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| Preface | |
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| Getting and Installing the IDE | |
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| Platforms and Requirements | |
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| Getting and Installing a JDK | |
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| Which IDE Distribution? | |
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| Installing Binary Distributions | |
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| Building the IDE from Source (Simple Builds) | |
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| Running the IDE | |
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| Updating the IDE Automatically | |
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| You're Now Running NetBeans | |
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| Concepts and Paradigms | |
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| NetBeans and the Java Abstract Model of Computing | |
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| Explorer | |
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| Creating Packages and Classes | |
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| Services | |
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| Workspaces | |
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| Project Management | |
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| Object Browser | |
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| Summary | |
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| Working with the Source Editor | |
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| Why Learn a New Editor? | |
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| Opening the Source Editor | |
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| Context Menus | |
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| Closing the Source Editor | |
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| Code Completion | |
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| Editor Colorings | |
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| Shortcuts | |
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| Word Matching | |
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| Indentation Engines and Code Formatting | |
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| Automatic Edits | |
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| Other Editor Functionality | |
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| A Simple Example | |
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| Debugging | |
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| Debugger Types | |
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| Breakpoint Types | |
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| Adding and Removing Breakpoints | |
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| Setting Watches | |
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| Starting the Debugger | |
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| The Debugger Window | |
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| The Variables View | |
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| Remote Debugging in NetBeans | |
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| Compilation and Execution Services | |
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| Using Custom Compilation and Execution Services | |
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| Associating Services with Java Files | |
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| Building with Ant | |
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| Customizing the Environment | |
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| The Setup Wizard | |
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| The Tools[right arrow]Options Dialog | |
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| Configuring Toolbars | |
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| Configuring Menus | |
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| Configuring Editors | |
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| Command Line Options | |
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| Modules | |
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| Using Source Control (CVS) | |
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| What Is CVS? | |
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| The How, When, and Why of CVS in NetBeans | |
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| Mounting CVS Sources | |
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| Exploring Versioned Sources | |
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| Common CVS Operations | |
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| Unexpected Results | |
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| Uncommon CVS Operations | |
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| Mounting a Generic Versioning System | |
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| One Final Tip | |
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| GUI Building | |
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| Creating a GUI Frame or Panel | |
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| Adding Components to a GUI Container | |
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| Configuring Components | |
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| Building Menus | |
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| Changing a Container's Layout | |
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| Working with Borders | |
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| Accessibility | |
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| Copying a Source Object | |
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| The Connection Wizard | |
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| The GridBagLayout Customizer | |
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| Adding Event Handlers | |
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| Using the Code Generation Properties | |
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| Working Around Code Generation | |
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| Containers Within Containers | |
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| Building Complex GUIs | |
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| JavaBeans | |
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| Why Should I Make Beans? | |
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| Creating JavaBeans | |
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| Component Palette | |
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| Using Javadoc | |
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| Javadoc Support in NetBeans | |
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| Mounting Javadocs | |
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| The Javadoc Search Tool | |
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| Creating Javadoc | |
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| Working with XML | |
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| Installing XML Support | |
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| Overview | |
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| XML Editors | |
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| Beyond Editing XML | |
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| Generating Java Classes | |
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| Developing Web Applications | |
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| Why the IDE Supports Web Application Development | |
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| How the IDE Provides Web Application Support | |
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| Creating a Web Application | |
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| Working with JSP and HTML Files | |
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| Advanced Web Applications Features | |
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| Packaging and Deploying Web Applications | |
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| Extending NetBeans | |
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| What's Different About NetBeans? | |
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| The Core and the Open APIs | |
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| NetBeans for Bean Counters | |
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| Getting and Installing the Open APIs Support Module | |
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| Life Is Change | |
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| Source Code for the Examples | |
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| Understanding the NetBeans APIs | |
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| Design Philosophy of NetBeans | |
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| User-Level Customization | |
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| Modules--Overview | |
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| Interacting with the IDE | |
