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         <h1>Meet a NetBeans Module Writer: Tonny Kohar</h1>
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                     <td align="center"><img border="1" src="nbm_interviews/tonny/tonny2.png" alt="Tonny's picture" align="middle">

                     <br><b>Tonny Kohar</b></td>
                 </tr>
                 <td>Tonny's Hot Links:
                 	 <ul>
 <li><a href="http://blogs.kiyut.com/tonny/category/java/netbeans/">My Blog with NetBeans Platform Tricks</a>
 		 </ul>


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 <p>Citra FX is a filter effects tool for digital photos or images. It
 allows anyone, regardless of experience, to give unique artisitic looks
 to their digital images. In other words, it is a dark room for
 digital photos.

 <p>Since Citra FX is not a general purpose photo editing software, like
 industry leader Adobe Photosho or the GIMP open source graphics package,
 the user interface flow is totally different. It does not have
 a complex layer tool, brush, and so on.  Instead it tries to simplify the user
 experience radically. This simplistic user interface experience allows anyone,
 with or without graphics expertise, to use Citra FX to produce
 impressive photo effects.

 <p><img src="nbm_interviews/tonny/citra.png" alt="citra pic" align="middle">

 <p>Using the <a href="https://platform.netbeans.org">NetBeans Platform</a> for the
 base framework,
 <a href="http://www.jhlabs.com/ip/filters/index.html">JHLabs</a>
 for the image filter math, and JDK 6, Tonny Kohar and his team have been able able to produce
 Citra FX as a cross platform tool, making it easy to develop and extend via
 plugins, with advanced graphics filtering capabilities.


 <h3>First, Tonny, what has been your role on this project?</h3>

 <p>I am the product manager for Citra FX. I have been with the project since the
 beginning of April 2007.

 <h3>And what are the new features in this release?</h3>

 <ul>
     <li>New background -> plain or checkerboard
     <li>New Boolean Selection, shift key (union) ctrl key (subtract)
     <li>New Filter Blur -> Smart Blur
     <li>New Filter Blur -> Unsharp Mask
     <li>New Filter Mask -> Mask Effects
     <li>New command line open options
     <li>Migration to NetBeans Platform 6 RC1
 </ul>

 <p>This is also the first of our products that utilizes NetBeans Platform 6 features,
 such as the new <a href="http://bits.netbeans.org/dev/javadoc/org-openide-util/org/openide/util/NbPreferences.html">NbPreferences</a> class
 in the <a href="http://bits.netbeans.org/dev/javadoc/org-openide-util/overview-summary.html">Utilities API</a>,
 the <a href="http://bits.netbeans.org/dev/javadoc/org-netbeans-modules-sendopts/overview-summary.html">Command Line Parsing API</a>,
 and the new positioning attribute in the <tt>layer.xml</tt> file.

 <h3>What are some things you've learned while working on this release,
 in terms of project management as well as in terms of coding?</h3>

 <p>If you still remember <a href="https://platform.netbeans.org/articles/nbm_interview_tonny.html">our
 last interview</a>, at that time I was learning and appreciating
 the NetBeans Platform <a href="http://bits.netbeans.org/dev/javadoc/org-openide-util/org/openide/util/lookup/package-summary.html">Lookup</a>
 package, which is part of the <a href="http://bits.netbeans.org/dev/javadoc/org-openide-util/overview-summary.html">Utilities API</a>.
 This time I've learned a lot about NetBeans Platform branding. We
 can now totally brand our application, from the splash screen,
 to the About dialog, even all the way down to the updater splash screen.
 So, now we can comply completely with our branding specification!

 <p>As I go along with our projects, I usually write blog entries about
 things I've learned. The blog is here:


 <p><a href="http://blogs.kiyut.com/tonny/category/java/netbeans/">http://blogs.kiyut.com/tonny/category/java/netbeans/</a>

 <p>I also really appreciate the NetBeans Platform backward
 compatibility design, it is excellent and well thought through.
 Initially, we developed Citra FX on top of NetBeans Platform 5.5.1, then in the
 middle period we switched to NetBeans Platform 6 M10, NetBeans Platform 6 Beta 1, and
 then NetBeans 6 RC1. Each time, the migration process ran very smoothly. Things
 that surprised me was there were no errors at all, only warnings (which were
 easy to fix), although
 it is a migration from the NetBeans 5.5.1 to 6 series. This is a real
 productivity boost in the project management area.

