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| <h1>README</h1> |
| <h2>NetBeans IDE 3.3</h2> |
| <p><b><font color="#CC3333">Contents</font></b> |
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| <dl> |
| <dd><a href="#Introduction">1. Introduction</a></dd> |
| <dd><a href="#WhatsNew">2. What's New In This Release</a></dd> |
| <dd><a href="#SystemRequirements">3. System Requirements</a></dd> |
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| <dd><a href="#req_hw">3.1 Hardware</a></dd> |
| <dd><a href="#req_os">3.2 Operating System</a></dd> |
| <dd><a href="#req_sw">3.3 Software</a></dd> |
| </dl> |
| </blockquote> |
| <dd><a href="#Installation">4. Installation</a></dd> |
| <dd><a href="#Startup">5. The Launcher and Startup Parameters</a></dd> |
| <dd><a href="#Compatibility">6. Compatibility/Upgrading</a></dd> |
| <dd><a href="#KnownProblems">7. Known Problems</a></dd> |
| <dd><a href="#Documentation">8. Documentation</a></dd> |
| <dd><a href="#MoreInfo">9. More Information</a></dd> |
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| <p> |
| <h2><a name="Introduction">1. Introduction</a></h2><p> |
| <blockquote> |
| <p> |
| Welcome to NetBeans IDE version 3.3, a modular, standards-based integrated development environment (IDE), |
| written in Java. |
| NetBeans is not just an IDE. NetBeans is : |
| <ul> |
| <li>An <a HREF="https://netbeans.org/features/ide/index.html">open source IDE</a> written in |
| the Java<sup CLASS="tmtext">TM</sup> programming language.</li> |
| |
| <li>A <a HREF="https://netbeans.org/features/platform/index.html">tools platform</a> into which other |
| tools and functionality can be seamlessly integrated by writing and |
| incorporating modules.</li> |
| |
| <li>An <a HREF="https://netbeans.org/features/index.html">application core</a> which can be |
| used as a generic framework to build any kind of application.</li> |
| </ul> |
| <p><a HREF="https://netbeans.org/features/index.html">Read more about NetBeans ...</a> |
| <p> |
| </blockquote> |
| |
| <p><h2><a name="WhatsNew">2. What's New In This Release</a></h2><p> |
| <blockquote> |
| NetBeans IDE 3.3 release contains a lot of new features. The |
| The complete list of new features implemented in this release is available in the IDE's installation folder |
| in the <a href="CHANGES.html">CHANGES.html</a> file. |
| </blockquote> |
| |
| <p><h2><a name="SystemRequirements">3. System Requirements</a></h2><p> |
| <blockquote> |
| Since NetBeans is written in pure Java, it should run on any working implementation |
| of Java(TM) 2 SDK, Standard Edition. |
| <p><h3><a name="req_hw">3.1 Hardware</a></h3><p> |
| <blockquote> |
| The hardware requirements are similar for all platforms, but it may differ slightly for some cases. |
| The recommended configuration for running NetBeans IDE is: |
| <ul> |
| <li><b>Disk space</b>: 40 Mbytes</li> |
| <li><b>Memory</b>: 128 (Windows platforms) - 256 Mbytes (most other operating systems)</li> |
| <li><b>Processor</b>: PII/300, UltraSPARC II/450 (Solaris), 500MHz Alpha (Open VMS) or equivalent</li> |
| </ul> |
| <b>Note:</b> If your system's memory is lower than the above recommendation, you should set |
| a lower maximum heap size in the <code>bin/ide.cfg</code> file. For example, if your system has 64 Mbytes of memory, |
| you can change the <code>-J-Xmx96m</code> parameter to <code>-Xmx48m</code>. |
| </blockquote> |
| <p><h3><a name="req_os">3.2 Operating System</a></h3><p> |
| <blockquote> |
| Any operating system supporting Java(TM) 2 SDK, Standard Edition. |
| Below is a list of platforms that the NetBeans IDE can run on. |
| If you know about any other platform, please let us know. |
| <ul> |
| <li>Windows 95, 98, NT 4.0, 2000, XP, ME</li> |
| <li>Solaris 8</li> |
| <li>Linux - any distribution</li> |
| <li>OS/2</li> |
| <li>Open VMS 7.2-1 or later</li> |
| <li>Mac OS X 10.1.1</li> |
| <li>HP-UX</li> |
| </ul> |
| </blockquote> |
| <p><h3><a name="req_sw">3.3 Software</a></h3><p> |
