00054.html

Generic Java support enabled. We have contacted guys that lead
the JSR-14, which goal is to add support for polymorphic types
into Java and asked them, whether we can enable the support
for generics in NetBeans. They agreed, so in todays build
you can find a preview implementation of generic java.
http://jcp.org/jsr/detail/14.jsp
http://www.netbeans.org/www-nbdev/msg08377.html

Another successful q-build. For eager users trying to test
our latest product and still be sure (at least a bit) that 
there is nothing badly broken Sun QA department spent last
friday with nigtly build and found it usable.
http://www.netbeans.org/www-nbdev/msg08360.html

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nb-dev traffic
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The new release of NetBeans will be fast! Trung has
found another easy way to speedup the startup per 20%.
When would I prepare my coffee, if NetBeans started so fast?
http://www.netbeans.org/www-nbdev/msg08215.html

Have you heard that there is an implementation of metadata 
repository and that it is part of NetBeans? Correct. Did 
anybody find it? No. It is still not part of our CVS and
here is the explanation by Martin Matula.
http://www.netbeans.org/www-nbdev/msg08355.html

A proposal describing our way to new project implementation
has been sent by Vita.
http://www.netbeans.org/www-nbdev/msg08227.html

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api traffic
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A long time ago a thread about the ways how to implement editor
Annotations started and now the API seems to be finished and
David will soon work on real implemetnation. Everybody will
be able to attach smiling faces to lines in editor!
http://openide.netbeans.org/openide-dev/msg02829.html

Lookup disabilities addressed by Svata and enhancements 
suggested. Looks like our lookup is trying to catch the
complexity of Jini. Is this really necessary?
http://openide.netbeans.org/openide-dev/msg02814.html


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ui threads
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Christoph Kutzinski tries to create a new action that will 
close more tabs at once. A branch out discussion followed.
http://www.netbeans.org/www-nbui/msg02394.html

Updated proposal about L&F of component palette announced
by Jano Rojcek.
http://www.netbeans.org/www-nbui/msg02399.html


That's all this week folks!
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