 <p>We also appreciate the NetBeans Platform 6 Command Line Parsing API and
 the NbPreferences API. Only a few lines of code added and voila our application
 suddenly has a new feature.

 <h3>Can you give us a code snippet or other technical Java tip that you would like to share, as a result of something learned on this project?</h3>

 <p>This is how we implement Command Line Parsing API to parse command line argument
 to automatically open file when the application started.

 <pre>
 citra myphoto.jpg
 citra -open myphoto.jpg
 citra -o myphoto.jpg
 </pre>

 <pre>

 public class CitraOptionProcessor extends OptionProcessor {

     private Option openOption = Option.defaultArguments();
     private Option openOption2 = Option.additionalArguments('o', "open");

     public Set&lt;Option&lt; getOptions() {
         HashSet&lt;Option&gt; set = new HashSet&lt;Option&gt;();
         set.add(openOption);
         set.add(openOption2);
         return set;
     }

     public void process(Env env, Map values) throws CommandException {

         List&lt;String&gt; filenameList = new ArrayList&lt;String&gt;();

         Object obj = values.get(openOption);
         if (obj != null) {
             filenameList.addAll(Arrays.asList((String[]) obj));
         }

         obj = values.get(openOption2);
         if (obj != null) {
             filenameList.addAll(Arrays.asList((String[]) obj));
         }

         if (filenameList.isEmpty()) {
             return;
         }

         File file = new File(filenameList.get(0));
         if (!file.isAbsolute()) {
             file = new File(env.getCurrentDirectory(), filenameList.get(0));
         }

         if (!file.exists() || !ImageUtilities.isFileImage(file)) {
             return;
         }

         try {
 	    // replace the below line with your own, for example DataObject open cookie:
             //FXContextManager.getInstance().open(file);

         } catch (OutOfMemoryError ex) {
             String msg = Application.getMessage("MSG_OutOfMemoryError.Text");
             NotifyDescriptor nd =  new NotifyDescriptor.Message(msg, NotifyDescriptor.ERROR_MESSAGE);
             DialogDisplayer.getDefault().notify(nd);
         } catch (Exception ex) {
             NotifyDescriptor nd =  new NotifyDescriptor.Message(ex.getMessage(), NotifyDescriptor.ERROR_MESSAGE);
             DialogDisplayer.getDefault().notify(nd);
         }

     }
 }

 </pre>

 <p>To use the Command Line Parsing API, you basically need to do the following:

 <ol>
     <li>Create a <tt>META-INF/services</tt> folder in the source folder.
     <li>Put a file there with the name <tt>org.netbeans.spi.sendopts.OptionProcessor</tt>.
     <li>Inside that file put the text <tt>kiyut.citra.CitraOptionProcessor</tt> on the first line.
     <li>Then implement that class.
 </ol>

 <h3>Can you show us some more screenshots?</h3>

 <p>Of course! Here are two:

 <p><img src="nbm_interviews/tonny/citra-02.jpg" border="1" alt="citra pic" align="middle">

 <p><img src="nbm_interviews/tonny/citra-03.jpg" border="1" alt="citra pic" align="middle">


 <h3>So is this product free? Can anyone use it without restrictions?</h3>

 <p>Citra FX Photo Filter is shareware, so you are free to try it. However, if
 you decide to keep the software, a payment is required. Note that
 if you are a non-profit, non-commercial, or educational institution, you
 can get a license for free, just contact our sales department (sales at kiyut dot com).

 <h3>What are the plans for the next release?</h3>

 <p>In the short term, we would like to upgrade Citra FX to NetBeans 6 Final
 Release (currently it is using NetBeans 6 RC1) and add more image
 filters.

 <h3>Where can I download the current release?</h3>

 <p>The latest release is available at
 <a href="http://www.kiyut.com/products/citra/index.html">http://www.kiyut.com/products/citra/index.html</a> under the download
 section.

 <h3>Any other final thoughts to share?</h3>

 <p>We are glad that we are using NetBeans Platform, it really helped us a
 lot during the development and got us faster to market. The NetBeans Platform lets us focus on our application instead of wasting resources
 on developing our own framework.