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| The Open APIs | |
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| APIs versus Core versus Modules | |
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| Service Provider Interfaces and Client APIs | |
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| Overview of the APIs and Their Purposes | |
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| Modules, JARs, and Class Loaders | |
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| Threading, Deadlocks, and How to Avoid Them | |
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| Developing Modules--the New Module Wizard | |
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| The HelloWorld Module | |
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| Internals of the Running IDE | |
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| The Activated Node(s) | |
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| Cookies | |
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| A Peek under the Hood | |
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| Touring NetBeans with the Bean Browser | |
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| Data Objects, Nodes, and Cookies | |
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| Filesystems and the Repository | |
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| Services | |
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| Lookup | |
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| Options | |
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| UI Components | |
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| Localization | |
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| Wizards | |
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| Jumping-off Places | |
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| Special Folders in the System Filesystem | |
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| Creating the QuickPanel Module | |
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| Abstractions Covered in This Chapter | |
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| Creating the Project Files Drop-Down | |
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| FilterNode--Filtering Which Children of a Node Are Displayed | |
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| Creating the Methods Drop-Down | |
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| Improving the Methods Drop-Down | |
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| Creating the Module | |
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| A Little Homework | |
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| A Mail-Based Filesystem | |
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| Building a Mail Reader in the NetBeans Paradigm | |
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| Implementing MailFileSystem Using AbstractFileSystem and JavaMail | |
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| Creating Folder Objects for Attachments | |
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| Using FileSystem.Status Annotations to Mark Unread Messages | |
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| BeanInfo--Displaying Filesystem Properties | |
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| Using the Wizard Framework to Set Up Mail Accounts | |
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| Creating the User Interface for the Mail Client | |
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| Creating a DataLoader for Messages | |
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| Creating a Threaded Mail View Using Filter Nodes | |
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| Creating a Mail Workspace | |
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| Score File Support | |
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| Overview--Functionality to be Implemented | |
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| Creating the Minicomposer Module | |
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| Creating a UniFileLoader and MultiDataObject for *.score Files | |
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| Creating an Editor Support for Scores | |
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| Creating a Fixed ExecCookie to Play Scores | |
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| Creating a Simple Template | |
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| Creating a Structural View of the Score | |
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| Creating a ScoreCookie to Represent a Sequence of Notes | |
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| Creating a ScoreSupport | |
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| Lifecycle of the Score | |
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| An OpenSupport | |
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| Indicating Parse Errors on the Node | |
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| Compiling Scores | |
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| Creating the Compilers | |
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| Creating and Using the Compiler Cookie | |
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| Displaying an Out-of-Date Badge on Score Icons | |
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| Executing Scores | |
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| Creating the .au Player Executor | |
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| Creating Player Configuration Support | |
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| Creating a SystemOption for the Default Executor | |
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| Better Score Support in the Explorer | |
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| The Clip Length Property | |
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| Representing Notes as Subnodes Using Children.Keys | |
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| Permitting Subnodes to Be Renamed or Deleted | |
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| Permitting Subnodes to Be Added | |
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| Making Read/Write Properties on Subnodes | |
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| Reordering Subnodes | |
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| Data Transfer--Cut, Copy, and Paste of Notes and Sequences | |
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| Tuning Modules for Performance & Memory Footprint | |
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| Startup Performance vs. Runtime Performance | |
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| Operating Principles | |
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| Techniques | |
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| Producing Modules (Packaging & Distribution) | |
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| Versioning | |
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| Upgrading User Settings | |
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| Bundling Extension Libraries | |
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| Internationalization and Accessibility | |
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| JavaHelp--Writing and Distributing | |
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| Supporting User-Level Java APIs | |
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| Creating the Module JAR File Within the IDE | |
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| Creating a Build Script Using Ant | |
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| Producing the .nbm File | |
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| Publishing Using the Update Center | |
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| Using ErrorManager to Log Problems | |
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| Testing | |
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| Building Your Distribution of NetBeans | |
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| Do You Need Your Own Distribution? | |
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| Licensing | |
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| Selecting a Baseline | |
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| Getting the Sources | |
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| Customizing the Build Process | |
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| Adding Modules to a "Stock" Distribution | |
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| Creating Preconfigured Settings | |
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| Branding | |
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| A Tour of Existing Modules | |
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| Useful Utility Classes | |
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| Resources | |
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| Future Plans | |
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| Working with Open Source and NetBeans | |
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| Additional Modules and Where to Find Them | |
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| Index | |