| <blockquote> |
| NetBeans requires a Java 2-compatible JVM. Download the latest version of the appropriate JDK (1.3.x) from the following sites: |
| <ul> |
| <li><b>Windows</b>: <a HREF="http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.3/download-windows.html">http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.3/download-windows.html</a></li> |
| <li><b>Solaris</b>: <a HREF="http://java.sun.com/javase/index.jsp">http://java.sun.com/javase/index.jsp</a></li> |
| <li><b>Linux</b>: <a HREF="http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.3/download-linux.html">http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.3/download-linux.html</a></li> |
| <li><b>OS/2</b>: <a href="http://service.boulder.ibm.com/asd-bin/doc/en_us/catalog.htm">http://service.boulder.ibm.com/asd-bin/doc/en_us/catalog.htm</a></li> |
| <li><b>Open VMS</b>: <a href="http://www.compaq.com/java/alpha/index.html">http://www.compaq.com/java/alpha/index.html</a></li> |
| <li><b>Mac OS X</b>: Mac OS X 10.1.1. The upgrade from Mac OS X 10.1 to 10.1.1 is available via the Apple's Software Update mechanism. |
| See also the <a href="#Installation">installation</a> section in this document. More inforamtion about using |
| NetBeans on Mac OS X is available at <a HREF="https://netbeans.org/kb/articles/mac.html">https://netbeans.org/kb/articles/mac.html</a></li> |
| </ul> |
| NetBeans IDE also runs on JavaTM 2 SDK, Standard Edition, v. 1.4.0 (currently Beta 3). |
| Download this version of the J2SE SDK from <a href="http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4/">http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4/</a>. |
| <p>If you are running on |
| a Microsoft Windows system, please note that the <code>runide.exe</code> installer does not detect |
| beta versions of the JDK. You can set the <CODE>-jdkhome <I>jdk_home_dir</I></CODE> parameter |
| in the <code>ide.cfg</code> file if you want to use a different JDK than the one detected by the |
| installer. See |
| <a href="#Startup">The Launcher and Startup Parameters</a> for more information.</p> |
| </blockquote> |
| </blockquote> |
| |
| <p><h2><a name="Installation">4. Installation</a></h2><p> |
| <blockquote> |
| For <b>all platforms</b> you can download the <code>.zip</code> or the <code>.tar.gz</code> |
| archive file and |
| unpack it on the hard disk using your favorite tool. Then you must customize |
| the startup parameters to tell the IDE where to find the SDK. Please read the |
| <a href="#Startup">The Launcher and Startup Parameters</a> section for details. |
| <p> |
| On <b>Microsoft Windows</b> platforms you can download and run an <code>.exe</code> point-and-click |
| installer that guides you through the required steps. |
| <p> |
| On <b>OpenVMS</b> <ul> |
| <li>Download the OpenVMS NetBeans self-extracting archive to |
| your OpenVMS system. You may want to put this file into |
| its own empty subdirectory since documentation and the |
| actual installable kit will be created there.</li> |
| <li>Assure your default directory is set to the directory |
| where the NetBeans archive was downloaded.</li> |
| <li>Execute the command: <code>$ RUN kit_name</code><br> |
| Replace <code>kit_name</code> with the full name of the |
| self-extracting |
| archive which you just downloaded. The contents of the |
| archive will now be extracted to your directory.</li> |
| <li>View the installation documentation which was created in |
| the extraction process and follow the steps contained in |
| the guide to complete the installation.</li> |
| </ul> |
| <p> |
| |
| On <b>Mac OS X</b> |
| <ul> |
| <LI>Untar, unzip to extract NetBeans. Note: unzip is |
| part of developers tools, so it is not available in normal installation, |
| don't forget to use gnutar instead of tar. Using StuffitExpander to extract NetBeans can cause |
| problems with truncated filenames for NetBeans 3.3. For more info see |
| <A HREF="https://netbeans.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=16987"> |