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	<h1>Meet a NetBeans Module Writer: Tonny Kohar</h1>
	<table class="ltblue" align="right" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" width="190">
	<tbody>
	<tr>
	<td align="center"><img border="1" src="nbm_interviews/tonny/tonny2.png" alt="Tonny's picture" align="middle">

	<br><b>Tonny Kohar</b></td>
	</tr>
	<td>Tonny's Hot Links:
	<ul>
	<li><a href="http://blogs.kiyut.com/tonny/category/java/netbeans/">My Blog with NetBeans Platform Tricks</a>
	</ul>


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	</table>


	<p>Citra FX is a filter effects tool for digital photos or images. It
	allows anyone, regardless of experience, to give unique artisitic looks
	to their digital images. In other words, it is a dark room for
	digital photos.

	<p>Since Citra FX is not a general purpose photo editing software, like
	industry leader Adobe Photosho or the GIMP open source graphics package,
	the user interface flow is totally different. It does not have
	a complex layer tool, brush, and so on. Instead it tries to simplify the user
	experience radically. This simplistic user interface experience allows anyone,
	with or without graphics expertise, to use Citra FX to produce
	impressive photo effects.

	<p><img src="nbm_interviews/tonny/citra.png" alt="citra pic" align="middle">

	<p>Using the <a href="https://platform.netbeans.org">NetBeans Platform</a> for the
	base framework,
	<a href="http://www.jhlabs.com/ip/filters/index.html">JHLabs</a>
	for the image filter math, and JDK 6, Tonny Kohar and his team have been able able to produce
	Citra FX as a cross platform tool, making it easy to develop and extend via
	plugins, with advanced graphics filtering capabilities.


	<h3>First, Tonny, what has been your role on this project?</h3>

	<p>I am the product manager for Citra FX. I have been with the project since the
	beginning of April 2007.

	<h3>And what are the new features in this release?</h3>

	<ul>
	<li>New background -> plain or checkerboard
	<li>New Boolean Selection, shift key (union) ctrl key (subtract)
	<li>New Filter Blur -> Smart Blur
	<li>New Filter Blur -> Unsharp Mask
	<li>New Filter Mask -> Mask Effects
	<li>New command line open options
	<li>Migration to NetBeans Platform 6 RC1
	</ul>

	<p>This is also the first of our products that utilizes NetBeans Platform 6 features,
	such as the new <a href="http://bits.netbeans.org/dev/javadoc/org-openide-util/org/openide/util/NbPreferences.html">NbPreferences</a> class
	in the <a href="http://bits.netbeans.org/dev/javadoc/org-openide-util/overview-summary.html">Utilities API</a>,
	the <a href="http://bits.netbeans.org/dev/javadoc/org-netbeans-modules-sendopts/overview-summary.html">Command Line Parsing API</a>,
	and the new positioning attribute in the <tt>layer.xml</tt> file.

	<h3>What are some things you've learned while working on this release,
	in terms of project management as well as in terms of coding?</h3>

	<p>If you still remember <a href="https://platform.netbeans.org/articles/nbm_interview_tonny.html">our
	last interview</a>, at that time I was learning and appreciating
	the NetBeans Platform <a href="http://bits.netbeans.org/dev/javadoc/org-openide-util/org/openide/util/lookup/package-summary.html">Lookup</a>
	package, which is part of the <a href="http://bits.netbeans.org/dev/javadoc/org-openide-util/overview-summary.html">Utilities API</a>.
	This time I've learned a lot about NetBeans Platform branding. We
	can now totally brand our application, from the splash screen,
	to the About dialog, even all the way down to the updater splash screen.
	So, now we can comply completely with our branding specification!

	<p>As I go along with our projects, I usually write blog entries about
	things I've learned. The blog is here:


	<p><a href="http://blogs.kiyut.com/tonny/category/java/netbeans/">http://blogs.kiyut.com/tonny/category/java/netbeans/</a>

	<p>I also really appreciate the NetBeans Platform backward
	compatibility design, it is excellent and well thought through.
	Initially, we developed Citra FX on top of NetBeans Platform 5.5.1, then in the
	middle period we switched to NetBeans Platform 6 M10, NetBeans Platform 6 Beta 1, and
	then NetBeans 6 RC1. Each time, the migration process ran very smoothly. Things
	that surprised me was there were no errors at all, only warnings (which were
	easy to fix), although
	it is a migration from the NetBeans 5.5.1 to 6 series. This is a real
	productivity boost in the project management area.

