Re: module in netbeans app

One is for extending NetBeans IDE and the other is for creating your own 
applications on the NetBeans Platform.

A menu item is greyed out when it is not relevant to a particular context.

Thanks,

Gj

PS: NetBeans has a capital N and a capital B in its name.

On 13-11-2016 16:23, Peter Cheung wrote:
>
> Hi All
>
>    i know why now, if i create a project using the wizard "module 
> suite", then all modules in it can reload in development IDE. If i 
> create a "Netbeans Platform Application", all modules in there just 
> can't, the menu is dim.
>
>
> May I know which file is configuring the project is "module suite" or 
> "Netbeans Platform Application". What is the different of these two 
> kind of projects. When i click "run", both popup a new netbeans and i 
> can't see the different.
>
> thanks
>
> from Peter
>
>
>
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> *From:* geertjan wielenga <[email protected]>
> *Sent:* Sunday, November 13, 2016 5:45 PM
> *To:* [email protected]
> *Subject:* [platform-dev] Re: module in netbeans app
>
> You cannot enable it. Only if the module you're creating is intended 
> to extend NetBeans itself, will that menu item be enabled. Create a 
> new module, not as part of an application, but as a standalone module, 
> and you will see it is enabled.
>
> Gj
>
> On 13-11-2016 4:31, Peter Cheung wrote:
>>
>> thanks, but don't know how to enable it
>>
>>
>>
>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>> *From:* geertjan wielenga <[email protected]>
>> *Sent:* Saturday, November 12, 2016 7:47 PM
>> *To:* [email protected]
>> *Subject:* [platform-dev] Re: module in netbeans app
>>
>> That menu item is only relevant to modules you're creating for your 
>> development environment, i.e., for the IDE you're currently using.
>>
>> Gj
>>
>> On 12-11-2016 12:32, Peter Cheung wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi, i got another netbeans project, but the modules in there have 
>>> that menu. That project has layer.xml, not sure if i have this file, 
>>> the menu will not dim or not.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>> *From:* geertjan wielenga <[email protected]>
>>> *Sent:* Saturday, November 12, 2016 4:01 PM
>>> *To:* [email protected]
>>> *Subject:* [platform-dev] Re: module in netbeans app
>>>
>>> That menu item is only relevant to modules you're creating for your 
>>> development environment, i.e., for the IDE you're currently using.
>>>
>>> Gj
>>>
>>> On 12-11-2016 5:09, Peter Cheung wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Hi All
>>>>
>>>>     I have a netbeans app and there is a module project, but the 
>>>> menu "install/reload in development IDE" is dim, so i can't click 
>>>> on it.
>>>>
>>>> thanks
>>>>
>>>> from Peter
>>>>
>>>
>>
>