| Bad expansion of .tar.gz on Mac OS X</A></LI> |
| <LI>To launch NetBeans open Terminal application and go to the <CODE>netbeans/bin</CODE> directory. |
| </LI> |
| <LI>Start NetBeans in the standard look and feel using following command<BR> |
| <CODE> ./runide.sh -jdkhome /Library/Java/Home</CODE><BR> |
| The -jdkhome switch can be omitted if you set the environment variable JAVA_PATH or |
| JDK_HOME to /Library/Java/Home |
| </LI> |
| <LI>NetBeans can be started in Aqua look and feel using<BR> |
| <CODE> ./runide.sh -jdkhome /Library/Java/Home -ui com.apple.mrj.swing.MacLookAndFeel -fontsize 10</CODE><BR> |
| <BR> |
| Note that settings are incompatible between Aqua and normal look and feel, |
| therefore it is a good idea to have two different user directories if you want |
| to test both normal and Aqua look and feel. Use the <code>-userdir</code> switch to set different user directories.<br> |
| </ul> |
| <p> |
| </blockquote> |
| |
| <p><h2><a name="Startup">5. The Launcher and Startup Parameters</a></h2><p> |
| <blockquote> |
| The IDE is run by a launcher. Launchers for several platforms are located in the |
| <CODE>bin</CODE> subdirectory of the installation directory. |
| <P> |
| For <B>UNIX</B>, the Bourne shell script <CODE>runide.sh</CODE> is the launcher.<BR> |
| For <B>Microsoft Windows</B>, use the <CODE>runide.exe</CODE> or the <CODE>runidew.exe</CODE> |
| executable. <CODE>runide.exe</CODE> is a Microsoft Windows console application. When you run runide.exe, a console opens on the desktop with <CODE>stderr</CODE> and <CODE>stdout</CODE> output from the |
| NetBeans IDE. You can type <CODE>Ctrl-Break</CODE> to get the thread dump, or type <CODE>Ctrl-C</CODE> to quit the whole program. <CODE>runidew.exe</CODE> is the executable for running the NetBeans IDE as a window application without a console. <BR> |
| For <B>OS/2</B> <CODE>runideos2.cmd</CODE> is the launcher.<BR> |
| For <B>OpenVMS</B> <CODE>runideopenvms.com</CODE> is the launcher.<BR> |
| |
| <P> |
| The launcher loads the JVM, builds the IDE's classpath, |
| passes it along with some default parameters to the JVM, and lets the |
| JVM launch the Java application. It also restarts the IDE after you have |
| used the Update Center. |
| |
| <P>You can pass startup parameters to the launcher using the |
| <code>${IDE_HOME>/bin/ide.cfg</code> file. The launcher tries to read this file before it |
| starts parsing the command line options. You can break the |
| options into multiple lines. |
| |
| <p>The following options are available: |
| |
| <DL> |
| <DT><CODE>-h</CODE><BR> |
| <CODE>-help</CODE> |
| <DD>print descriptions of common startup parameters |
| <P> |
| </DD> |
| |
| <DT><CODE>-jdkhome <I>jdk_home_dir</I></CODE></DT> |
| <DD>use the specified version of the Java(TM) 2 SDK instead of the default SDK. By default on Windows |
| systems, the loader looks into the Windows registry and uses the latest SDK available. |
| <P> |
| </DD> |
| |
| <DT><CODE>-classic</CODE><BR> |
| |
| </DT> |
| <DD>use the classic JVM, instead of the default Java HotSpot Client VM. |
| <P> |
| </DD> |
| |
| <DT><CODE>-cp:p <I>additional_classpath</I></CODE> |
| </DT> |
| <DD> |
| prepends the specified classpath to the IDE's classpath. |
| <P> |
| </DD> |
| |
| <DT><CODE>-cp:a <I>additional_classpath</I></CODE><BR> |
| <CODE>-cp <I>additional_classpath</I></CODE> |
| </DT> |
| <DD> |
| appends the specified classpath to the IDE's classpath. |
| <P> |
| </DD> |
| |
| <DT><CODE>-J<I>jvm_flags</I></CODE> |
| <DD> |
| passes specified flags directly to the JVM. |
| <P> |
| </DD> |
| |
| <DT><CODE>-ui <I>UI_class_name</I></CODE> |
| <DD>use a given class as the IDE's LookAndFeel |
| <P> |
| </DD> |
| |
| <DT><CODE>-fontsize <I>size</I></CODE> |
| <DD>use a given size in points as the font size for the IDE user interface. |
| <P> |
| </DD> |
| |
| <DT><CODE>-locale <I>language[:country[:variant]]</I></CODE> |
| <DD>use the specified locale. |
| <P> |
| </DD> |