	<p>We also appreciate the NetBeans Platform 6 Command Line Parsing API and
	the NbPreferences API. Only a few lines of code added and voila our application
	suddenly has a new feature.

	<h3>Can you give us a code snippet or other technical Java tip that you would like to share, as a result of something learned on this project?</h3>

	<p>This is how we implement Command Line Parsing API to parse command line argument
	to automatically open file when the application started.

	<pre>
	citra myphoto.jpg
	citra -open myphoto.jpg
	citra -o myphoto.jpg
	</pre>

	<pre>

	public class CitraOptionProcessor extends OptionProcessor {

	private Option openOption = Option.defaultArguments();
	private Option openOption2 = Option.additionalArguments('o', "open");

	public Set<Option< getOptions() {
	HashSet<Option> set = new HashSet<Option>();
	set.add(openOption);
	set.add(openOption2);
	return set;
	}

	public void process(Env env, Map values) throws CommandException {

	List<String> filenameList = new ArrayList<String>();

	Object obj = values.get(openOption);
	if (obj != null) {
	filenameList.addAll(Arrays.asList((String[]) obj));
	}

	obj = values.get(openOption2);
	if (obj != null) {
	filenameList.addAll(Arrays.asList((String[]) obj));
	}

	if (filenameList.isEmpty()) {
	return;
	}

	File file = new File(filenameList.get(0));
	if (!file.isAbsolute()) {
	file = new File(env.getCurrentDirectory(), filenameList.get(0));
	}

	if (!file.exists() \|\| !ImageUtilities.isFileImage(file)) {
	return;
	}

	try {
	// replace the below line with your own, for example DataObject open cookie:
	//FXContextManager.getInstance().open(file);

	} catch (OutOfMemoryError ex) {
	String msg = Application.getMessage("MSG_OutOfMemoryError.Text");
	NotifyDescriptor nd = new NotifyDescriptor.Message(msg, NotifyDescriptor.ERROR_MESSAGE);
	DialogDisplayer.getDefault().notify(nd);
	} catch (Exception ex) {
	NotifyDescriptor nd = new NotifyDescriptor.Message(ex.getMessage(), NotifyDescriptor.ERROR_MESSAGE);
	DialogDisplayer.getDefault().notify(nd);
	}

	}
	}

	</pre>

	<p>To use the Command Line Parsing API, you basically need to do the following:

	<ol>
	<li>Create a <tt>META-INF/services</tt> folder in the source folder.
	<li>Put a file there with the name <tt>org.netbeans.spi.sendopts.OptionProcessor</tt>.
	<li>Inside that file put the text <tt>kiyut.citra.CitraOptionProcessor</tt> on the first line.
	<li>Then implement that class.
	</ol>

	<h3>Can you show us some more screenshots?</h3>

	<p>Of course! Here are two:

	<p><img src="nbm_interviews/tonny/citra-02.jpg" border="1" alt="citra pic" align="middle">

	<p><img src="nbm_interviews/tonny/citra-03.jpg" border="1" alt="citra pic" align="middle">


	<h3>So is this product free? Can anyone use it without restrictions?</h3>

	<p>Citra FX Photo Filter is shareware, so you are free to try it. However, if
	you decide to keep the software, a payment is required. Note that
	if you are a non-profit, non-commercial, or educational institution, you
	can get a license for free, just contact our sales department (sales at kiyut dot com).

	<h3>What are the plans for the next release?</h3>

	<p>In the short term, we would like to upgrade Citra FX to NetBeans 6 Final
	Release (currently it is using NetBeans 6 RC1) and add more image
	filters.

	<h3>Where can I download the current release?</h3>

	<p>The latest release is available at
	<a href="http://www.kiyut.com/products/citra/index.html">http://www.kiyut.com/products/citra/index.html</a> under the download
	section.

	<h3>Any other final thoughts to share?</h3>

	<p>We are glad that we are using NetBeans Platform, it really helped us a
	lot during the development and got us faster to market. The NetBeans Platform lets us focus on our application instead of wasting resources
	on developing our own framework.



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