| |
| <DT><CODE>-userdir <I>userdir</I></CODE> |
| <DD>explicitly specifies the userdir which is the location |
| where user settings are stored. If this option is not used on UNIX the |
| location is ${HOME}/nbuser33. On Microsoft Windows systems, the launcher asks the user |
| to specify the userdir and stores the value in the registry for later use. |
| </DD> |
| |
| </DL> |
| |
| </blockquote> |
| <p><h2><a name="Compatibility">6. Compatibility/Upgrading</a></h2><p> |
| <blockquote> |
| |
| When you first run NetBeans IDE 3.3, you can import the settings that you used |
| in a previous installation of the IDE. These settings include project-specific settings |
| and global options. If you choose not to import settings from a previous release, the |
| IDE begins with a set of default settings. The Import Wizard guides you through the choices. |
| <p> |
| You can import settings from NetBeans IDE v. 3.0, 3.1, and 3.2. You can also import |
| settings for Forte for Java v. 2.0 and 3.0. |
| <p> |
| In NetBeans IDE 3.2 and Forte for Java 3.0, you can find the user |
| directory when running the software. Choose Help | About, and click the Detail tab. |
| <p> |
| Though it is possible to import settings from a previous IDE installation into |
| NetBeans IDE 3.3, it is not possible to import settings from NetBeans |
| IDE 3.3 into earlier IDE releases. |
| |
| </blockquote> |
| <p><h2><a name="KnownProblems">7. Known Problems</a></h2><p> |
| <blockquote> |
| The following list includes the known high priority issues in NetBeans 3.3. |
| <p> |
| <table BORDER="1" CELLSPACING="2" CELLPADDING="2"> |
| <tr><td><b>Id</b></td><td><b>Priority</b></td><td><b>Component</b></td><td><b>Description</b></td></tr> |
| <tr><td><a href="https://netbeans.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=14130">14130</a></td><td>P2</td><td>openide</td><td>Unable to add files to the already created jar(-Content)</td></tr> |
| <tr><td><a href="https://netbeans.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=18110">18110</a></td><td>P2</td><td>openide</td><td>DataObject synchronize on this.</td></tr> |
| <tr><td><a href="https://netbeans.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=11149">11149</a></td><td>P3</td><td>openide</td><td>[MDI] Click on property sheet and Explorer gets focus</td></tr> |
| <tr><td><a href="https://netbeans.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=18178">18178</a></td><td>P3</td><td>openide</td><td>Invalid lock when saving settings</td></tr> |
| <tr><td><a href="https://netbeans.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=18081">18081</a></td><td>P2</td><td>core</td><td>The Window System became corrupted after restart</td></tr> |
| <tr><td><a href="https://netbeans.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=17894">17894</a></td><td>P2</td><td>core</td><td>Editor got lost after switching projects, exception thrown</td></tr> |
| <tr><td><a href="https://netbeans.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=17212">17212</a></td><td>P2</td><td>core</td><td>IDE Won't Work After Creating Project That Uses JDK 1.4 Beta 2</td></tr> |
| <tr><td><a href="https://netbeans.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=5697">5697</a></td><td>P3</td><td>core</td><td>Sometimes an unselected editor window is receiving key strokes instead of the selected one</td></tr> |
| <tr><td><a href="https://netbeans.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=16034">16034</a></td><td>P3</td><td>core</td><td>Order of editor tabs not remembered under some circumstances</td></tr> |
| <tr><td><a href="https://netbeans.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=16587">16587</a></td><td>P2</td><td>debugger</td><td>Problems with adding/removing views dynamically</td></tr> |
| <tr><td><a href="https://netbeans.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=5620">5620</a></td><td>P2</td><td>editor</td><td>[indentation]After Reformat code action all bookmarks and breakpoints are moved to first line of the file.</td></tr> |
| <tr><td><a href="https://netbeans.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=17862">17862</a></td><td>P2</td><td>editor</td><td>Garbled output in editor when using server hotspot</td></tr> |
| <tr><td><a href="https://netbeans.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=18346">18346</a></td><td>P3</td><td>editor</td><td>NullPointerException after double-click on the error line in Output window.</td></tr> |
| <tr><td><a href="https://netbeans.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=10335">10335</a></td><td>P3</td><td>form</td><td>Not generating code from bean Customizer</td></tr> |
| <tr><td><a href="https://netbeans.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=16724">16724</a></td><td>P3</td><td>form</td><td>PropertySheet: NPE after set NullLyout for Form</td></tr> |
| <tr><td><a href="https://netbeans.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=18077">18077</a></td><td>P3</td><td>form</td><td>Unable to use Form module with WindowsLookAndFeel</td></tr> |
| <tr><td><a href="https://netbeans.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=17984">17478</a></td><td>P3</td><td>javadoc</td><td>Javadoc mounted as http filesystem cannot be refreshed</td></tr> |
| <tr><td><a href="https://netbeans.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=17984">17984</a></td><td>P2</td><td>javacvs</td><td>Deadlock in FSs</td></tr> |
| <tr><td><a href="https://netbeans.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=12557">12557</a></td><td>P2</td><td>openide</td><td>Deadlock while modifying just loading source.</td></tr> |
| <tr><td><a href="https://netbeans.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=17976">17976</a></td><td>P2</td><td>projects</td><td>FSException during open Default Project after disabling/enabling Project module</td></tr> |
| <tr><td><a href="https://netbeans.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=18216">18216</a></td><td>P1</td><td>vcscore</td><td>Deadlock when switching projects in VCS group code</td></tr> |
| <tr><td><a href="https://netbeans.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=18374">18374</a></td><td>P2</td><td>vcsgeneric</td><td>VSS: Refreshing on folder declares all files as [Missing].</td></tr> |
| <tr><td><a href="https://netbeans.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=18371">18371</a></td><td>P3</td><td>vcsgeneric</td><td>VSS: Two "Refresh" commands on files.</td></tr> |
| <tr><td><a href="https://netbeans.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=18175">18175</a></td><td>P2</td><td>web</td><td>Servlet debugger fails to start in some case</td></tr> |
| </table> |
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| <p> |
| Please refer to <a href="https://netbeans.org/community/issues.html">IssueZilla</a> to check the current bug status. |
| |
| </blockquote> |
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| <p><h2><a name="Documentation">8. Documentation</a></h2><p> |
| <blockquote> |
| Documentation is provided for the NetBeans IDE in the form of online help. |
| To access all of the available online help, choose Help | Contents. |
| <p> |
| The online help is not complete for the NetBeans IDE 3.3. Updates to |
| the online help may be provided periodically in the Update Center or as part |
| of any update releases. |
| |
| </blockquote> |
| <p><h2><a name="MoreInfo">9. More Information</a></h2><p> |
| <blockquote> |
| There is extensive information on the NetBeans project website, <a href="https://netbeans.org/">https://netbeans.org/</a>. |
| Included on the website are a FAQ and instructions on how to subscribe to mailing lists where you can post questions, comments, or help others. |
| <p> |
| As NetBeans is an OpenSource project you can get access to the source code, bug tracking system etc. on <a href="https://netbeans.org/">https://netbeans.org/</a>. |
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